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A Director's Series performance by the Washington Bach Consort Director’s Series Dive into the heart of classical music with the Washington Bach Consort’s Director’s Series
A Chamber Series performance by the Washington Bach Consort Chamber Series Join us as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Washington Bach Consort’s renowned chamber concert series! Experience one-of-a kind performances.
A Noontime Cantata performance by the Washington Bach Consort Noontime Cantatas Now entering its 36th season, the Noontime Cantata Series continues its mission of bringing the music of Johann Sebastian Bach to Washington, DC.
Daniel McCarthy

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The Viola d’Amore was an instrument unique in timbre and resonance that evoked special emotions in operas and cantatas of the finest Baroque composers. With no uniform tuning or construction, surviving examples use anywhere from four to seven strings, with as many as 21 “sympathetic strings.” Multi-instrumentalist Daniel McCarthy will showcase this unique instrument, with collaborators David Ross, Julie Bosworth, and Marc Bellassai.

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The Light of Monteverdi

Among the most celebrated works in Western musical history, Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610) was dedicated to Pope Paul V at a moment when Claudio Monteverdi was aiming to make a quantum leap in his career prospects. After 20 years in the service of the illustrious Duke of Mantua, Monteverdi’s Marian vespers was published only three years before his star rose to the great Basilica of San Marco in Venice, where he famously served as music director for 30 years.

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Washington Bach Consort

Founded in 1977 by the late Dr. J. Reilly Lewis, the Washington Bach Consort is a professional choral and orchestral ensemble based in Washington, DC, now led by Artistic Director Dr. Dana Marsh. The Consort is committed to ensuring that current and future audiences experience the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.

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