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Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival

Name:

Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival (SVBF)

Location:

Harrisonburg, VA, USA

Venues:

Eastern Mennonite University - Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA

Years:

Since 1993 (Annual Festival)

Months:

June

Artistic Director:

Kenneth Nafziger (1993-2022)
David Berry (2023)

Ensembles:

V/A

Website:

Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival

History & Mission:

The Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival is a week-long summer music festival devoted to promoting an appreciation and understanding of the music of J.S. Bach and a featured composer, country, era or people. The festival takes place on the campus of Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Three featured concerts, daily noon concerts, open rehearsals, and a Sunday Leipzig service infuse the Valley with an unequaled musical richness.
The orchestra includes fine professional instrumentalists from all over the country who travel to Harrisonburg each June for one week of intense rehearsals and vibrant performances.
The volunteer Festival Choir allows community vocalists, who may be amateurs or professionals, to sing the most celebrated works of the orchestral-choral repertoire. The quality of the choir is first-rate and represents a blending of singers involved in a variety of local choral programs. This music festival has come to represent artistic excellence in the central Shenandoah Valley.

Recent Festivals:

1st Festival: Jun 17-20, 1993
2nd Festival: Jun 12-19, 1994 (Bach & American Music)
3rd Festival: Jun 11-18, 1995 (Bach & Mendelssohn)
4th Festival: Jun 16-23, 1996 (Bach & Mendelssohn II)
5th Festival: Jun 15-22, 1997 (Bach & Schubert)
6th Festival: Jun 14-21, 1998 (Bach & Music of the Americas)
7th Festival: Jun 13-20, 1999 (Bach & Russian Music)
8th Festival: Jun 11-18, 2000 (Bach & Forward)
9th Festival: Jun 10-17, 2001 (Bach y la Música de Cuba)
10th Festival: Jun 16-23, 2002 (Ten)

11th Festival: Jun 15-22, 2003 (Journey)
12th Festival: June 13-20, 2004
13th Festival: June 12-19, 2005 (Bach & a few other Bs)
14th Festival: Jun 11-18, 2006 (Mostly Bach)
15th Festival: Jun 10-17, 2007 (Bach & some admirers)
16th Festival: Jun 8-15, 2008 (Bach & String Things)
17th Festival: Jun 14-21, 2009 (Bach & Handel)
18th Festival: Jun 13-20, 2010 (Bach & American Music)
19th Festival: Jun 12-19, 2011 (Bach & Mozart)
20th Festival: Jun 10-17, 2012 (Twenty)

21st Festival: Jun 9-16, 2013 (Bach, Verdi & Britten)
22nd Festival: Jun 8-15, 2014 (Hear)
23rd Festival: Jun 14-21, 2015
24th Festival: Jun 12-19, 2016
25th Festival: Jun 11-17, 2017
26th Festival: Jun 10-17, 2018 (Bach to Bernstein
27th Festival: Jun 9-19, 2019 (Creation)
28th Virtual Festival: Jun 14-21, 2020
29th Festival: Jun 13-20, 2021
30th Festival: Jun 12-19, 2022 (30)

31st Festival: Jun 11-17, 2023 (The Next Opus)
32nd Festival: Jun 9-16, 2024 (Unity) 

Logo:


1st Festival - 1993

2nd Festival - 1994
Bach & American Music

3rd Festival - 1995
Bach & Mendelssohn

4th Festival - 1996
(Bach & Mendelssohn II

5th Festival - 1997
Bach & Schubert

6th Festival - 1998
Bach & Music of the Americas

7th Festival - 1999
Bach & Russian Music

8th Festival - 2000
Bach & Forward

9th Festival - 2001
Bach y la Música de Cuba

10th Festival - 2002
Ten

11th Festival - 2003
Journey

12th Festival - 2004

13th Festival - 2005
Bach & a few other Bs

14th Festival - 2006
Mostly Bach

15th Festival - 2007
Bach & some admirers
        Programme | Brochure

16th Festival - 2008
Bach & String Things

17th Festival - 2009
Bach & Handel

18th Festival - 2010
Bach & American Music

19th Festival - 2011
Bach & Mozart

20th Festival - 2012
Twenty

Programme | Brochure

Brochure

   

21st Festival - 2013
Bach, Verdi & Britten

22nd Festival - 2014
Hear

23rd Festival - 2015

24h Festival - 2016

25th Festival - 2017
The 25th Year

Flyer 1 | Flyer 2

Calendar


26th Festival - 2018
Bach to Bernstein

27th Festival - 2019
Creation

28th Festival - 2020
Virtual Festival

29th Festival - 2021

30th Festival - 2022
30


31st Festival - 2023
The Next Opus

32nd Festival - 2024
Unity


Source: Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival Website

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (October 2009 - March 2024)

David Berry: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works
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Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival


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