Bach Festivals & Cantata Series
Chico Bach Festival

Name:

Chico Bach Festival

Location:

Chico, California, USA

Venues:

Department of Music, California State University, Chico - 400 West First Street, Chico, CA:
- Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall
- Harlen Adams Theatre Stage, PAC 144
- PAC Recital Hall
First Lutheran Church - 850 Cooper Street, Yuba City
Historic St. Augustine's Anglican Church, 3rd & Salem Sts.

Years:

Since 2003 (Annual Festival)

Months:

March

Artistic Director:

Ensembles:

Chico Chamber Singers & Chamber Orchestra
Choral Union
Camerata Capistrano
Chico Music Department students

Website:

Chico Bach Festival 2010
California State University, Chico: Department of Music
California Stae University, Chico: School of Arts

History & Mission:

2006 4^th Annual Festival: celebrated Mozart’s 250^th birthday!
2007 5^th Annual Festival: featured concerts, lectures and workshops.
2008 6^th Annual Chico Bach Festival: featured J.S. Bach and Mendelssohn.
2009 7^th Annual Festival: entitled “Highlighting Handel” and focued on the works of the Baroque composer and J.S. Bach’s contemporary George Frideric Handel, on the 250^th anniversary of his death.
2010 8^th Annual Festival: Italian influence on J.S. Bach and J.S. Bach’s influence on the Italians!

Recent Festivals:

4^th Festival: Mar 21, 2006
5^th Festival: Mar 13-15, 2007
6^th Festival: Mar 10-11, 2008
7^th Festival: Mar 8-10, 2009
8^th Festival: Mar 4-9, 2010
9^th Festival: Mar 24-27, 2011
10^th Festival: Mar 8-11, 2012

11^th Festival: Mar 15-16, 2013
12^th Festival: Mar 28-29, 2014
13^th Festival: Mar 26-27, 2015
14^th Festival: Apr 1-3, 2016

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