Festival Concerts

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OPENING CONCERT
Friday, April 25, 4:00 pm
Bezanson Recital Hall, UMass Amherst
Free Admission
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• 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 available online or at the Fine Arts Center 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
  Richard Sparks, 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.

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