Past Concerts: 2005 - 2006
Sunday, October 23, 2005, 4 p.m. “Bach, Busarow, and Brass”
The Bach Society of Dayton began our fourth season with a world premiere! We performed our first commissioned work, a piece for chorus, percussion and brass by noted Dayton area composer and organist, Dr. Donald Busarow, featuring Dayton’s own Carillon Brass. Rounding out the program was, of course, a Bach Motet.
Dr. Donald Busarow 3:15-3:45 pm
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This concert was made possible in part by grants from the Ohio Arts Council & the Montgomery County Arts & Cultural District. |
Sunday, December 4, 2005, 7:30 p.m. “Sweet Sounds of the Holidays”
This traditional offering is one of our most popular concerts. The Bach Society of Dayton was once again joined by the Kettering Children’s Choir and the Kettering Advent Ringers to present a combination of both lesser known and familiar works.
Sunday, March 5, 2006, 4:00 p.m. “Celebrating Bach and Mozart”
In 1735/6, while he was in Leipzig, Bach wrote four short Masses which have come to be known as the “Lutheran Masses,” so-called because they had only a Kyrie and a Gloria, the only two Latin liturgical movements used in the Lutheran liturgy. The Bach Society was proud to present the Dayton premier of one of these little-known, but wonderful works, the Mass in A Major.
Mozart died never having heard his Requiem, and the debate still goes on over which parts were Mozart’s and which were his pupil Sussmayer’s. The audience heard this glorious music in it’s entirety to help of celebration of the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth.
Concert Preview:
Dr. Richard Benedum 3:15-3:45
This concert was made possible in part by a grant from the Dayton Bach Society Trust Fund of the Dayton Foundation, and the generosity of the Marianists of the University of Dayton.
Sunday, May 7, 2006, 7:30 p.m. “Vespers and Fables”
The Bach Society of Dayton wound up our 2005-2006 season with a particularly upbeat program, ending with and a touch of whimsy. This program began with Mozart’s Dominican Solemn Vespers—, lively, exuberant music with some stunning soprano arias. For the finale, we sent our audience on their way with smiles on their faces with a performance of John Rutter’s musical setting of the familiar fable, “The Wind in the Willows."
Concert Preview:
Rev. Joseph Goetz 6:45-7:15