Bach Around the Clock 2026
March 21, 2026
About the Concert
A free community-wide marathon celebration of the music and majesty of Johann Sebastian Bach. From sunup to sundown, you’ll hear superb string soloists, renowned organists, guitarists, pianists, choirs, & brilliant ensembles, performing the inspiring and moving works of “the immortal god of harmony.“
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church- 2807 N Augusta St, Staunton
Program
9:00 AM - Preludio
Great beginnings to Bach's solo works, featuring members of the Heifetz Ensemble in Residence with additional guests.
10:00 AM - Bach At The Top of the Pops
Heifetz President & CEO Benjamin K. Roe explores how Bach's works have inspired everything from classical revivals to modern pop.
11:00 AM - Club Bach
Members of Staunton's Thursday Morning Music Club in a program of works by JSB for recorder and flute.
11:30 AM - Club Bach
Bach for Gamba Heifetz alumna Yeh-Chun Lin and faculty pianist Yandi Chen perform the stirring Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1027.
12:00 PM - Bach and the Boys
Vocal and keyboard works by JS Bach and his sons
12:30 PM - Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
The Shenandoah Chamber Players present Bach's energetic 6th concerto, featuring four violas!
1:00 PM - Bach Da Spalla, Part I
Renowned Heifetz alum Andrew Gonzalez performs the complete Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 on the compelling sound of the six-string Baroque instrument.
1:30 PM - Bach's French Suites, Part I
Pianist Lawrence Quinnett plays Bach’s charming French Suites Nos. 1,3 & 5.
2:30 PM - Bach for Brass
The elite local ensemble Nickel Plate Brass performs great works of Bach.
3:00 PM - Bach from the Balcony
Members of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Chapter of the American Guild of Organists perform some of JSB's great organ works on Christ Lutheran's magnificent Op. 24 Taylor & Boody Organ.
3:50 PM - A Bach Birthday Coffee and Cake Break!
March 21 is JSB's 341st birthday, and we'll celebrate with some Kaffee und Kuchen fit for Bach the Koenig!
4:05 PM - Bach at the Keyboard
Pianist Lawrence Quinnett is front and center with the Heifetz Ensemble in Residence to play Bach's sprightly Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1054.
4:30 PM – Bach's French Suites, Part II
Pianist Lawrence Quinnett resumes his survey of Bach's French Suite with Nos. 2, 4, & 6.
5:00 PM – Bach Da Spalla, Part II
Heifetz alum Andrew Gonzalez returns to the BATC stage to perform the complete Cello Suite No. 6 in D major on the viola da spalla.
5:30 PM – The Goldberg Variations
Bach’s epic Goldberg Variations in the remarkable arrangement for string quartet by Heifetz Artistic Director Nicholas Kitchen.
6:30 PM – Feature Organ Recital: Daniel Aune
The resident organist at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University & Christ Lutheran Church, Baltimore, performs an assortment of Bach’s organ works.
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