The San Francisco Bach Festival Opening Night Concert is a stunning program of music that captures the fun and vitality of the Baroque! Putting the artists of American Bach front and center, concertos for flutes, violas, violins, and harpsichord will enthrall your senses.
Sarah Coit — a recent recipient of The Jeffrey Thomas Award — will sing Bach's ravishing Cantata 170 that Classical FM says is "so beautiful it's basically from another planet." Voice and oboe d'amore blend together to express the work's title, "Delightful rest, beloved pleasure of the soul!"
A unique aspect of this program will be the exclusive debut of a newly composed work, specifically crafted for period instruments. American Bach has sponsored a competition among composition students at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the victorious piece will make its world premiere during this highly anticipated concert. This is an event that you won't want to miss!