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Classical New England, First Lutheran Church of Boston, and Boston Chapter American Guild of Organists thank you for making 
Bach Around the Clock on Saturday, March 16th, a huge success!



First Lutheran Church organBeginning at 6am with the sound of cellos and continuing through the day until 6pm, this celebration of the birthday of J.S. Bach was an experience never to be forgotten. If you attended in person or listened to our live stream, thank you for celebrating with us!

Be sure to listen to Classical New England on Mar. 21st (Bach's actual birthday), for highlights from this incredible day.
 

Hear performances from Bach Around the Clock below, and
download the entire program, including repertoire [pdf]

 
6am

Hosted by Benjamin K. Roe

Bachianas Bostoneiras

A sunrise cello ensemble tribute to Bach with Classical New England host and cellist James David Jacobs, with cellists Guillermo del Angel, Mark Churchill, Nancy Hair, Shayne Lebron, Christina Stripling


 
7am

Hosted by
Benjamin K. Roe

Bach Influences: Transcriptions

Bach's re-imagining of works by Couperin, Ernst, Fasch, Telemann and Vivaldi


Organist Balint Karosi (First Lutheran Church of Boston and Yale University)


 
8am

Hosted by
James David Jacobs

Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas

Violinists Brian Hong, Zenas Hsu, and Qianqian Li, from the studio of Donald Weilerstein at the
New England Conservatory of Music


 
9am

Hosted by James David Jacobs

Bach Influences: Italy

Organist Dexter Kennedy (Yale University)


 
10am

Hosted by Laura Carlo

Children's Program: "Peep the Piper"

Balint Karosi performs Guy Bovet's charming tale that brings children into the world of pipe organs


 
11am

Hosted by Laura Carlo

Bach on Brass

Landmarks Brass
   Dana Oakes and Dana Russian, trumpets
   Kevin Owen, horn
   Robert Couture, trombone
   Donald Rankin, tuba


 
Noon

Hosted by Brian McCreath

Bach Influences: Northern Germany

Organist David Arcus (Duke University)


 
1pm

Hosted by Brian McCreath

Boston Conservatory Faculty 

H
arpist Ina Zdorovetchi

Musicologist Elizabeth Seitz

Violist Lila Brown


 
2pm

Hosted by Cathy Fuller

"Virtual Pilgrimages to Calvary"

A conceptual exploration of Bach's St. John Passion and Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ

with Megan Chartrand (Yale University)


 
3pm

Hosted by Cathy Fuller

Archguitar, a Living Legend, and the Next Generation

Archguitarists Peter Blanchette and Elliot Gibbons

Cellist Laurence Lesser
(New England Conservatory of Music)

Violinist Hannah Choi (Donald Weilerstein studio at the
New England Conservatory of Music)


 
4pm

Hosted by Alan McLellan
Bach Influences: France

Organist Jacob Street (Trinity Church, Copley Square)


 
5pm

Hosted by Alan McLellan

Richard Egarr and the Handel and Haydn Society

Emily Marvosh, mezzo-soprano

Richard Egarr, harpsichord

Susanna Ogata, violin

Guy Fishman, cello




Co-sponsored by First Lutheran Church of Boston, the Boston American Guild of Organists and WGBH Classical New England



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