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      • Ein Kind ist uns geboren!
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  • ART::MUSIC
    • 2023-2024 Concerts >
      • The Most Famous Motet
      • The Treasury of Petrus Alamire
      • Ein Kind ist uns geboren!
      • Appear and Inspire
      • The Singing Walls
      • Two Tall Tales
      • The Most Ambitious Project
    • Learning and Exploration >
      • Brombaugh Organ Exploration
      • BachTalks
      • The Choir Loft >
        • The National Anthems by David Lang - Steve Osborn
        • Heinrich Schütz Symphoniae Sacrae I from 1629
    • Tickets
    • Donate today!
  • Who we are and What we do
    • Mission Statement
  • Our Ensembles
    • Sonoma Bach Choir
    • Circa 1600
    • Green Mountain Consort
    • Live Oak Baroque Orchestra
  • Support
    • Donate
    • Sponsor a Singer!
    • Escrip & Amazon Smile
  • Resources
    • Virtual Offerings - Archive >
      • The Choir Loft
      • Virtual BachTalk
      • Adventures in Sightsinging
      • Parliamo Italiano! Language Workshop
      • Madrigal Mondays
      • Chorale Wednesdays
      • Motet Fridays
      • Virtual Recording Projects
      • Virtual Concerts >
        • Live Oak Baroque Orchestra
        • Music for these Distracted Times - Barefoot All-Stars
        • Agave Baroque American Originals
        • Bach's Long Walk to Lübeck - Anne Laver, organ
    • Concert Programs
    • Scores & Parts
    • Choir Resources
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Virtual BachTalk
Season Introduction with Bob Worth

Thursday, September 28 at 7 p.m.
This is an online event.  Zoom link posted on September 28th
Click here to join meeting at 7PM Today!
​Meeting ID: 896 1900 4798
Passcode: 262937
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Join Sonoma Bach’s Music Director, Bob Worth for a Virtual BachTalk exploring the connection of art and music in Sonoma Bach’s 2023-24 season Art::Music.  Immerse yourself in our new season, exploring the intricate nuances and musical significance of each carefully curated concert experience.  Whether you’ve known Sonoma Bach for long time or are a curious newcomer, this BachTalk will give you the opportunity to discover the magic and beauty that awaits you in Sonoma Bach’s 2023-2024 season.


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Opening Recital: The Most Famous Motet
Saturday, October 21, 8PM & Sunday, October 22, 3PM
Bachgrounder lecture 35 minutes before each performance
Green Mountain Consort
Directed by Robert Worth
St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church
​Santa Rosa

Most anyone who loves Renaissance music, or anyone who has ever taken a music appreciation class, is familiar with the sublime ‘Ave Maria’ of Josquin Desprez (c1450-55–1521). One of the clearest exemplars of the Renaissance polyphonic style, it seems to breathe a world all its own. In our Opening Recital, we will explore the precursors of this magical piece, and also follow it into the future, as composers not only adopt its style, but also use it as the basis for so-called ‘parody’ works--
the ultimate form of musical compliment. And we’ll match the music with visual images from the signal episodes in
​the life of Mary which it commemorates.

Click here to order tickets to the Most Famous Motet

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Click here to order your season subscription
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​The Treasury of Petrus Alamire
Saturday, November 18, 8PM & Sunday, November 19, 3PM
Bachgrounder lecture 35 minutes before each performance
Circa 1600
Directed by Robert Worth and Amanda McFadden
Schroeder Hall, Green Music Center
​Rohnert Park

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​Early Music Christmas:
​Ein Kind ist uns geboren!

Saturday, December 16, 8PM & Sunday, December 17, 3PM
Bachgrounder lecture 35 minutes before each performance
Sonoma Bach Choir · Live Oak Baroque Orchestra
Directed by Robert Worth and Amanda McFadden
Schroeder Hall, Green Music Center
​Rohnert Park

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​Organ Recital: Appear and Inspire
Saturday, January 20, 3PM
Bachgrounder lecture 35 minutes before each performance
Anne Laver, organ
Circa 1600
Schroeder Hall, Green Music Center
​Rohnert Park

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​Sacred Realms: The Singing Walls
Saturday, March 9, 8PM & Sunday, March 10, 3PM
Bachgrounder lecture 35 minutes before each performance
Green Mountain Consort
Directed by Robert Worth
St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church
​Santa Rosa

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​Spring Returns: Two Tall Tales
Saturday, April 27, 8PM & Sunday, April 28, 3PM
Bachgrounder lecture 35 minutes before each performance
Circa 1600 · Barefoot Consort of Viols
Guest instrumentalists: Shira Kammen, Kevin Cooper
Illustrations by Julia Loopstra
Directed by Robert Worth and Amanda McFadden
​Schroeder Hall, Green Music Center
​Rohnert Park

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​Season Farewell:
​The Most Ambitious Project

Friday, May 24, 8PM & Saturday, May 25, 3PM
Bachgrounder lecture 35 minutes before each performance
Sonoma Bach Choir · Live Oak Baroque Orchestra
Directed by Robert Worth and Amanda McFadden

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