Bach Festivals & Cantata Series
Arizona Bach Festival

Name:

Arizona Bach Festival (ABF)

Location:

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Venues:

All Saints' Episcopal Church - 6300 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ
Viad Tower (Loby) - 1850 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ
Central United Methodist Church - 1875 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ
Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, AZ

Years:

Since 2010 (Annual Festival)

Months:

January

Artistic Director:

Scott Alan Youngs

Ensembles:

Phoenix Chorale
Festival Orchestra

Website:

Arizona Bach Festival
Arizona Bach Festival on Facebook
Arizona Bach Festival Channel on YouTube

History & Mission:

The seven-year series of Bach Cantata performances known as "American Bach" is now being launched as a community-wide nonprofit organization and made its debut in January 2010 as the Arizona Bach Festival. Performances still include the great players of the Phoenix Symphony, and the chorus is the Phoenix Chorale (of Grammy fame). Scott Youngs is on the podium, and our guest concertmaster is Dr. Stephen Redfield, violinist extraordinaire! The organ recitals took place at All Saints' Episcopal, Phoenix, on the gorgeous Visser mechanical action organ, featuring Dr. Kimberly Marshall from Arizona State University and Scott Dettra, the organist from the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.
In addition to the two organ recitals, Stephen Redfield performed in a solo violin concert in the lobby of the Viad Tower and the Festival Orchestra, Phoenix Chorale, and soloists presented J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248) at Phoenix's Central United Methodist Church.

Recent Festivals:

1^st Festival: Jan 3-7, 2010
2^nd Festival: Jan 7-15, 2011
3^rd Festival: Jan 8-14, 2012
4^th Festival: Jan 6-13, 2013
5^th Festival: Jan 11-26, 2014
6^th Festival: Jan 11-25, 2015
7^th Festival: Jan 8-24, 2016
8^th Festival: Feb 15-Mar 8, 2017
9^th Festival: Jan 12–27, 2018
10^th Festival: Feb 25-Mar 17, 2019

11^th Festival: Jan 26-Feb 9, 2020
12^th Festival: Feb 21+28 & Mar 7, 2021 (virtual)
13^th Festival: Feb 27-Mar 19, 2022
14^th Festival: Feb 26-Mar 14, 2023
15^th Festival: Feb 25-Mar 17, 2024
16^th Festival: Feb 16-Mar 6, 2025
17^th Festival: Feb 15-Mar 8, 2026

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