Inspired by the success of last season’s Bach Organ Project, WFMT presents The Bach Keyboard Festival — all of Bach’s keyboard music in eleven live concert events from September 18 through November 1. Featured are more than 70 pianists and harpsichordists from Chicago and beyond, including Jory Vinikour, Lara Downes, David Schrader, Winston Choi, Stephen Alltop, Adam Neiman, Ariella Mak-Neiman, Anthony Molinaro, Philippe LeRoy, Carol lie Breckenridge, Jason Moy, Sylvia Wang, Kyomi Sugimura, and performers from the keyboard programs of DePaul, Northwestern, and Roosevelt Universities, and Wheaton College.
Those wishing to attend can purchase a transferrable subscription to the entire series or opt for individual concerts. Dates, times, and Chicago area venues are listed below:
| Concert 1 Friday, September 18 7:30 pm (Mini-Recital 7:00 pm) Logan Center for the Performing Arts The University of Chicago 915 E. 60th Street, Chicago Jory Vinikour, Harpsichord |
Concert 6 Sunday, October 11 3:00 pm (Mini-Recital 2:00 – 2:45 pm) Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University 60 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston Northwestern University Keyboard Program |
| Concert 2 Saturday, September 26 7:30 pm (Mini-Recital 7:10 pm) Nichols Concert Hall • Music Institute of Chicago 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston Winston Choi, Piano David Schrader, Harpsichord & Clavichord |
Concert 7 Friday, October 16 7:30 pm (Mini-Recital 7:10 pm) Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago 1100 East 55th Street, Chicago Lara Downes, Piano |
| Concert 3 Saturday, October 3 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (lunch included) Winnetka Congregational Church 725 Pine Street, Winnetka Winston Choi and Anthony Molinaro, Piano Stephen Alltop, Harpsichord |
Concert 8 Sunday, October 18 3:00 pm (Mini-Recital 2:30 pm) Ganz Recital Hall Roosevelt University 430 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago Roosevelt University Keyboard Program |
| Concert 4 Sunday, October 4 2:30 PM (Mini-Recital 2:10 pm) St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church 1424 N. Dearborn Parkway, Chicago Stephen Alltop, Harpsichord & Organ Philippe LeRoy and Jason Moy, Harpsichord Carol lei Breckenridge, Fortepiano |
Concert 9 Saturday, October 24 8:00 pm (Mini-Recital 7:20 pm) DePaul Concert Hall DePaul University 804 W. Belden Avenue, Chicago DePaul University Keyboard Faculty & Students |
| Concert 5 Friday, October 9 7:30 pm (Mini-Recital 7:10 pm) Alice Millar Chapel 1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston Adam Neiman, Ariella Mak-Neiman, and |
Concert 10 Sunday, October 25 3:00 pm (Mini-Recital 2:00 – 2:45 pm) Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University 60 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston Northwestern University Keyboard Program |
| Concert 11 Sunday, November 1 3:00 pm (Mini-Recital 2:40 pm) Edman Chapel, Wheaton College, 501 College Avenue Wheaton College Conservatory Keyboard Program Anthony Molinaro, Piano |
“We were so delighted with the popularity of last year’s Bach Organ Project that we were eager to do it again, expanding beyond organ to other keyboard instruments,” said Steve Robinson, General Manager of WFMT. “We are again grateful to Stephen Alltop for helping us to make this concert series covering all of Bach’s works for keyboard a reality for classical music fans throughout the Chicago area.”
The cost for the entire series is $200. Series registrations are transferrable, and no tickets will be issued; names will be placed on a list at the door. Individual concert registrations are also available at $25 each and $15 for students (except for the Saturday, October 3 extended concert, which includes lunch). Please contact Judy Mangialardi at (773) 279-2120 or [email protected] for further information. Please note that tickets will not be issued for these events; names will be placed on a registration list at the door.
About WFMT
WFMT is one of the nation’s most respected classical music radio stations, reaching an audience of 240,000 monthly local listeners and an ever-increasing international audience at wfmt.com/streaming. WFMT showcases superlative programs, concerts, and live events you cannot hear anywhere else – broadcasts from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Metropolitan Opera, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and many more. The WFMT Radio Network is a leading producer and syndicator of a diverse selection of outstanding musical series, including Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin, the Beethoven Network, and the Jazz Network. Connect with WFMT on Facebook and Twitter.
