Oktoberfest Vespers
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 | 3-4:30 PM
Kick off the season with sacred music featuring the cantata Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79. A festive outdoor community gathering with bratwurst, beer, and a brass band follows.
Christ the King Lutheran Church
2353 Rice Blvd @ Greenbriar
Blues to Bach:
Kelly Hall-Tompkins
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 | 3-4:30 PM
Acclaimed as a classical and jazz soloist and a pioneer of social justice in the arts, Ms. Hall-Tompkins founded and directs Music Kitchen – Food for the Soul, which has brought over 100 chamber music performances to more than 18,000 homeless shelter clients in cities from New York to Paris. Her performance here will include works by Bach interspersed with blues-influenced classical pieces. Bach Society Houston is thrilled to bring this amazing artist to our city!​
Pay what you wish:
Suggested ticket price $35; suggested student ticket $10
Christ the King Lutheran Church
2353 Rice Blvd @ Greenbriar
Bach's Christmas Oratorio & the Magnificat
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 | 3-4:30PM
Houston’s new holiday tradition returns with the Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 parts 1 & 5, and the radiant Magnificat, BWV 243, performed by the Bach Choir, Bach Orchestra and featured soloists.
Ticket prices $35 - $50; Student ticket $10
Brockman Hall
Shepherd School of Music
Rice University 6100 Main St
New Year's Day Organ Recital
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 | 6-7:00 PM
Ring in the New Year with celebrated organist James Bobb of St. Olaf College for this annual concert of organ works.
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Fantasia on Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott, BWV 651
Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) - Bergamasca
François Couperin (1668-1733) - from Messe pour les paroisses: Offertoire sur les grands jeux
J. S. Bach - Fantasia in C Minor, BWV 562a
Juan Bautista José Cabanilles (1644-1712) - Tiento No. 57 de primero tono en terso, “A modo de Italia”
J. S. Bach - Hymn #867, In thee is gladness ("In dir ist Freude");
Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue, BWV 564
Christ the King Lutheran Church
2353 Rice Blvd @ Greenbriar
