2024.25 Bach Festival Opening Ceremony

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HOSTED

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

For tickets and details about upcoming events, visit mso.org .

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