AUDITION INFORMATION:
BACH FESTIVAL CHORUS ANNOUNCES OPEN AUDITIONS
The Kalamazoo Bach Festival Society announces open auditions for its Chorus in all voice parts.
When and where auditions are held: September 7, 2019, Kalamazoo College Light Fine Arts Building, by appointment.
To schedule an appointment: Please call 269-337-7407 or email bach@kzoo.edu
What to expect at the audition: People interested in auditioning will need to prepare a few measures from J.S. Bach’s Magnificat (Movement No. 1, measures 31-45. Click on button above to download music) to sing in a quartet or small group. Additionally, there will be some vocalizing, and a short, easy excerpt of a four-part harmony hymn for sight reading.
Rehearsals and Concerts for the 2019-20 season: The Bach Festival Chorus rehearses on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at Kalamazoo College. Rehearsals for the 2019-20 season will begin on September 10, 2019.
Concerts in the 2019-20 season will include:
50thANNUAL HOLIDAYS WITH THE BACH FESTIVAL CHORUS
Sunday, December 8, 4 pm, Kalamazoo College, Stetson Chapel
The ultimate seasonal celebration of your favorite Christmas carols in beautiful Stetson Chapel, along with guest artists, the Western Brass Quintet and the next generation of choral singers… special guest ensemble from Kalamazoo College.
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON WITH THE KALAMAZOO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Bach Festival Chorus, conducted by music KSO director Julien Querti
Friday, December 13, 2019, 8 pm, Chenery Auditorium
LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE IS (Volume 3)
Bach Festival Chorus, Chris Ludwa, conductor
Kalamazoo College Singers, Chris Ludwa, conductor
Winners if the High School Vocal Competition
Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 7 pm, First Congregational Church, Kalamazoo
Winners of the Kalamazoo Bach Festival High School vocal competition join the Bachfest Choir, Kalamazoo College Singers, and the choir of First Congregational Church for the most eclectic tribute to love you’re bound to experience anywhere.
DAPHNIS ET CHLOE WITH THE KALAMAZOO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
May 22, 2020, 8 pm
Miller Auditorium
SPRING CHORUS CONCERT
Transcendence
Bach Festival Chorus, Chris Ludwa, conductor
Kalamazoo Philharmonia, Andrew Koehler, conductor
Saturday, May 30, 2020, 6:30 pm, pre-concert talk at Chenery Auditorium
Saturday, May 30, 2020, 7:30 pm, Chenery Auditorium
Nielsen Symphony No. 3 "Espansiva"
Vaughan Williams Toward the Unknown Region
Brahms Schicksalslied
Explore the profound questions of what lies beyond our physical experience on earth. The Nielsen contrasts movements that capture the gust of energy and life-affirmation we send out into the world, as the composer himself put it, with a pure vision of Paradise. A concert that puts aside our ideological debates and finds common ground in what it means to be human.
