Bach Birthday Celebration

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Hours:	Hours Vary see below
Ages:	Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	Free
Category:	Music & Concerts

First Lutheran Church of Boston is proud to announce the 6th annual Bach Birthday Celebration in collaboration with the Boston Chapter of the American Organists.

J. S. Bach's Birthday is a family-friendly event that provides the opportunity for kids to play one of Boston's finest pipe organs.

Saturday, March 22 8:00am – 6:30pm

Special event for kids:
9:45 a.m. - “Bach meets Buster, A Silent film Star”

Admission to all concerts and events is free all day, though a donation is requested.

More information is available at http://www.flc-bostonmusic.org A German lunch will be served ($15/person; reservations are encouraged).

Balcony seating for patrons is available ($30).

To make balcony and/or lunch reservations visit https://bach-birthday-2014.eventbrite.com Contact: and 617-536-8851.

Parking: Boston Common Garage (flat rate $12 Saturday).
Public Transit: Green Line to Arlington or Orange Line to Back Bay.

8:00 Members of the Harvard Organ Society Organ Recital

9:00 Erica Johnson, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Walpole TOCCATA, ADAGIO & FUGUE IN C MAJOR, BWV 564; LEIPZIG CHORALES

9:45 Peter Krasinski, organ, specialist in the art of live silent film accompaniment

“Bach meets Buster, A Silent film Star”

10:30 Dr. Robin Leaver, former President, American Bach Society & Brian McCreath, host, The Bach Hour, 99.5 WCRB A Bach Conversation

11:15 First Lutheran Church Choir, Soloists & Orchestra; László Fassang, organ; Bálint Karosi, conductor Cantata “Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir”, BWV 29

12:00 Heinrich Christensen, King’s Chapel, Boston Goldberg VariationS, BWV 988

1:10 Schola Cantorum of Boston, Frederick Jodry, director, Brown University Motet “Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied”, BWV 225

2:05 Wyatt Smith, Yale University TOCCATA IN F, BWV 540; SIX SCHÜBLER CHORALES, BWV 645-650

2:50 Cambridge Concentus: Marika Holmqvist, violin, & Dylan Sauerwald, harpsichord Sonata in A Major, BWV 1015; Sonata in G Major, BWV 1021

3:30 Exsultemus, Shannon Canavin, Artistic Director Motets of Bach’s student Gottfried August Homilius

4:10 Bálint Karosi, First Lutheran Church and Yale University FANTASY & FUGUE IN G MINOR, BWV 542 PASSACAGLIA IN C MINOR, BWV 582 CANONIC VARIATIONS BWV 769

5:10 Danielle Maddon, Emmanuel Music E Major Partita for solo violin, BWV 1006

5:40 László Fassang, Franz Liszt Academy & Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris PRELUDE AND FUGUE IN E-FLAT MAJOR PRO ORGANO PLENO, BWV 552

HOURS

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8:00am – 6:30pm
Family event: “Bach meets Buster, A Silent film Star”

WEBSITE

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www.flc-bostonmusic.org/worship-music

LOCATION

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299 Berkeley St, Boston, MA, 02116 map
Phone: 617-536-8851