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A '''Bach festival''' is a [[music festival]] held to celebrate the memory of the German composer [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] (1685–1750). Various locations throughout the world hold festivals dedicated to Bach. Notable Bach festivals include those held by [[Baldwin Wallace University]] in [[Berea, Ohio]]; those held by the [[Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music]]; the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park in [[Winter Park, Florida]]; and the Bachfest Bolivia, celebrated yearly in Cochabamba each March since 2008. Bachfest Bolivia commemorates Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday and is organized by Bolivian director and pianist Elizabeth Schwimmer.
A '''Bach festival''' is a [[music festival]] held to celebrate the memory of the German composer [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] (1685–1750). Various locations throughout the world hold festivals dedicated to Bach. A notable example is the [[Bachfest Leipzig]], held each year in the city of [[Leipzig]], where the composer worked as [[Thomaskantor]] for the last 27 years of his life.


==Historical festivals==
==Historical festivals==
===The Bach Choir of Bethlehem===
[[The Bach Choir of Bethlehem]] was organized in 1898 to study Bach's [[Mass in B minor]]. The choir performed the American premiere of the complete Mass on March 27, 1900, in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], though there is evidence that parts of the Mass had been performed in the United States as early as 1870.<ref>{{cite book |first= John |last= Butt |title= Bach: Mass in B Minor |series= Cambridge Music Handbooks |publisher= [[Cambridge University Press]] |year= 1991 |ISBN= 978-0-521-38716-3 |page= 31}}</ref> [[Bruce Carey]] was the chorus's director from 1933 until 1938, [[William Ifor Jones]] from 1939 until 1969.

===Baldwin Wallace Bach Festival===
===Baldwin Wallace Bach Festival===
The [[Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music]] at [[Baldwin Wallace University]] is home to the BW Bach Festival, the oldest collegiate Bach festival in the nation as well as the second oldest in the nation. The festival was founded in 1932 by Professor [[Albert Riemenschneider]] (longtime Director of the College Conservatory) and his wife Selma. The then Baldwin-Wallace Festival Choir and Orchestra presented the first Bach Festival in June 1933 and has continued since then.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenberg|title=B-W Bach Festival serves up inspiration on intimate and grand scales|url=http://www.cleveland.com/musicdance/index.ssf/2011/04/bach_festival_review_1.html|accessdate=20 February 2012|newspaper=Cleveland Plain Dealer|date=April 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bach Festival History|url=http://www.bw.edu/academics/libraries/bach/festivals/bachfest/about/|work=BW history conservatory|accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref> The oldest Bach Festival, [[The Bach Choir of Bethlehem|The Bethlehem]], and Baldwin Wallace performed together for BW's 75th anniversary of the festival.<ref>{{cite news|first=James R.|last=Oestreich|authorlink=James R. Oestreich|title=Bach's Captains and Foot Soldiers of Musical Industry|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/07/arts/music/07bach.html|accessdate=20 February 2012|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 7, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Oldest Bach Festivals Combine for Anniversary Celebration|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/oldest-bach-festivals-combine-for-anniversary-celebration-55798552.html|accessdate=20 February 2012|newspaper=PR newswire|date=July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Bach Choir of Bethlehem|url=http://www.bach.org/about.html|work=The Bach Choir of Bethlehem history|accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gehman|title=America's oldest Bach choirs joining to make history [Second Edition]|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mcall/access/1074743861.html?dids=1074743861:1074743861&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+09%2C+2006&author=Geoff+Gehman+Of+The+Morning+Call&pub=Morning+Call&desc=America%27s+oldest+Bach+choirs+joining+to+make+history&pqatl=google|accessdate=20 February 2012|newspaper=Morning Call|location=Allentown, Pennsylvania|date=July 9, 2006}}</ref>
The [[Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music]] at [[Baldwin Wallace University]] is home to the BW Bach Festival, the oldest collegiate Bach festival in the nation. The festival was founded in 1932 by Professor [[Albert Riemenschneider]] (longtime director of the College Conservatory) and his wife Selma. The then Baldwin-Wallace Festival Choir and Orchestra presented the first Bach Festival in June 1933 and has continued since then.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenberg|title=B-W Bach Festival serves up inspiration on intimate and grand scales|url=http://www.cleveland.com/musicdance/index.ssf/2011/04/bach_festival_review_1.html|access-date=20 February 2012|newspaper=Cleveland Plain Dealer|date=April 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bach Festival History|url=http://www.bw.edu/academics/libraries/bach/festivals/bachfest/about/|work=BW history conservatory|access-date=20 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403071327/http://www.bw.edu/academics/libraries/bach/festivals/bachfest/about/|archive-date=3 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The oldest Bach Festival, [[The Bach Choir of Bethlehem|The Bethlehem]], and Baldwin Wallace performed together for BW's 75th anniversary of the festival.<ref>{{cite news|first=James R.|last=Oestreich|author-link=James R. Oestreich|title=Bach's Captains and Foot Soldiers of Musical Industry|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/07/arts/music/07bach.html|access-date=20 February 2012|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 7, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Oldest Bach Festivals Combine for Anniversary Celebration|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/oldest-bach-festivals-combine-for-anniversary-celebration-55798552.html|access-date=20 February 2012|newspaper=PR newswire|date=July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Bach Choir of Bethlehem|url=http://www.bach.org/about.html|work=The Bach Choir of Bethlehem history|access-date=20 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301204939/http://www.bach.org/about.html|archive-date=1 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gehman|title=America's oldest Bach choirs joining to make history [Second Edition]|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mcall/access/1074743861.html?dids=1074743861:1074743861&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+09%2C+2006&author=Geoff+Gehman+Of+The+Morning+Call&pub=Morning+Call&desc=America%27s+oldest+Bach+choirs+joining+to+make+history&pqatl=google|access-date=20 February 2012|newspaper=Morning Call|location=Allentown, Pennsylvania|date=July 9, 2006|archive-date=28 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928221523/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mcall/access/1074743861.html?dids=1074743861:1074743861&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+09%2C+2006&author=Geoff+Gehman+Of+The+Morning+Call&pub=Morning+Call&desc=America%27s+oldest+Bach+choirs+joining+to+make+history&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Winter Park Bach Festival===
=== Winter Park Bach Festival ===
The Bach Festival Society was founded in 1935 at [[Rollins College]] to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach's birth by presenting the composer's orchestral and choral music to the public "for its enlightenment, education, pleasure, and enjoyment"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/rollinscollege/docs/spring-2010/4|title=Rollins Magazine {{!}} Spring 2010|work=Issuu|access-date=2018-10-19|language=en}}</ref> at [[Knowles Memorial Chapel]]. [[Isabelle Sprague Smith|Isabelle Sprague-Smith]], a former New York artist and school principal, was the president and driving force behind the Bach Festival from 1935 until her death in 1950.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://berea.libraryhost.com/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=230|title=Sprague-Smith Collection {{!}} Berea College Special Collections and Archives hosted by LibraryHost|website=berea.libraryhost.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-19}}</ref> At Sprague-Smith's death, the future of the Bach Festival was uncertain. Rollins President Hugh F. McKean (husband to [[Jeannette Genius McKean]]) asked [[John Tiedtke|John M. Tiedtke]], the treasurer of the College, to fulfill the obligation and he accepted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.wppl.org/wphistory/OralHistories/Tiedtke.htm|title=Oral Histories of Winter Park Residents: John M. Tiedtke|website=archive.wppl.org|access-date=2018-10-19}}</ref> Tiedtke served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees until his death in December 2004. The festival has been presented each year since 1935, and has expanded to a multi-week event including chamber music, lectures, master classes, and community events.
The [[Winter Park Bach Festival]] is the third-oldest continuously operating Bach festival in the United States, running since 1935.<ref name=BachFestivalOrland-FLnet>{{cite web|url=http://www.orlando-florida.net/events/february/winter-park-bach-festival.htm|title=2011 Winter Park Bach Festival|publisher=Orlando-Florida.net|accessdate=2010-09-30}}</ref><ref name=BachFestivalBroadwayWorld>{{cite web|url=http://florida.broadwayworld.com/article/Bach_Festival_Society_Commissions_New_Work_by_Jaron_Lanier_102324_20100909|title=Bach Festival Society Commissions New Work by Jaron Lanier|publisher=BroadwayWorld|accessdate=2010-09-30}}</ref> It brings together a lineup of international<ref name=BachFestivalOrlandoSent>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_arts_letter/2010/07/bach-festival-society-ends-fred-rogers-series.html |title=Bach Festival Society ends Fred Rogers series |publisher=Orlando Sentinel |accessdate=2010-09-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720213329/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_arts_letter/2010/07/bach-festival-society-ends-fred-rogers-series.html |archivedate=2010-07-20 |df= }}</ref><ref name=BachFestivalOrlandoMag>{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandomagazine.com/Orlando-Magazine/February-2010/Top-Picks/|title=Top Picks:Bach-analia|publisher=Orlando Magazine|accessdate=2010-09-30}}</ref> classical performers to campus,<ref name=BachFestivalUSAToday>{{cite news|url=http://traveltips.usatoday.com/orlando-art-culture-activities-11785.html|title=Orlando Art & Culture Activities: Symphony|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=2010-09-30}}</ref> for a two-week event.<ref name=CampusLifeJustforFun>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollins.edu/campuslife/justforfun.html|title=Just for Fun|publisher=Rollins College|accessdate=2010-09-30}}</ref> The 150-voice<ref name=CampusLifeJustforFun/> Bach Festival Society is regarded as one of the olderoratorio societies in America.<ref name=BachFestivalBroadwayWorld/><ref name=BachFestivalBroadwayWorld2>{{cite web|url=http://florida.broadwayworld.com/article/Bach_Festival_Society_Announces_Their_Summer_Music_Academy_62026_20100318|title=Bach Festival Society Announces Their Summer Music Academy|publisher=BroadwayWorld|accessdate=2010-09-30}}</ref>


==List of Bach festivals==
==Notable Bach festivals==
{{See also|Category:Bach festivals}}
{{See also|Category:Bach festivals}}
*Arizona Bach Festival<ref>[http://www.arizonabachfestival.org Arizona Bach Festival]</ref>
*[[The Bach Choir of Bethlehem]]
*Bach Festival of Philadelphia<ref>[http://www.bach-fest.org/ Bach Festival of Philadelphia]</ref>
*Bach Festival Society of Winter Park<ref>[http://www.bachfestivalflorida.org Bach Festival Society of Winter Park]</ref>
*[[Bach in the Subways]]
*[[Bach in the Subways]]
*[[Bach Music Festival of Canada]]
*[[Bach Music Festival of Canada]]
*Bachfest Ankara<ref>[http://www.bachfestankara.org Bachfest Ankara]</ref>
*Bachfest Bolivia<ref>[http://www.bachfestbolivia.com Bachfest Bolivia]</ref>
*[[Bachfest Leipzig]]
*[[Bachfest Leipzig]]
*[[Bachwoche Ansbach]]
*[[Bachwoche Ansbach]]
*Baldwin-Wallace Bach Festival<ref>[http://www.bw.edu/academics/libraries/bach/festivals/bachfest Baldwin-Wallace Bach Festival]</ref>
*[[Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music|Baldwin Wallace]] Bach Festival<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bw.edu/academics/libraries/bach/festivals/bachfest |title=Baldwin-Wallace Bach Festival |access-date=2006-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060503132120/http://www.bw.edu/academics/libraries/bach/festivals/bachfest/ |archive-date=2006-05-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Carmel Bach Festival]]
*[[Carmel Bach Festival]]
*[[English Bach Festival]]<ref>[[Michael Kennedy (music critic)|Kennedy, Michael]] and Kennedy, Joyce Bourne (1996) [http://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/english-bach-festival "English Bach Festival"]. ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music''. Oxford University Press. Retrieved online via [[Encyclopedia.com]] 4 October 2016</ref>
*[[English Bach Festival]]<ref>[[Michael Kennedy (music critic)|Kennedy, Michael]] and Kennedy, Joyce Bourne (1996) [http://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/english-bach-festival "English Bach Festival"]. ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music''. Oxford University Press. Retrieved online via [[Encyclopedia.com]] 4 October 2016</ref>
*Festival Bach de Lausanne<ref>[http://www.festivalbach.ch Festival Bach de Lausanne]</ref>
*Frauenkirchen Bachtage Dresden[http://www.frauenkirche-dresden.de/konzertreihen/ Frauenkirchen Bachtage Dresden]</ref>
*Montreal Bach Festival<ref>[http://www.festivalbachmontreal.com Montreal Bach Festival]</ref>
*[[Oregon Bach Festival]]
*[[Oregon Bach Festival]]
*[[Thüringer Bachwochen]]
*[[Thüringer Bachwochen]]
*[[Tilford Bach Festival]]
*[[Tilford Bach Festival]]
*[[The WQXR All-Day Bach Organ Marathon]]
*[[The WQXR All-Day Bach Organ Marathon]]
*[[Bachfestival Antwerpen]]
*The University of Massachusetts Amherst Bach Festival and Symposium<ref>[http://www.umass.edu/music/Bach]</ref>
*[[Bachfestival Dordrecht]]


==See also==
==See also==
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== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
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A Bach festival is a music festival held to celebrate the memory of the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). Various locations throughout the world hold festivals dedicated to Bach. A notable example is the Bachfest Leipzig, held each year in the city of Leipzig, where the composer worked as Thomaskantor for the last 27 years of his life.

Historical festivals

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Baldwin Wallace Bach Festival

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The Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music at Baldwin Wallace University is home to the BW Bach Festival, the oldest collegiate Bach festival in the nation. The festival was founded in 1932 by Professor Albert Riemenschneider (longtime director of the College Conservatory) and his wife Selma. The then Baldwin-Wallace Festival Choir and Orchestra presented the first Bach Festival in June 1933 and has continued since then.[1][2] The oldest Bach Festival, The Bethlehem, and Baldwin Wallace performed together for BW's 75th anniversary of the festival.[3][4][5][6]

Winter Park Bach Festival

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The Bach Festival Society was founded in 1935 at Rollins College to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach's birth by presenting the composer's orchestral and choral music to the public "for its enlightenment, education, pleasure, and enjoyment"[7] at Knowles Memorial Chapel. Isabelle Sprague-Smith, a former New York artist and school principal, was the president and driving force behind the Bach Festival from 1935 until her death in 1950.[8] At Sprague-Smith's death, the future of the Bach Festival was uncertain. Rollins President Hugh F. McKean (husband to Jeannette Genius McKean) asked John M. Tiedtke, the treasurer of the College, to fulfill the obligation and he accepted.[9] Tiedtke served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees until his death in December 2004. The festival has been presented each year since 1935, and has expanded to a multi-week event including chamber music, lectures, master classes, and community events.

Notable Bach festivals

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See also: Category:Bach festivals

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg (April 17, 2011). "B-W Bach Festival serves up inspiration on intimate and grand scales". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Bach Festival History". BW history conservatory. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  3. ^ Oestreich, James R. (May 7, 2007). "Bach's Captains and Foot Soldiers of Musical Industry". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Oldest Bach Festivals Combine for Anniversary Celebration". PR newswire. July 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  5. ^ "The Bach Choir of Bethlehem". The Bach Choir of Bethlehem history. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  6. ^ Gehman (July 9, 2006). "America's oldest Bach choirs joining to make history [Second Edition]". Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Rollins Magazine | Spring 2010". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  8. ^ "Sprague-Smith Collection | Berea College Special Collections and Archives hosted by LibraryHost". berea.libraryhost.com. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  9. ^ "Oral Histories of Winter Park Residents: John M. Tiedtke". archive.wppl.org. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  10. ^ "Baldwin-Wallace Bach Festival". Archived from the original on 2006-05-03. Retrieved 2006-05-04.
  11. ^ Kennedy, Michael and Kennedy, Joyce Bourne (1996) "English Bach Festival". The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Oxford University Press. Retrieved online via Encyclopedia.com 4 October 2016
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