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July 19, 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 Dream […]

July 20, 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 […]

July 20, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Works from Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, Jessie Montgomery, and J.S. Bach   Works for Violin, Cello, and Piano This 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 […]