Schedule Of Events

June 18, 2025

7:30 pm : Bach, from Cöthen to Leipzig

Obbligato Sonata in G, BWV 1019

Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro

Ariadne Daskalakis, violin
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

Prelude, Trio, and Fugue in Bb BWV 545b (variante)

Hentus van Rooyen, organ

Orchestral Suite #1 BWV 1066 in C major

Ouverture
Courante
Gavotte
Forlane
Menuet l/ll
Bouree l/ll
Passepied l/ll

Bach Festival Orchestra

INTERMISSION

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147

Chorus
Recitativo accompagnato
Aria
Recitativo
Aria
Choral
Aria
Recitativo
Aria
Choral

Sherezade Panthaki, Sarah Bailey, sopranos
Jay Carter, countertenor
Steven Caldicott Wilson, Ben McVety, tenors
Paul Max Tipton, Paul Jessen, basses
Ariadne Daskalakis, violin
John Ferrillo, oboe
Amanda Hardy, oboe
John Thiessen, trumpet
Bach Festival Orchestra
Lewis Kaplan, conductor

June 19, 2025

7:30pm : Great Performances: The Artistry of BVF (Etz Chaim)

Sonata for Solo Violin in G minor BWV 1001

Ariadne Daskalakis, violin

Movements from Tilge Höchster, meine Sünden, BWV 1083

Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden
Ist mein Herz in Missetaten
Missetaten, die mich dürcken
Dich erzürnt mein Tun und Lassen
Lass mich Freud und Wonne spüren
Denn du willst kein Opfer haben
Lass dein Zion blühend dauern
Amen

Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Jay Carter, countertenor

INTERMISSION

Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor BWV 903

Arthur Haas, harpsichord

Concerto in D minor for Two Violins BWV 1043

Vivace
Largo ma non tanto
Allegro

Ariadne Daskalakis, violin
Renée Jolles, violin
Bach Festival Orchestra

June 22, 2025

6:30pm : Bach by Candlelight

“Suite Pour La Luth” Suite in G minor, BWV 995

I. Prelude
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Gavottes I & II
VI. Gigue

Dušan Balarin Lute

From the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook
Recitative: Ich habe genug
Aria: Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen, BWV 82
Bist du bei mir, BWV 508

Jay Carter, countertenor
Arthur Haas, harpsichord
Dušan Balarin, lute
Nathan Whittaker, cello

Öffne Dich Mein Ganzes Herze BWV 61
Höchster, mache deine Güte from BWV 51

Jay Carter, countertenor
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Arthur Haas, harpsichord
Dušan Balarin, lute
Nathan Whittaker, cello

Sonata #3 in A Minor, RV 43 A. Vivaldi

Largo
Allegro
Largo
Allegro

Nathan Whittaker, cello
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

June 24, 2025

7:30pm : A Baroque Finale

Trio Sonata in B flat H.578                             

Allegro
Adagio ma non troppo
Allegretto

Renée Jolles, violin
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

Ach Herr, lass deine lieben                            

Sherezade Panthaki, soprano

Jesu, meine Freud und Lust                           

Jay Carter, countertenor

Domine Deus from Mass in G, BWV 236 JS Bach

Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Jay Carter, countertenor

INTERMISSION

der alte Bund  Matthew Schultheis
(Commissioned by Aeolian Chamber Players, Inc.)

Bo Pang, violin
Jessica Wu, violin
Elijah Spies, viola
Kelcey Howell, cello
Jay Carter, countertenor

Triple Concerto BWV 1044 in A minor JS Bach

Allegro
Adagio ma non tanto e dolce
Tempo di Allabreve

Renee Jolles, violin
Arthur Haas, harpsichord
Bach Festival Orchestra

Date : June 18-24, 2025

Locations :

St Alban's Episcopal Church, 885 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107

Etz Chaim Synagogue, 267 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101

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