The Bach Society of Dayton’s performing venue is the Kettering Adventist Church at 3939 Stonebridge Road in Kettering, Ohio.The church has excellent acoustics and a magnificent Casavant organ. It is an ideal venue for both small a capella works and major works with full orchestra. It is fully handicap-accessible. (For directions click here)
All Bach Society of Dayton concerts are recorded for playback on the air at WDPR (88.1 FM) and WDPG (89.9 FM). (For radio broadcast information click here)
2009-2010 Repertory
Sunday, October 18, 2009, 4:00 p.m. “Christmas Oratorio”
The Bach Society of Dayton opens its 2009-2010 season with a festive lead-in to the holiday season by presenting three sections from J. S. Bach’s stirring Christmas Oratorio with orchestra. The first section, intended to be performed on Christmas Day, describes the birth of Jesus; the second, performed on December 26, relates the annunciation to the shepherds; and the third a day later portrays the adoration of the shepherds. Composed late in Bach’s career, it is the most elaborate of his oratorios Also on the program is his Brandenburg Concerto No. 4.
Soloists:
Deborah Martin, Soprano
Steven Rickards, Countertenor
Tony Burdette, Tenor
Mark Spencer, Baritone
Concert Preview:
Maestro Neal Gittleman, 3:00-3:45
Sunday, December 6, 2009, 7:30 p.m. “Sweet Sounds of the Holidays”
The Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale directed by Bruce Swank once again joins the Bach Society of Dayton, along with the remarkable talents of the Kettering Advent Ringers under Joan Ulloth Dorgan, to present this seasonal favorite.
Sunday, April 11, 2010, 4:00 p.m. “Follow the Muse”
In keeping with our commitment to nurture the next generation of choral singers, the Bach Society is collaborating with The Muse Machine to support the goals of both organizations. The Muse Machine is beginning a multi-year project to acquaint secondary school students with the canon of Western classical music, starting with the Renaissance and Baroque. In this project, selected students from The Muse Machine schools join with the Bach Society and full orchestra in an exciting performance of music from both periods, including:
“Jephte” – Carissimi
“Come, Ye Sons of Art” – Purcell
“Christ lag in Todesbanden” – J. S. Bach, Cantata No. 4
Soloists:
Jessica McCormack, Soprano
Steven Rickards, Countertenor
Nathan Medley, Countertenor
Tony Burdette, Tenor
Mark Spencer, Baritone
Concert Preview:
Luke Dennis, Executive Director,
The Muse Machine, 3:00-3:45
| This concert is supported by grants from the Ohio Arts Council and the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District. | |
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Sunday, May 23, 2010, 4:00 p.m. “A Choral Sampler”
The Bach Society ends its season with lighter fare, woven into a tapestry of rich choral textures. Brahms is best known for his “German Requiem" but he also wrote marvelous songs. The name Elgar brings to mind “Pomp and Circumstance” but he, too, wrote great choral music. Vaughan Williams was an avid collector of English folk songs, preserving and incorporating them into his works. Selections include:
“Gypsy Songs” and two Motets – Brahms
“Serenade to Music” – Vaughan Williams
“From the Bavarian Highlands” – Elgar
“A Jubilant Song” – Dello Joio
Concert Preview:
Dr. R. Alan Kimbrough, 3:00-3:45