2017 TEXAS BACH FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

All concerts held at St. Helen Catholic Church, 2700 E. University Avenue

Georgetown, TX 78626

(All programs subject to change)

Thursday, July 6, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Chamber Music #1: All-Mozart Program:
     String Quartet in C Major, KV 456, "Dissonance"

Artisan Quartet:

Richard Kilmer, violin

Caleb Polashek, violin

Bruce Williams, viola

Douglas Harvey, cello
    

Quintet for Piano and Winds, KV 452

Wild Basin Winds:

Ian Davidson, oboe

Stephen Girko, clarinet

Daris Hale, bassoon

Tom Hale, French horn

with Rick Rowley, piano
     

Clarinet Quintet in A Major, KV 581

Artisan Quartet:

Richard Kilmer, violin

Caleb Polashek, violin

Bruce Williams, viola

Douglas Harvey, cello

with Stephen Girko, clarinet

Friday, July 7, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

TBF Soloists and Orchestra:  J.S. Bach Solo Cantatas
     

Ich habe genug ("It is enough"), BWV 82

Gil Zilkha, bass

      Ian Davidson, oboe

Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten ("Wedding Cantata"), BWV 202
          Meredith Ruduski, soprano

Ian Davidson, oboe    

Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht ("Coffee Cantata"), BWV 211

Meredith Ruduski, soprano

Jeffrey Jones-Ragona, tenor

Gil Zilkha, bass

Mathew Krejci, flute

Texas Bach Festival Orchestra

Barry Scott Williamson, conductor

Saturday, July 8, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Chamber Music #2:  Bach Into the Romantic Era
   

   Johannes Brahms, Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Opus 38

Douglas Harvey, cello

Rick Rowley, piano
   

   Anton Reicha, Woodwind Quintet in G Major, Opus 88

Wild Basin Winds:

Mathew Krejci, flute

Ian Davidson, oboe

Stephen Girko, clarinet

Daris Hale, bassoon

Tom Hale, French horn

Robert Schumann, Piano Quintet in Eb Major, Opus 44

Artisan Quartet:

Richard Kilmer, violin

Caleb Polashek, violin

Bruce Williams, viola

Douglas Harvey, cello

with Rick Rowley, piano

Sunday matinee, July 9, 2017, 3:00 p.m.

Festival Finale Concert

Texas Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra

W. A. Mozart, Misericordias Domini, KV 222
    

J.S. Bach, Cantata BWV 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme

Kristen Watson, soprano 

Meredith Ruduski, soprano

Jeffrey Jones-Ragona, tenor

Gil Zilkha, bass

Richard Kilmer, violin

Ian Davidson, oboe

Douglas Harvey, continuo cellist

Khanh Pham, organ/harpsichord

J.S. Bach, Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243
       Meredith Ruduski, soprano

Kirsten Watson, soprano
       Keely Rhodes, mezzo soprano
       Jeffrey Jones-Ragona, tenor
       Gil Zilkha, bass

Mathew Krejci and Adah Jones, flute

Ian Davidson, oboe

Douglas Harvey, cello

Khanh Pham, organ
      

       Texas Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra
       Barry Scott Williamson, conductor