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A Community Celebrates 20 Years of Bach

June 19, 2012Last updated September 22, 2014 by Chris Edwards

A German Bach specialist once observed that the music of Johann Sebastian Bach can be played successfully on modern or on period instruments, “but what you can’t recreate is the

Bach Festival Marks 20 Years with Grammy Winner Eugene Friesen

June 5, 2012Last updated September 22, 2014 by Samantha Cole

Over 300 years may have passed since Johann Sebastian Bach swept a stage in Germany, but the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival will stir its strings and winds for the 20th

Festival Strings Along Music Aficionados

June 18, 2008 by Jim Bishop

Among the gifts offered to those attending the 16th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival were visible enthusiasm among participating musicians as they re-created and interpreted selections by some of the

Bach Festival Offers ‘Sneak Preview’ Talks

May 8, 2008 by Jim Bishop

What’s on the smorgasbord menu for the 16th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival? One tasteful way to find out is to attend a series of talks designed to prepare the

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