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July 12, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm – Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Overture Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite, and Haydn – “Harmoniemesse” Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite, originally presented as a ballet, will be performed with projections of Pablo Picasso’s set design sketches for the piece.   The Carmel Bach Festival’s 2025 theme, Dialogues, is beautifully expressed through this program, which explores connections across time, culture, and artistic expression. Felix Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s […]

July 13, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm – J.S. Bach – Mass in B minor Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B Minor, BWV 232, is a landmark of Western classical music and a profound example of his compositional artistry. Completed near the end of his life, the Mass integrates a wide range of musical forms and traditions, drawing from Baroque complexity, Renaissance purity, […]

July 13, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Works from Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, Jessie Montgomery, and J.S. Bach   Works for Violin, Cello, and PianoThis program brings together the works of Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, Jessie Montgomery, and J.S. Bach—four composers united by their innovative spirit. Schumann and Mendelssohn overcame 19th-century societal limitations that prevented most women from composing, creating music of […]

July 14, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Featuring Bach’s organ music in the historic Carmel Mission Basilica Enjoy an afternoon of Bach’s organ music in the historic Carmel Mission Basilica. Performed by Andrew Arthur, the Festival’s Principal Organist and a member of the Artistic Leadership Team, this recital highlights the beauty of Bach’s works.   Program Pièce d’orgue, BWV 572 Contrapunctus I […]