BIG MOOSE BACH FEST X
The Big Moose Bach Fest X celebrated its tenth year by presenting popular Cantatas and Motets by Bach from prior years, along with a new one, offered by the Medallion Opera House and Music in the Great North Woods, free of charge, made possible by donations to the non-profit established in 2009.
The much anticipated Big Moose Bach Fest X, which takes place annually over Labor Day Weekend, presented numerous artists, both local and from around the country, in two concerts with a reception and lecture, "Listening to Bach: theological, musical, historical, and cultural considerations," by Christopher Anderson from SMU's Perkins School of Theology and Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas.
Solo and choral works of Johann Sebastian Bach for Baroque oboe, Baroque strings (violins, violas, violone, violoncello and contrabass), organ and harpsichord, in Motets and Cantatas culminated with a performance of Cantata 131 "Aus der Tiefen," directed from the harpsichord by Susan Ferré. Soloists David Grogan, baritone, Thomas Gregg, tenor, Nicholas Garza, counter-tenor, violinist Nelli Jabotinsky, and lecturer, Christopher Anderson, were featured in every concert.
The much anticipated Big Moose Bach Fest X, which takes place annually over Labor Day Weekend, presented numerous artists, both local and from around the country, in two concerts with a reception and lecture, "Listening to Bach: theological, musical, historical, and cultural considerations," by Christopher Anderson from SMU's Perkins School of Theology and Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas.
Solo and choral works of Johann Sebastian Bach for Baroque oboe, Baroque strings (violins, violas, violone, violoncello and contrabass), organ and harpsichord, in Motets and Cantatas culminated with a performance of Cantata 131 "Aus der Tiefen," directed from the harpsichord by Susan Ferré. Soloists David Grogan, baritone, Thomas Gregg, tenor, Nicholas Garza, counter-tenor, violinist Nelli Jabotinsky, and lecturer, Christopher Anderson, were featured in every concert.
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2019 SCHEDULE
Saturday-Sunday, August 31-September 1, Labor Day Weekend
Big Moose Bach Fest X, "Bach's Most Loved Cantatas and Motets"
a weekend of pre-concert talks and performances
No charge, donations accepted
Medallion Opera House, Gorham Town Hall
Saturday afternoon @ 3:00 pm
Bach Cantatas BWV 54 "Wiederstehe doch"
BWV 82 "Ich habe genug" and
Motet: "Der Geist Hilft"
with soloists Nicholas Garza, countertenor and David Grogan, baritone
Saturday evening @ 7:00 pm
Lecture by Christopher Anderson
followed by a short reception with madrigals
by the lesser known and celebrated minimally, PDQ Bach
Sunday afternoon @ 3:00 pm
Bach Cantata BWV 53 "Schlage doch"
Motet "Jesu, meine Freude" and
BWV 131 "Aus der Tiefen"
under the direction of Susan Ferré
original instruments and singers
Saturday-Sunday, August 31-September 1, Labor Day Weekend
Big Moose Bach Fest X, "Bach's Most Loved Cantatas and Motets"
a weekend of pre-concert talks and performances
No charge, donations accepted
Medallion Opera House, Gorham Town Hall
Saturday afternoon @ 3:00 pm
Bach Cantatas BWV 54 "Wiederstehe doch"
BWV 82 "Ich habe genug" and
Motet: "Der Geist Hilft"
with soloists Nicholas Garza, countertenor and David Grogan, baritone
Saturday evening @ 7:00 pm
Lecture by Christopher Anderson
followed by a short reception with madrigals
by the lesser known and celebrated minimally, PDQ Bach
Sunday afternoon @ 3:00 pm
Bach Cantata BWV 53 "Schlage doch"
Motet "Jesu, meine Freude" and
BWV 131 "Aus der Tiefen"
under the direction of Susan Ferré
original instruments and singers
2018 SCHEDULE
Friday-Sunday, August 31-September 2, Labor Day Weekend
Big Moose Bach Fest IX, "Bach finally meets Handel"
Friday, August 31 @ 5:30-6:30 pm
Opening Reception
with a short reading/play "Scenes from Handel's Boyhood"
7:00 - 9:00 pm historic film, "The Great Mr. Handel" 1942
Randolph Town Hall, 130 Durand Rd, Randolph NH
Saturday, September 1 @ 3:30 pm
Bach Chamber music and Motet
with Nelli Jabotinsky, Charles Lang and singers
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park St, Gorham NH
Saturday, September 1 @ 7:30 pm
Jose Lezcano, guitar soloist playing works of Bach
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park St, Gorham NH
Sunday, September 2 @ 2:30 pm
Full length performance of Handel's "Messiah: An Oratorio", 1742
under the direction of Susan Ferré
original instruments and 16 singers
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park St, Gorham NH
Friday-Sunday, August 31-September 2, Labor Day Weekend
Big Moose Bach Fest IX, "Bach finally meets Handel"
Friday, August 31 @ 5:30-6:30 pm
Opening Reception
with a short reading/play "Scenes from Handel's Boyhood"
7:00 - 9:00 pm historic film, "The Great Mr. Handel" 1942
Randolph Town Hall, 130 Durand Rd, Randolph NH
Saturday, September 1 @ 3:30 pm
Bach Chamber music and Motet
with Nelli Jabotinsky, Charles Lang and singers
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park St, Gorham NH
Saturday, September 1 @ 7:30 pm
Jose Lezcano, guitar soloist playing works of Bach
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park St, Gorham NH
Sunday, September 2 @ 2:30 pm
Full length performance of Handel's "Messiah: An Oratorio", 1742
under the direction of Susan Ferré
original instruments and 16 singers
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park St, Gorham NH
2017 SCHEDULE
Saturday, September 2
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park St, Gorham, NH
Sunday, September 3 @ 4:30 pm
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park St, Gorham, NH
Saturday, September 2
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park St, Gorham, NH
Sunday, September 3 @ 4:30 pm
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park St, Gorham, NH
2016 SCHEDULE
Friday, Sept 2 @ 7:30 pm
a Ferre-Lang family Bach concert
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 2 High Street, Berlin, NH
Saturday, Sept 3 @ 4:00 pm
Harpsichordist Christa Rakich playing the Goldberg Variations
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park Street, Gorham, NH
Sunday, Sept 4 @ 4:00 pm
Choral Concert, directed by Susan Ferré
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park Street, Gorham, NH
Friday, Sept 2 @ 7:30 pm
a Ferre-Lang family Bach concert
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 2 High Street, Berlin, NH
Saturday, Sept 3 @ 4:00 pm
Harpsichordist Christa Rakich playing the Goldberg Variations
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park Street, Gorham, NH
Sunday, Sept 4 @ 4:00 pm
Choral Concert, directed by Susan Ferré
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park Street, Gorham, NH
2014 SCHEDULE
Friday, August 29 @ 7:30 pm
Reception and Lecture by Quentin Faulkner.
"Anna Amalia of Prussia : her crucial role in the cultivation and propagation of JS Bach"
Randolph Town Hall, 130 Durand Road, Randolph, NH
Saturday, August 30 @ 2:30 pm
Organ works and Solo Cantatas
David Grogan, Nicolas Garza, and Lucy Tamez Creech, soloists,
in the Coffee Cantata and Wedding Cantata, BWV 202
St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts, 155 Emery, Berlin, NH
Saturday, August 30 @ 7:30 pm
Chamber Music
Triple concerto, BWV 1044, for flute, violin and harpsichord,
with Andrea LeBlanc, Ellen Lovelace, and Christa Rakich
Gorham Town Hall, Medallion Opera House, 20 Park Street, Gorham, NH
Sunday, August 31 @ 4:30 pm
Solo Cantata 170: Vergnugte ruh,
Nicolas Garza, countertenor;
Trauer Ode, BWV 198,
Susan Ferré director
Gorham Town Hall, Medallion Opera House, 20 Park Street, Gorham, NH
Friday, August 29 @ 7:30 pm
Reception and Lecture by Quentin Faulkner.
"Anna Amalia of Prussia : her crucial role in the cultivation and propagation of JS Bach"
Randolph Town Hall, 130 Durand Road, Randolph, NH
Saturday, August 30 @ 2:30 pm
Organ works and Solo Cantatas
David Grogan, Nicolas Garza, and Lucy Tamez Creech, soloists,
in the Coffee Cantata and Wedding Cantata, BWV 202
St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts, 155 Emery, Berlin, NH
Saturday, August 30 @ 7:30 pm
Chamber Music
Triple concerto, BWV 1044, for flute, violin and harpsichord,
with Andrea LeBlanc, Ellen Lovelace, and Christa Rakich
Gorham Town Hall, Medallion Opera House, 20 Park Street, Gorham, NH
Sunday, August 31 @ 4:30 pm
Solo Cantata 170: Vergnugte ruh,
Nicolas Garza, countertenor;
Trauer Ode, BWV 198,
Susan Ferré director
Gorham Town Hall, Medallion Opera House, 20 Park Street, Gorham, NH
2013 SCHEDULE
Friday, August 30 @ 7:30 pm
Audio-visual Tour of Bach's Organ Music
Quentin and Mary Murrell Faulkner, opening reception.
Randolph Town Hall, 130 Durand Road, Randolph, NH
Saturday, August 31 @ 2:30 pm
Brandenburg 4, Bach Solo Cantata 56: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen,
David Grogan, baritone, and organ works, Susan Ferré, organist.
St. Kieran's Community Center for the Arts, 155 Emery, Berlin, NH
Saturday, August 31 @ 7:30 pm
Bach solo works for clavichord, Well Tempered Clavier, Book I, Preludes and Fugues,
Christa Rakich, clavichordist.
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park Street, Gorham, NH
Sunday, September 1 @ 4:30 pm
Telemann Paris Quartet and Trauerkantate: Du aber Daniel gehe hin; Bach Mass in A Major,
soloists, chorus, period instruments
under the direction of Susan Ferré.
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park Street, Gorham, NH
Friday, August 30 @ 7:30 pm
Audio-visual Tour of Bach's Organ Music
Quentin and Mary Murrell Faulkner, opening reception.
Randolph Town Hall, 130 Durand Road, Randolph, NH
Saturday, August 31 @ 2:30 pm
Brandenburg 4, Bach Solo Cantata 56: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen,
David Grogan, baritone, and organ works, Susan Ferré, organist.
St. Kieran's Community Center for the Arts, 155 Emery, Berlin, NH
Saturday, August 31 @ 7:30 pm
Bach solo works for clavichord, Well Tempered Clavier, Book I, Preludes and Fugues,
Christa Rakich, clavichordist.
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park Street, Gorham, NH
Sunday, September 1 @ 4:30 pm
Telemann Paris Quartet and Trauerkantate: Du aber Daniel gehe hin; Bach Mass in A Major,
soloists, chorus, period instruments
under the direction of Susan Ferré.
Medallion Opera House, 20 Park Street, Gorham, NH
2012 SCHEDULE
August 31 @ 7:30 pm
From The Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach,
Miranda Bergmeier, soprano, and Susan Ferré, harpsichord and organ,
followed by the screening of an historic film,
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Berlin, NH
September 1 @ 10:00 am
Quentin Faulkner, Lecturer and Bach Scholar
recent publication of Adlung,
with audio-visuals from Bach's homeland,
Randolph Town Hall, Randolph
September 1 @ 2:30 pm
Brandenburg Concerto #5 and Leipzig Chorals,
Christa Rakich with original instruments, harpsichord and organ,
St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts, Berlin
September 1 @ 7:30 pm
Sonatas for solo violin and viola da gamba with harpsichord obligato
"Amore Traditore,"
with David Grogan, bass,
Medallion Opera House, Gorham Town Hall, Gorham
September 2 @ 4:30 pm
Solo Cantata "Widerstehe doch,"
Michael Hawn, tenor,
Choral Works, Cantata 106, Actus Tragicus: "Gottes Zeit",
with soloists, original instruments,
Medallion Opera House, Gorham Town Hall, Gorham
August 31 @ 7:30 pm
From The Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach,
Miranda Bergmeier, soprano, and Susan Ferré, harpsichord and organ,
followed by the screening of an historic film,
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Berlin, NH
September 1 @ 10:00 am
Quentin Faulkner, Lecturer and Bach Scholar
recent publication of Adlung,
with audio-visuals from Bach's homeland,
Randolph Town Hall, Randolph
September 1 @ 2:30 pm
Brandenburg Concerto #5 and Leipzig Chorals,
Christa Rakich with original instruments, harpsichord and organ,
St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts, Berlin
September 1 @ 7:30 pm
Sonatas for solo violin and viola da gamba with harpsichord obligato
"Amore Traditore,"
with David Grogan, bass,
Medallion Opera House, Gorham Town Hall, Gorham
September 2 @ 4:30 pm
Solo Cantata "Widerstehe doch,"
Michael Hawn, tenor,
Choral Works, Cantata 106, Actus Tragicus: "Gottes Zeit",
with soloists, original instruments,
Medallion Opera House, Gorham Town Hall, Gorham
2011 SCHEDULE
September 3 @ 10:00 am
Lecture on Bach and Math with Victor Hill
Randolph Town Hall, 130 Durand Road, Randolph, NH
September 3 @ 2:30 pm
Master Organ Series
with Christa Rakich and Peter Sykes,
"Clavierubung III" organ and harpsichord,
Hook and Hastings organ
St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts, 155 Emery St., Berlin, NH
September 3 @ 7:30 pm
Concert of chamber music, solo cantatas,
Olympic organ, Kingston harpsichord, original instruments
Gorham Town Hall, 20 Park St., facing the Town Common, Gorham, NH
September 4 @ 4:30 pm
Concert of Choral works,
original instruments, Bedient and Olympic organs
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 2 High Street (at Main), Berlin, NH
September 3 @ 10:00 am
Lecture on Bach and Math with Victor Hill
Randolph Town Hall, 130 Durand Road, Randolph, NH
September 3 @ 2:30 pm
Master Organ Series
with Christa Rakich and Peter Sykes,
"Clavierubung III" organ and harpsichord,
Hook and Hastings organ
St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts, 155 Emery St., Berlin, NH
September 3 @ 7:30 pm
Concert of chamber music, solo cantatas,
Olympic organ, Kingston harpsichord, original instruments
Gorham Town Hall, 20 Park St., facing the Town Common, Gorham, NH
September 4 @ 4:30 pm
Concert of Choral works,
original instruments, Bedient and Olympic organs
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 2 High Street (at Main), Berlin, NH
2010 SCHEDULE
September 4 @ 4:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Susan Ferré, Christa Rakich, multiple harpsichords;
Charles Lang, viola da gamba, violoncello;
with period instruments, singers, etc.
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Berlin, NH,
September 5 @ 4:00 pm
Master Organ Series: Christa Rakich,
featuring the works of Bach for organ,
The Randolph Church, Randolph, NH,
September 5 @ 7:30 pm
Concert Cantatas, choral works,
Susan Ferré, conducting singers and orchestra of period instruments,
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Berlin, NH,
September 4 @ 4:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Susan Ferré, Christa Rakich, multiple harpsichords;
Charles Lang, viola da gamba, violoncello;
with period instruments, singers, etc.
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Berlin, NH,
September 5 @ 4:00 pm
Master Organ Series: Christa Rakich,
featuring the works of Bach for organ,
The Randolph Church, Randolph, NH,
September 5 @ 7:30 pm
Concert Cantatas, choral works,
Susan Ferré, conducting singers and orchestra of period instruments,
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Berlin, NH,
