2021 Festival Programs
The Intimate Bach
Wednesday, August 18
St Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church, 330 Hinckley Ridge Rd, Blue Hill
Bach: Organ prelude Vater unser im Himmelreich BWV 737
Julian Bennett Holmes: Organ prelude on Vater unser im Himmelreich
featuring the magnificent Karl Wilhelm tracker organ
Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto #5 in D major BWV 1050
Bach: Violin sonata in E major BWV 1016
Selections from the Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach
featuring the Virginia Newes memorial harpsichord by Willard Martin
A Baroque Pick-Nick
Thursday, August 19
The Sail Loft — Atlantic Boat Company
355 Flye Point Rd, Brooklin
Mr Handel’s Celebrated Water Piece
Vivaldi: Bassoon concerto in Bb (La Notte) RV 501
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in D (Il Grosso Mogul) RV 208
Telemann: Selections from Musique de Table
Bach: Music from the “Coffee Cantata”
Festival Finale: Songs of Praise and Jubilation
Saturday, August 21
First Congregational Church of Blue Hill — 22 Tenney Hill, Blue Hill
Bach: Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225
Bach: Jauchzet Gott in alle Landen, BWV 51
Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147
Other Related Festival Events
Baroque Strings Master Class
Tuesday, August 17
First Congregational Church of Blue Hill — 22 Tenney Hill, Blue Hill
Baroque music and technique workshop, with Jude Ziliak and Anatole Wieck, violin
Bach’s Lunch
Thursday, August 19
Bagaduce Music Center — Blue Hill
A lecture/demonstration about the Festival’s programs
with organist/conductor John Finney and members of the ensemble
The Anna Magdalena Effect:
Musical Women in Bach’s World
Friday, August 20
Blue Hill Public Library — 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill
A lecture by Dr. Natasha Roule on the life of Anna Magdalena Wilcke, second wife of J.S. Bach and a distinguished singer in her own right, along with a look at the myriad musical roles that women played in the courts, chapels, and opera houses of 18th-century Europe