BY Ken-David Masur | Marquita Edwards
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Colectivo Coffee
Simone Gheller, organ
Cavalier Johnson, Mayor of Milwaukee
Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee Chamber Choir
Ryan Tani, conductor
Milwaukee Children’s Choir
Dr. John Bragle, artistic director
Milwaukee Choristers
Dr. James B. Kinchen, Jr., director
Milwaukee City Hall
Milwaukee Festival Brass
Mark A. Taylor, director
Tom Robertson, conductor
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO)
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Bach Ensemble
Ravenna Helson, director
Roberta Ricci, vocal coach
North Division High School
Kelben Davis | Nathanyal Sledge | Ms. Fozia Habib
St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
John Paradowski, organist and director of music
Trinity Episcopal Church
Curt Sather, organist and director of music
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee String Academy
The Well-Tempered Harps
Mary Keppeler, harp
Tahlia Morris, harp
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
Suzuki String Players
Adrien Zitoun, cello sponsored by
BACH FEST OPENING CEREMONY
Monday, March 18, 2025 at 7:00 pm
ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL
Ken-David Masur, music director and host
Marquita Edwards, director of community engagement and host Cavalier Johnson, Mayor of Milwaukee and speaker
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
I. Prelude
Adrien Zitoun, cello
Concerto in D minor for Two Violins and String Orchestra, BWV 1043
I. Vivace
MSO Bach Double Competition Winners violin I
Julia Castro (2025) • Lydia Elwert (2024, 2025)
Linnea Lee Gillmore (2020) • Sage Rinehart (2022)
Hayley Stevens (2023, 2025) Lydia Van Gelderen (2025)
Christina Zheng (2024)
violin II
Milo Burns (2024) • Nero Eichinger (2022, 2023)
Karina Mae Goyette (2025) • Elliana Kang (2025) • Alina Schultz (2025)
Nishanth Suthan (2022) • Hannah Lynn Van Gelderen (2020)
John Zempel (2024) • Kenneth Zhang (2023, 2024)
Simone Gheller, organ
Adrien Zitoun, cello
Ken-David Masur, conductor
“Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” from Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben [Heart and mouth and deed and life], BWV 147
Mary Keppeler, harp
Tahlia Morris, harp
Jesu, meine Freude [Jesus, my joy], BWV 227
I. Jesu, meine Freude
Malik Johnson, cello
Milwaukee Children’s Choir
Dr. John Bragle, artistic director
MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Bach Ensemble
Ravenna Helson, director
Roberta Ricci, vocal coach
Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
X. Suscepit Israel
Sophie Hanna, soprano
Masha Malinkine, soprano
Serena Ball, oboe
Audrey Chang, keyboard
Helen Knox, alto
Gabrielle Peck, cello
Der Herr denket an uns [The Lord is mindful of us], BWV 196
I. Sinfonia
Anna Lena Derocher, violin
Adela Ramirez, cello
Jennifer Raychel, viola
Faith Weigand, bassoon
Colette Wiering, violin
Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister [Light-minded frivolous spirits], BWV 181
I. Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister
Eric Hanna, bass
Serena Ball, oboe
Anna Lena Derocher, violin
Gabrielle Peck, cello
Adela Ramirez, cello
Jennifer Raychel, viola
Faith Weigand, bassoon
Colette Wiering, violin
Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden [Praise the Lord, all ye nations], BWV 230
Milwaukee Chamber Choir
Ryan Tani, conductor
BACH SING-ALONG
Jesu, meine Freude [Jesus, my joy], BWV 227 (Music available on page 4)
X. Weicht, ihr Trauergeister
Ken-David Masur, conductor
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