2009 Concerts
January 31 – (House Concert) – The complete gamba sonatas of J. S. Bach – SOLD OUT
February 1 – (Family Concert) – 3pm at Christ Episcopal Church, all tickets $5 at the door. Christ Episcopal Church is located at the corner of 10th Street and Llewelan Avenue in Oak Cliff.
February 16 – Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas at the Meyerson Symphony Center. Purcell’s most beloved opera in concert version, with dancers from Contemporary Ballet Dallas, reflecting that this work was originally conceived for a London girls’ school. Also featuring Purcell’s Saul and the Witch at Endor, and his Suite from the Married Beau.
Cast:
Dido – Meg Bragle
Aeneas – Scot R Cameron
Belinda – Rebecca Choate Beasley
Second Woman – Sarah Griffiths
Sorcerer – Augustine Mercante
Witch #1 – Dianna Grabowski
Witch #2 – Christa Zimmer
Sailor – Derek Chester
With the Dallas Bach Orchestra and Chorus
March 7 (House Concert) – Les Clavecinistes. Artistic Director James Richman plays the great harpsichord music of the French Baroque on a grand harpsichord in the French 18th century manner. Only a few tickets remain for this concert.
March 28 at Zion Lutheran Church and March 29 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Arlington. The Dallas Bach Society closes its 2008-09 season with Johann Sebastian Bach’s epic Passion According to Saint John. Our performance will feature Scot R. Cameron as the Evangelist, David Grogan as Jesus, and soloists Lynn Eustis, soprano, Augustine Mercante, alto, Derek Chester, tenor, and Jason Awbrey, bass, with the Dallas Bach Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of James Richman.