Sonora, CA…Program Features Vocal and Instrumental Music of J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and more. The Sonora Bach Festival will present it’s “Locals’ Concert”, Sunday, October 13 at 3:00 P.M. at Chapel In the Pines, 18580 Cherokee Drive, Twain Harte, CA. Tickets are $20 and are available at the door; The Mountain Bookshop in the Junction Shopping Center; online at sonorabach.org; or by calling the festival at (209) 536-6330.

The Sonora Bach Festival will be presenting the second of its October events. Fifteen local performers will present the instrumental and vocal music of classical composers. Marguerite Close, Concert manager said, “This community is rich in classical talent.  Every year, I look forward to the Bach Festival Locals Concert where we can hear and see our friends and neighbors performing beautiful music”.

This year the musicians will perform on violin, voice, guitar, piano, and flute. They perform as soloists and ensemble players which will include duets and quartets. They are all active in choral and instrumental groups in the Central Sierra.

One unusual offering is a concerto for 4 violins without any accompaniment. Written by George Philippe Telemann, a contemporary of J. S. Bach, the concerto uses the 4 violins playing alternating role as soloists and sometimes accompanists. The ensemble are all members the Brook Moes family including their teacher and father, Brook Moes; Brynja Moes (Daughter); Ethan Moes (Son); and Victoria Moes Hare (Daughter). All were taught violin by their father who has the Suzuki School of Northern California in Angels Camp.

Making his Bach festival debut, is Tristan Peretti. He studied piano and composition at San Jose State University with Dr. Gwendolyn Mok, detouring into a rock ‘n’ roll band for a number of years.  He moved to Tuolumne County in 2021 with his wife where he currently sings in the Saint Patrick’s parish choir. He will be playing three (from 555!) of the short, 1-movement sonatas for the keyboard by Domenico Scarlatti.

Other Performers are Sheila Low, Soprano; Esau Munoz, Guitar; Sandra Betti, Flute; Janet Telford, Flute; Mark Siever, Piano; Linelle Marshall, Soprano; Bethany Winters, piano; Enoch Samraj, Bass-Baritone; Gail Johnson, Piano; and John Carter, Conductor;

The program will be Music of Vivaldi; Schumann; J.S. Bach; Domenico Scarlatti; Handel.
Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor/Vivaldi; Stille Tranen, Op. 35, NO. 10/Schumann; Air from Suite #3, BWV 1068/Bach; Sonata in E Major, K. 380; Sonata in B Minor, K. 87; Sonata in B Minor, K. 27/D. Scarlatti; Concerto in C Major, RV. 533/Vivaldi Concerto for 4 Violins in D major/Telemann; Bist Du Bei Mir/J. S. Bach; Ben Conosco a Poco a Poco from “ Arsilda Regina di Ponto”/Vivaldi; Prelude and Fuge in D Minor from Well Tempered Clavier, Vol. I/J.S. Bach; from “Judas Maccabaeus: Recitative “I feel the Deity Within” and Aria “Arm, \arm ye brave” /Handel; and the chorus Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring from Cantata 147/J. S. Bach

The performance will conclude with Bach’s “Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring with all the performers and the audience and conducted by board member, and retired Columbia College Professor, John Carter.

Said Marguerite Close, “I hope everyone that has even the slightest interest will come.  It will definitely be worth it!”