The Carmel Bach Festival Young Artist Showcase Recognizes Talented Young Musicians From The Central Coast. We Feature Our Young Artists On The Sunset Center Main Stage, Including Instrumentalists, Pianists, Singers, And Chamber Ensembles. 

Schedule Of Events:

1:00pm - 3:00pm - Bca Masterclass

Baroque & Classical Academy Masterclasses Are Free And Open To The Public.
 
The Baroque & Classical Academy Provides Training From Internationally Acclaimed Bach Festival Musicians And Learning Opportunities At The Carmel Bach Festival. Bca Musicians Have A Full Rehearsal Schedule, Including Guided Sessions With Mentors, In Preparation For The Baroque & Classical Academy Quartet Showcase Concert. Throughout July, Bca Musicians Learn How To Curate Programs, Create Socially Conscious Programs, Develop Audiences, Build Donor Relationships, And More. Musicians Attend Educational Workshops With Festival Musician Mentors, Film Composers, Board Members, And Others To Learn Skills To Help Them Succeed As Professional Classical Musicians.

The Quartet Also Enriches The Traditional Carmel Bach Festival Community By Offering Free Public Masterclasses And Performing A Showcase Concert Featuring A Program Curated By The Bca Musicians With Guidance From Festival Mentors.

The Academy Director Is Festival Violinist And Artistic Leadership Team Member, Edwin Huizinga.

Location: Carmel Presbyterian Church Junipero St &, Ocean Ave, Carmel-By-The-Sea, Ca 93921

1:30pm - 2:30pm - Comparing & Contrasting Legacies

Works From J.S. Bach, C.P.E Bach, And Telemann
 
Works For Violin, Oboe, Cello, And Harpsichord
Exploring The Musical Legacy Of J.S. Bach, His Son C.P.E. Bach, And C.P.E Bach’s Godfather, Georg Philipp Telemann, This Program Compares And Contrasts Their Styles While Demonstrating How Their Combined Influence Shaped The German High Baroque Period.

Program
Georg Philipp Telemann Paris Quartet In E Minor

Overture
Distrait
Chaconne

Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No. 1 In G Major For Unaccompanied Cello, Bwv 1007

Prelude
Gigue

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Trio In C Minor, Sanguineus Et Melancholicus H.579

Allegro – Presto
Adagio
Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach The Art Of Fugue

16. Canon Alla Ottava

Georg Philipp Telemann Fantasia In B-Flat Major For Solo Violin

Johann Sebastian Bach Trio Sonata In G Major, Bwv 1039

Adagio
Allegro Ma Non Presto
Adagio E Piano
Presto

Location: Sunset Center Foyer San Carlos St Between 8th And 10th Ave, Carmel-By-The-Sea, Ca 93923

3:00pm - 4:00pm - Timeless Inspirations

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 And How Their Influences Shaped Their Pursuit Of Musical Mastery.

Program
Linda Catlin Smith As You Pass A Reflective Surface

Franz Joseph Haydn Quartet For Strings In E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2, Hob. Iii:20

Iii. Adagio – Cantabile
Iv. Allegro Molto

Maddalena Laura Sirmen String Quartet In B-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 2

I. Andantino
Ii. Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach The Art Of Fugue

6. Contrapunctus 6 A 4 In Stylo Francese

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet No.13 In D Minor, K.173

I. Allegro Ma Molto Moderato
Ii. Andantino Grazioso
Iii. Menuetto
Iv. Allegro

Location: All Saints' Episcopal Church Dolores St Between 9th And 10th Ave, Carmel-By-The-Sea, Ca 93921

6:45pm - 7:05pm - Tower Music

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

Location: Sunset Center Terrace San Carlos St Between 8th And 10th Ave, Carmel-By-The-Sea, Ca 93923

7:30pm - 9:30pm - Mozart Requiem

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 This Is Mozart’s Requiem, K. 626, His Final, Unfinished Masterpiece. Left Incomplete At The Time Of His Death, The Requiem Is Both A Deeply Personal Reflection And A Timeless Communal Expression Of Mourning And Hope. In This Work, Soloists, Choir, And Orchestra Engage In A Poignant Conversation, Weaving Together Themes Of Humanity And Eternity With Sublime Intensity.

The Program Concludes With Peteris Vasks’ Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace), A Contemporary Meditation On Peace And Reconciliation. Vasks’ Music Speaks With A Powerful Simplicity, Offering A Dialogue Between Past And Present, Tradition And Innovation.

Program
Mozart Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, K. 339

I. Dixit
Ii. Confitebor
Iii. Beatus Vir
Iv. Laudate Pueri
V. Laudate Dominum
Vi. Magnificat
Intermission
Mozart Requiem, K. 626
I. Introitus – Requiem
Ii. Kyrie
Iii. Sequenz
Dies Irae
Tuba Mirum
Rex Tremendae
Recordare
Confutatis
Lacrimosa
Iv. Offertorium
Domine Jesu
Hostias
V. Sanctus (From Marianne Von Martínez’s Terza Messa)
Vi. Benedictus
Vii. Agnus Dei

Viii. Communio – Lux Aeterna

Location: Sunset Center Theater San Carlos St Between 8th And 10th Ave, Carmel-By-The-Sea, Ca 93921

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