Woven Strands
In collaboration with Music Worcester’s The Complete Bach
Saturday, March 21 @7:30 PM
Mechanics Hall
321 Main Street, Worcester
Pre-concert talk @7 PM by Chris Shepard
We present our own musical offering in a reimagining of Bach’s The Musical Offering. Two well-known and well-loved piano pieces are woven throughout the collection of canons and fugues, giving new and exhilarating life to all three pieces.
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach
Italian Concerto
Tocatta & Fugue in F-sharp minor
Musical Offering ♦ listen
With guest
Tracy Kraus, flute
This is presented in collaboration with Music Worcester as part of The Complete Bach, an eleven-year project to present all of the known works of J. S. Bach, ending on the 350th anniversary of his birth.
Guest Artist
“Supple and riveting…. elegant and adroit playing…dazzling” (Worcester Telegram) eloquently describes the playing of flutist Tracy Kraus. She has performed throughout Europe and the United States and participated in the Aspen and Tanglewood festivals. Her love of the Northern California coast led her to her current orchestral tenure with the Mendocino Music Festival. Ms. Kraus, co-founder and former Executive Director of the Worcester Chamber Music Society, led the group through a significant stage of growth and success.