2024 Arizona Bach Festival
February 25 - March 17
The 2024 Festival brings superb musicians from around the world to join with local stars in presenting the music of Bach and his contemporaries. Josefien Stoppelenburg (soprano) from the Netherlands, Magda Schwerzmann (flute) from Switzerland, Leon Schelhase (harpsichord) from Philadelphia (Curtis), Daniel Swenberg (lute) from NYC (The Juilliard School) and Scott Dettra (organ) from Dallas all join with members of the ASU faculty and local artists in four magnificent concerts.
The Arizona Bach Festival presents:
Vocal Pedagogy Initiative 2023-2024
Josefien Stoppelenburg, Soprano
The Arizona Bach Festival announces its first year-long Vocal Pedagogy Initiative in a series of workshops, master classes, recitals, salon concerts, and private coaching with the renowned Dutch Soprano, Josefien Stoppelenburg. Individual vocal artists and ensembles are invited to participate in any or all of the four events of this program. In addition, private study is also available for a fee. Click here to download a PDF flyer that you can print, post & share!
The Melisma Course in September and Master Class in November were both successful and we look forward to the two more master classes and a salon recital at Orangewood Presbyterian Church in the Spring!
The 2023 Arizona Bach Festival was held February 26 through March 14, with concerts at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Phoenix and Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, Scottsdale. Our featured artists included organist Ken Cowan, soprano Josefien Stoppelenburg and many instrumental and vocal soloists selected from the best performers in Arizona. [click here to view the 2023 Festival Program]
Our 2022 Festival featured a virtuosic organist, world class Early Music specialists, the Arizona Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra performing glorious concertos of Bach’s era, and the saxophonists of Sinta Quartet as a stunning finale. [click here to view the 2022 Festival Program]
We offer Video Packages of both our 2022 and 2023 Festivals that you can watch in the comfort of your home!
Bach Talks
The Arizona Bach Festival proudly presents our resident Bach Scholar, Dr. Craig Westendorf, in “Bach Talk 2 – The Chorale,” the second of a series of informative videos about the fascinating elements of what makes the music of Johann Sebastian Bach so magnificent! (Here’s a link to Bach Talk 1)
2022 Festival Excerpts on YouTube
To experience a little taste of the variety and quality of our Festival artists, click here (or n the image below) for a YouTube playlist of brief excerpts from our 2022 Festival. Full concert videos from the 2022 and 2023 Festivals are available (for only $50/season) as Video Packages.
ABF on Social Media (and more)
Click here for YouTube playlists of some AZ Bach Festival Highlights! When you do that, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel!
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