July 22, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – In honor of Allen Whear Works from Linda Caitlin Smith, Haydn, Sirmen, J.S. Bach, and Mozart Works for a String Quartet The concert features pieces that mirror and reflect one another, from Bach’s Contrapunctus No. 6 to quartets by Haydn, Sirmen, and Mozart. Each work echoes elements of the others, highlighting the interconnectedness of these composers […]
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July 22, 2025 @ 6:45 pm – 7:05 pm – Enjoy pre-concert music performed by the Festival’s Tower Brass on the Sunset Center Terrace before the evening’s Main Concert. Program GWYNETH WALKER Fanfare Among Friends JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Contrapunctus 5 from The Art of Fugue 5. Contrapunctus 5 ZHOU TIAN Morning Call for Brass KESSEL Sonata . . . Join the Carmel Bach Festival for its 88th season—Dialogues—running July 12-26, 2025. […]
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July 22, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Set against the picturesque courtyard of Buena Vista Winery, this concert offers an evening of musical fireworks! Arrive early to savor the beauty of the surroundings while enjoying a glass of Buena Vista wine and a leisurely picnic. The performance will begin with a delightful cello and guitar duo, featuring Angela Lee and Marc Teicholz. […]
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July 22, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – The quest for political power has changed little over the centuries. Kings and Presidents, popes and senators, all have their partisans, their detractors, their scandals, and their victories. Long before today’s 24-hour news cycle, the propaganda machine ran on verse. Meravelha’s timely tour of Medieval political songs explores themes of nationalism, corruption, greed, propaganda, and […]
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July 22, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Mozart – Solemn Vespers for A Confessor, Mozart – Requiem, and Peteris Vasks’ Dona nobis pacem (Grant Us Peace) This program opens with Mozart’s Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339, a luminous work written for the Salzburg Cathedral. These vespers showcase Mozart’s mastery of combining choral and orchestral textures— featuring moments of grandeur balanced by intimate, lyrical exchanges. Following […]
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