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In Memoriam

Dottie Welton, former VBF board president and long-time board member and leader (known fondly as "Mother Bach") passed away Thursday, December 11, 2008. Dottie's love, dedication, and determined work shaped the Festival over twenty-plus years of service. She is dearly missed.


Messiah

Handel's Messiah

March 27, 2009
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church
Tickets on sale Jan. 1
Craig Hella Johnson conducts a chamber orchestra on period instruments and members of the Conspirare choir in an intimate performance of Handel's most beloved work.




Thank you, Victoria, for a beautiful 2008 Festival!
Join us June 10-13, 2009.

VerdiEnd
Soprano Kallen Esperian, mezzo-soprano Robynne Redmon, tenor Karl Dent, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn with conductor Craig Hella Johnson following the June 20th Verdi Requiem performance

The 2008 Victoria Bach Festival ran June 15-20, culminating in a performance of Verdi's Requiem led by Artistic Director Craig Hella Johnson. Download the description of events (1.2 MB PDF), or the the week at a glance. Check back next week for more photographs of the 2008 Festival!

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Verdi
2008 Festival: Verdi Requiem performance. June 20, 2008, Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Victoria TX

Past Events and Performances

Paul Galbraith
Sunday, June 15, 2008 ~ 4 PM
Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts
Internationally renowned as a brilliant innovator of the classical guitar, Paul Galbraith has been working since the 1980s towards expanding the technical limits of his instrument while augmenting the quantity and quality of its repertoire.

View images from the Paul Galbraith concert

Lucas Miller, The Singing Zoologist :: May 13-14, 2008
Award-winning performer Lucas Miller entertained children and families using music, stories, puppets and humor to teach about monarch butterflies, wetlands, endangered species and other nature-related topics.

View images from the Lucas Miller concerts

Bach UNMASKED Party :: April 18, 2008

View images from the Bach UNMASKED party

MUNDI performed to enthusiastic South Texas crowds on January 19 and 20, 2008.

View images from the Mundi concerts in Victoria and Rockport

The 2007 Victoria Bach Festival culminated in a performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah.

View images from the 2007 Festival


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