Oktoberfest Vespers
Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 3–4:15 PM
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal, BWV 146:
Presented in the liturgical setting for which it was composed, this Vespers traces a journey from tribulation to joy. Its organ solo draws from one of Bach’s fieriest concertos. Enjoy Oktoberfest bratwurst, beer, and song in the courtyard after the performance
Tickets: $35 general | $10 students
Dancing
Through Bach
Saturday, November 14, 2026 | 3–4 PM
Christ the King Lutheran Church
In collaboration with ConTempo Studios, this playful Bach program features an intimate company of musicians and dancers: a wink of Bridgerton, a minuet up close, and a whisper of Wicked. No experience required; bring friends.
Tickets: $35 general | $10 students
Bach in December: Hearts and Voices
Saturday, December 12, 2026 | 3–4:15 PM
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61 and Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Celebrate the season with two of the most beloved Bach cantatas, crowned by one of Bach's most beloved melodies, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, performed live and unamplified. The calm center of December.
Tickets: $35 general | $10 students
New Year's Day Organ Recital
Friday, January 1, 2027 | 6–7 PM
Christ the King Lutheran Church
A Houston tradition: the first music of the New Year, performed on the Bach Organ by two-time national prize-winning organist Valentina Huang. Free admission for this annual community concert.
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Admission: donations welcomed
From Court to Coffeehouse
Friday, January 29, 2027 | 7–8:15 PM
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050, Orchestral Suite No. 2, BWV 1067, and Coffee Cantata, BWV 211: In the 1730s, Bach spent his Friday nights directing concerts at a Leipzig coffeehouse. For one night, we reopen it: the Fifth Brandenburg with its runaway harpsichord cadenza, the Second Orchestral Suite with its famous Badinerie, and a staged performance of Bach's comedy about a daughter who simply cannot give up coffee.
Tickets: $35 general | $10 students
St. Matthew Passion
Saturday, March 6, 2027 | 2–5:15 PM
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: For 300 years, the devout and the doubtful have walked this Passion and emerged changed. Bach’s magnum opus unfolds through two choirs and two orchestras over one unforgettable afternoon.
Tickets: $35-$50 general | $10 students
Bach in
Three Parts:
with Bryan Anderson
Saturday, April 17, 2027 | 3–4:30 PM
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Bach's Trio Sonatas, BWV 525-530: Bryan Anderson, winner of the world's richest organ prize, plays Bach's high-wire trio sonatas: three independent voices from two hands and two feet, no net. A virtuoso act you watch as much as hear.
Tickets: $35 general | $10 students
Spring Vespers: Tears to Joy
Saturday, May 1, 2027 | 3–4:30 PM
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21: Plaintive oboe and triumphant trumpets and timpani lift spirits from grief to jubilation. The cantata concludes with the same text Handel would use a generation later to close Messiah and ends our season with joy.
Tickets: $35 general | $10 students
