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Concerto Competition Update
The Harvard Bach Society Orchestra is hosting its annual concerto competition! Open to all Harvard undergraduates, the competition will have its first round on Friday-Saturday, March 2-3. Several finalists will proceed to the second round, scheduled for the night of Sunday, March 4. The winner will be the featured soloist at the BachSoc concert on Friday, April 20, 2012. The due date for entering is 11:59 pm, Friday, February 24. You can register for the competition here. Please address any questions to competitions coordinator Sandra Korn at sandrakorn (at) college. Best of luck to everyone!
Apply to become BachSoc's next music director!
Are you interested in conducting a student orchestra? We are now accepting applications for BachSoc music director for the 2012-13 season. The application is due in the BachSoc mailbox in the music building by 5pm on Wednesday, February 22nd. Interviews will be held during the evening of Sunday, February 26th, and finalists will be asked to conduct the orchestra in a rehearsal on the evening of Wednesday, March 7th. If you have any questions, please contact General Manager Jessy Hwang at jhwang (at) college. Best of luck!
Announcing the winner of the 2011-2012 BachSoc Composition Competition
Congratulations to Zach Sheets '13, the winner of this year's composition competition. We will be performing his piece, "Kaleidoscope Scenes," at our third concert of the year on March 24, 2012. For more information, click here.
Upcoming Concert
BachSoc presents the second concert of its season on Sunday, December 4th, 2011 at
3:00PM in
Sanders Theatre. The program includes:
Hindemith Overture to "Amor and Psyche"
Brahms Schicksalslied for choir and orchestra
with the Harvard University Choir
Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major
Announcing the 2011-2012 Concerto and Composition Competitions!
Every year, BachSoc runs a Concerto Competition and a Composition Competition, both of which are open to all Harvard undergraduates. For application information, please see our competitions page. The deadline for submissions to the Composition Competition is Friday, December 9, 2011, and the deadline for applications to the Concerto Competition is Friday, February 10, 2012. Questions should be directed to our competitions coordinator, Sandra Korn, who can be reached at sandrakorn (at) college (dot) harvard (dot) edu.
Upcoming Concert
BachSoc presents the first concert of its season on Saturday, October 8th, 2011 at
8:30PM in
Lowell Lecture Hall. The program includes:
Mozart Ballet Music from "Idomeneo"
Rautavaara Cantus Arcticus for tape and orchestra
Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 92
Welcome, Class of 2015!
Dear Freshmen,
Welcome to Harvard! College is as much about forming relationships and pursuing your passions as
it is about academics. Hence BachSoc, the university's only entirely student-run orchestra. Our
musicians, conductor, and staff are all students, which means being in BachSoc is both an intimate
musical experience and an easy way to get to know your talented peers. Want to learn more?
- Read the welcome letter from our conductor, Jesse, to you.
- Check out our FAQ page.
- See the repertoire for the next year on our performances page.
- Compare many of the musical groups here at Harvard.
- Visit the BachSoc table at the Activities Fair on Friday, September 2nd, from 4:00pm - 7:00pm.
- Auditions for the orchestra will be held from Wednesday, August 31st to Saturday, September 3rd. Please click here to sign up!
- Send any questions/comments/concerns to bachsoc@hcs.harvard.edu. Really, we'd love to hear from you.
Best of luck in your first year!
Jesse, Aaron, Jessy, Gabe and Julianna
Senior Staff of the Bach Society Orchestra
Upcoming Concert
BachSoc presents the final concert of its season on Friday, April 22nd, 2011 at
8PM in
Sanders Theater. The program includes:
Rossini Overture to "La Cenerentola"
Copland Concerto for Clarinet in C Major
Jonathan Cohler '80, clarinet
Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G Minor
Announcing BachSoc's Music Director 2011-12!
It is our pleasure to announce that Jesse Wong '12 has been elected as the music director of BachSoc for the 2011-12 season. Jesse is currently a junior in Pforzheimmer House, concentrating in music. We look forward to his debut at our next concert on Friday, April 22nd, as we perform Rossini's Overture to La Cenerentola under his direction.
Upcoming Concert
BachSoc presents the third concert of its season on Friday, March 25th, 2011 at
8PM in
Sanders Theater. We have decided to dedicate this as a benefit concert to raise funds for the
victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan last week. To this end, we will donate 50%
of our profits from this concert to the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Fund, and
we will work with the Harvard Japan Society to collect additional donations before and after the concert,
as well as during intermission. The program includes:
Mendelssohn Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major
Ryu Goto '11, violin
Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D Major
Want to Direct BachSoc's 57th Season?
The Bach Society Orchestra is looking for a Harvard undergraduate to lead the orchestra in its 2011-2012 Season. The orchestra prides itself for its tradition of student leadership and boasts an impressive list of alumni who today are prominent musicians, composers, and conductors around the world. The post requires a substantial year-long commitment, but it is likely to be your most rewarding experience here at Harvard. We invite all interested individuals to apply.
Information about the application process can be found here, and the application can be found here. Applications are due by February 23rd. Please direct all questions to General Manager Emerita Jen Chen (chen20@fas).
Conversation with Former BachSoc Music Director Hugh Wolff!
Learning From Performers (Office for the Arts at Harvard), Bach Society Orchestra and New England Conservatory present:
a conversation with conductor HUGH WOLFF ‘75
moderated by Yuga Cohler ‘11
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 4 pm
Room 2, Music Building
Admission free, open to the public
Information: 617.495.8676,
http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/lfp/details.php?ID=41896
A conductor whose interests span Baroque performance practice and the championing of new works, Hugh Wolff—who conducted Harvard’s Bach Society Orchestra as an undergraduate—will discuss his career during a discussion/Q&A moderated by current Bach Society music director Yuga Cohler. Wolff joined the faculty of the New England Conservatory in 2008 as the Stanford and Norma Jean Calderwood Director of Orchestras, and has conducted a large share of NEC's College orchestral concerts for the past two seasons. In fall 2009, as Chair of Orchestral Conducting, he began work with students admitted to NEC for an elite training program. Wolff will conduct the NEC Philharmonia at a performance on Friday, February 4, 8 pm at Sanders Theatre featuring soloist Julia Glenn, violin, who is enrolled in the Harvard-NEC joint degree program. Information: http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/cal/details.php?ID=41710
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