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San Francisco Early Music Society Announces 2023-24 Season

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The San Francisco Early Music Society has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. First up is “El Mundo” presenting “Archivo de Guatemala.” The event features sopranos Jennifer Ellis Kampani and Nell Snaidas, as well as tenor/countertenor Ryland Angel. Performance Date: Oct. 27 – 29, 2023 Vox Lumunis will then present “Bach: The Early Cantatas.” {…}

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Emily D’Angelo, Barbara Hannigan & Cyrille Dubois Lead Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal’s 2023-24 Season

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The Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal has announced its 2023-24 season. The season opens with Camilla Tilling, Rose Naggar-Tremblay, Ladislav Elgr, Matthew Rose, and Jean-Willy Kunz. Rafael Payare conducts a program that includes Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass and Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring.” Performance Dates: Sept. 12-14, 2023 Gemma New conducts Colin Currie and OSM Chorus in Nicole Lizée’s “Blurr is the {…}

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Bethlehem Bach Festival Announces 2023 Season

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The Pennsylvania-based Bethlehem Bach Festival has announced its 115th anniversary festival, which will also celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem. “The Bethlehem Bach Festival is not just a musical event, it is a tradition that has touched the lives of so many people over the last century,” said Artistic Director Dr. Christopher Jackson. “As the newest {…}

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American Classical Orchestra to Showcase Famed Bach Cantatas

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American Classical Orchestra is set to present three of Bach’s famed cantatas this March. The company will showcase “Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42,” “Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt, BWV 18,” and “Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36” at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City on March 2, 2023 at 8 p.m. {…}

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The Washington Bach Consort Opens Seasons With World Premiere by Trevor Weston

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“A New Song: Mythologies Past and Present” by Trevor Weston makes its world premiere by opening the Washington Bach Consort’s 45th season on Sept. 18, 2022. Not only does this mark an important season, but “A New Song” is the Consort’s first commission. In “A New Song,” Weston explores the use of period instruments and voice styles mixed with past {…}

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Bach Choir of Bethlehem Announces 2022-23 Season

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The Bach Choir of Bethlehem in Pennsylvania has unveiled its 2022-23 season, which marks the organizations 125th anniversary. There will be nine “Bach at Noon” concerts led by Artistic Director and Conductor Christopher Jackson. Performance Dates: Sept. 13, 2022  – August 8, 2023 The Bel Canto Youth Chorus will also perform in a number of events. The first of these {…}

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Bach Society of Saint Louis Announces 2022-23 Season

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The Bach Society of Saint Louis has announced its 2022-23 season. “This season is especially exciting for me because of all the variety it contains. From the intimate to the majestic, each program is carefully crafted to speak to the mind and the spirit,” said Music Director and Conductor A. Dennis Sparger in an official press statement. “From Bach and {…}

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Eric Owens, Nicholas Phan & Sasha Cooke Lead New York Philharmonic’s 2022-23 Season

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The New York Philharmonic has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal performances. The Sound of Home will see Debussy’s “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun,” the World Premiere of a Caroline Shaw piece with Room Full of Teeth, and Price’s Symphony No. 4. Jaap van Zweden conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. {…}

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Music of the Baroque Announces Holiday Slate

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(Credit: Elliot Mandel) Chicago-based Music of the Baroque has announced two unique holiday programs. First up will be “A Thanksgiving Messiah” starring Sherezade Panthaki, Allyson McHardy, Richard Croft, and Matthew Brook. “What better way to celebrate the return to normality in the company of Music of the Baroque than with Handel’s ‘Messiah’?” stated Nicholas Kraemer, who will conduct the performance, {…}