Festival Concerts

April 25-27, 2025

Also see Bach before Bach Prelude Concerts, March/April!

Festival Organizers: Elizabeth Chang, William Hite, Evan MacCarthy & Amanda Stenroos

Andrew Megill, guest conductor
Andrew Megill, Guest Conductor

OPENING CONCERT
Friday, April 25, 4:00 pm

Bezanson Recital Hall, UMass Amherst

Free Admission

  • J.S. Bach: “Goldberg Variations”, BWV 988
    Steven Beck, piano

FEATURED CONCERTS
Saturday, April 26, 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 27, 3:00 pm
Grace Episcopal Church, 14 Boltwood Ave, Amherst
Tickets on sale Feb. 1 online or at Box Office, 413-545-2511
$25 general; Free for students w/ ID & children under 18

  • J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050.2
    Steven Beck, harpsichord; Cobus du Toit, flute; Elizabeth Chang, violin
  • J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio 1-3, BWV 248
    Andrew Megill, guest conductor; Lindsay Pope, chorus master
    UMass Bach Festival Orchestra & Chorus
    Jamie-Rose Guarrine, soprano; Ifeanyi Epum, countertenor;
    Jonas Budris, tenor & Dana Whiteside, bass

COFFEE CANTATA
Sunday, April 27, 12:00 pm
Amherst Coffee, 28 Amity St., Amherst
Free Admission. Please note: Space is limited.

  • J.S. Bach: Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211
    Corrine Byrne, soprano; Brendan Buckley, tenor; John Salvi, baritone
    With alumni singers and instrumentalists in an informal setting
See the Festival Concerts and Prelude Events pages for further details. All programs are subject to change.
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