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Bach Week Festival Announces Subscription, 2008 Festival Program.
Richard Webster, Bach Week Festival Music Director, has been involved with the festival since its inception in 1974.
Tickets are on sale now for Bach Week Festival's 2008 season, taking place Friday, May 2, Sunday, May 4, and Friday, May 9, at the Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. This year's schedule focuses solely on the music of J.S. Bach , and features a Candlelight performance at 10:15 p.m., Friday, May 9. The main concerts all begin at 7:30 p.m.
We've changed prices this year: $100 buys a subscription to all three main concerts, plus the Candlelight Concert. That's a $30 savings over single-ticket adult pricing for all four events. Single tickets are $35 for adults, $25 for seniors, $20 for students, $10 for children ages 12 and under, and $25 (all ages) for the Candlelight performance.
Peruse the program, then click on “order tickets” to purchase tickets. Tickets may also be ordered by phoning (800) 595-4849. Groups, phone (847) 648-0813 for special pricing.
BACH WEEK FESTIVAL 2008: THE MUSIC OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Friday, May 2
7:30 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049
Cantata: Ich habe genug , BWV 82
Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543
Suite No. 4 in D for Orchestra, BWV 1069
Sunday, May 4
7:30 PM
Concerto in D Minor for two violins, BWV 1043
Cantata: Non sa che sia dolore , BWV 209
Motet: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied , BWV 225
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048
Friday, May 9
7:30 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B Flat, BWV 1051
Concerto in C Major for three harpsichords, BWV 1064
Cantata: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme , BWV 140
Candlelight Concert
10:15 PM
Das Woltemperierte Klavier (The Well-tempered Clavier) Excerpts
David Schrader, harpsichord
Program subject to change.
All concerts take place at the Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Ill.