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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. […]

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. […]

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 […]

July 23, 2025 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Works from J.S. Bach/Weiss, Robert de Visée, Silvius Leopold Weiss, and Bernhard Joachim Hagen   Works for Lute, Piano, and Violin The pieces featured in this program celebrate Lute Baroque music. Lute music is special for its intricate counterpoint and expressive melodies, creating a rich sound that highlights the lute’s unique ability to blend harmony […]