Wall-to-Wall Bach: Free Marathon at Symphony Space, Sat. May 17, 2008

It's that time of year again -- Wall-to-Wall Bach at Symphony Space, an all-day marathon of music by Bach!!! The marathon is FREE and this year's lineup (both the pieces and performers) is especially spectacular.

Admission is free and on a first-come, first-served basis throughout the day, with general admission at 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, and 7:30, as well as other times as seats become available. Be sure to arrive early and get in line!

WHERE:

Symphony Space - Peter Jay Sharp Theater
2537 Broadway (corner of 95th St.)
New York, New York 10025

PROGRAM:

Saturday, May 17, 2008

10:30 am-1:00 pm

Art of the Fugue excerpts with video projections
Bradley Brookshire, harpsichord

Adagio & Fugue from Sonata in C Major
Eugene Drucker, violin

Selected Prelude & Fugues
Margaret Kampmeier, piano

Gamba Sonata in G minor
Jessica Thompson, viola; Byron Schenkman, piano

Italian Concerto
Bradley Brookshire, harpsichord

French Suite No. 5 in G Major
Byron Schenkman, piano

Prelude, Fugue & Allegro
David Leisner, guitar

Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Matt Sullivan, oboe; TBD, trumpet; Erica Kieswetter, violin; Julie Rosenfeld, violin; D. Lydia Redding, violin; Marka Gustavsson, viola; Diane Chaplin, cello; Jon Deak, bass; Steven Lubin, harpsichord

Cantata No. 82 "Ich habe genug"
Harold Rosenbaum, conductor; Christopher Devage, baritone; Artemis Chamber Ensemble

1:30 pm-4:00 pm

Cantata No. 78 & No. 4 excerpts
Melodia Women's Choir

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Daniel Phillips, violin; Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Bradley Brookshire, harpsichord; Artemis Chamber Ensemble

Chaconne
David Leisner, guitar

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Julie Rosenfeld, violin; Erica Kiesewetter, violin; D. Lydia Redding, violin; Marka Gustavsson, viola; Katie Lansdale, viola; Jessica Thompson, viola; Fred Sherry, cello; Diane Chaplin, cello; Dorothy Lawson, cello; Jon Deak, cello; Steven Lubin, harpsichord

Partita in D minor
Daniel Phillips, violin

Cello Suite in D minor, BWV 1008
Timothy Eddy, cello

Trio Sonata in G Major
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Eugenia Zukerman, flute; Ursula Oppens, piano

4:30 pm-7:00 pm

Goldberg Variations
Jeremy Denk, piano

Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor
Queen's Chamber Band

Concerto in F minor
Queen's Chamber Band

Magnificat
Artemis Chamber Ensemble and the Purchase College Chorus; Matthew Oberstein, conductor

7:30 pm-11:00 pm

English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

Flute Sonata in B minor
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Bradley Brookshire, harpsichord

Double Concerto
Ani Kavafian, Ida Kavafian & Members of the American Symphony Orchestra

B minor Mass
American Symphony Orchestra and The Canticum Novum Singers; Leon Botstein, conductor; Ilana Davidson, soprano; Sarah Wolfson, soprano; Natalie Kikkenborg, mezzo-soprano; William Ferguson, tenor; Kevin Burdette, baritone.