Oktoberfest
Bach Vespers
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026 | 3:00 PM
Cantata Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen, BWV 146, whose opening sinfonia is a full-scale organ concerto featuring our own Bach organ. Oktoberfest beer and bratwurst in the courtyard follows!
Dancing
Through Bach
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2026 | 3:00 PM
A collaboration with ConTempo Studios fusing baroque dance with modern movement…giving today’s pop melodies the “Bridgerton” treatment in baroque instrumentation.
Hearts and Voices: Bach in December
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2026 | 3:00 PM
Celebrate the season with two of Bach’s beloved festive cantatas: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 61 for Advent, and Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben BWV 147, home of the famous “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.”
New Year's Day Organ Recital
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2027 | 6:00 PM
From Court to Coffeehouse
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 & 30, 2027 | 7:00 PM
Two nights of exciting music with the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 BWV 1050, the Orchestral Suite No. 2 BWV 1067, and a staged performance of the delightful Coffee Cantata BWV 211.
St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244)
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2027 | 3-4:30 PM
The cornerstone of our season: Bach’s monumental St. Matthew Passion, featuring a double chorus and double orchestra.
Bryan Anderson:
Bach Organ Trio Sonatas
SPRING 2027
Bach’s masterpieces for organ, the Trio Sonatas BWV 525-530
Tears to Joy:
Spring Vespers
SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2027
Featuring Cantata Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21, and motets
