Welcome! 2018 Festival Performers

Welcome to the 2018 Texas Bach Festival! Following MAT KREJCI, FLUTE the triumphant success of our inaugural 2017 festival, Mathew Krejci is Principal Flute of the Sacramento our second event is expanding to 9 total concerts, Philharmonic Orchestra and teaches flute at the University of the Pacific. Mr. Krejci has been Principal including one performance in Austin, and marks the Flute of the Bear Valley Music Festival for 37 years. debut of the TBF Camerata. TBF’s 2018 schedule is a He is also part of the Wild Basin Woodwind Quintet. mix of chamber music, recital, choral and orchestral repertoire, presented by an unparalleled roster of per- IAN DAVIDSON, OBOE formance artists. There Oboist Ian Davidson has appeared as soloist and cham- is something for every- ber musician in thirty-one countries on six continents. He is Solo English Horn of the Austin Symphony one, including oppor- Orchestra and Principal Oboe of the Austin Opera Or- tunities for sponsorship chestra and part of the Wild Basin Woodwind Quintet. and support, enabling these timeless works to STEPHEN GIRKO, CLARINET be shared with music Presently principal clarinetist with the Austin The aim and lovers throughout Cen- Symphony, Stephen Girko was appointed as principal clarinetist with the San Antonio Symphony for the final end tral Texas. Thank you, 1999-2000 season. Prior to that, he was the principal and see you there! clarinetist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. of all music Barry Scott Williamson should be none other than Founder & Artistic Director KYLE KORONKA, TRUMPET Kyle Koronka joined the Austin Symphony Orchestra the glory of God and the trumpet section in 2014. He has also performed with 2018 Festival Performers the Austin Opera, Round Rock Symphony, Abilene refreshment of the soul. Philharmonic, and Waco Symphony. TEXAS BACH FESTIVAL CHOIR This professional RICHARD KILMER, VIOLIN ensemble is comprised Richard Kilmer is currently Principal Second Violin of the finest Austin- with the Austin Symphony. He has been performed area vocal artists, each with the Amati Quartet, the Mendelssohn Trio, and the highly accomplished Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Michoacan. He is a in solo and ensemble member of the Artisan Quartet. The mission of the Texas Bach performance. Follow- ing its highly acclaimed 2017 Festival debut, the Choir Festival is to champion and will further display its expert versatility in 2018 with CALEB HANS POLASHEK, VIOLIN advance the great and timeless music performances of a cappella Bach motets, Brahms’ Caleb is a a tenured member of the Austin Symphony Liebeslieder Walzer Op. 52 and Vaughan Williams’ Orchestra’s violin section and the newest member of the of Johann Sebastian Bach and Serenade to Music. Artisan Quartet. He has performed in festivals around subsequent composers inspired by the country and has had solo engagements with orches- ARTISAN STRING QUARTET tras in Iowa and Texas. him in the Georgetown and greater The Artisan Quartet is Central Texas areas; and, by means DOUGLAS HARVEY, CELLO comprised of mostly Austin of large- and small-scale performance, Symphony principal players: In 2002, Douglas Harvey became the youngest princi- Richard Kilmer, Violin, Caleb pal cellist in the almost 100 year history of the Austin music education and outreach/ Symphony Orchestra. He has performed as soloist with BARRY SCOTT WILLIAMSON Hans Polashek, Violin, Bruce collaborative events, to prolifically orchestras such as the San Antonio, Flint, Austin, and ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Williams, Viola, Douglas Har- San Angelo Symphony Orchestras. vey, Cello. The Artisan Quartet traveled to New York to engage, inform and enrich citizens perform on the Carnegie Hall Weil Recital Hall Chamber For tickets and information please visit of all ages and the surrounding Music Series in 2012. www.texasbachfestival.org Arts community.

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The Texas Bach Festival gratefully acknowledges ARTISAN QUARTET AT THE DELANEY CHAMBER MUSIC OF BACH AND BRAHMS MEREDITH RUDUSKI, SOPRANO the generous sponsorship by Our Lady of the Sun 4/22/18, 2:00 pm “Mix and Mingle,” 2:30 pm concert Thurs 7/5/18, 8:00 pm, - Tickets $25/$20/$15 Hailed by critics for her “radiant,” “mellif- luous” soprano voice, Meredith sings with Rosary Cemetery & Prayer Gardens, City The Delaney at Georgetown Village St. Helen Catholic Church, Georgetown Grammy-nominated Seraphic Fire, Grammy of Georgetown Arts & Culture, Georgetown 359 Village Commons Blvd., Georgetown 78633 2700 E. University Ave, Georgetown, TX 78626 -nominated True Concord, Santa Fe Desert Health Foundation, Mel’s Lone Star Lanes, Pat An afternoon of elegant chamber music featuring the Haydn Featuring J. S. Bach’s Trio Sonata, BWV 1079, Franz Krom- Chorale, and Texas Early Music Project. Leone, Kathleen Clifford-Grazinskas, Marion String Quartet Op. 74, No. 1 and Borodin’s ”Nochturn” from mer’s Oboe Quartet No. 1 and Johannes Brahms’ Clarinet JEFFREY JONES-RAGONA, TENOR LaMantia, Jim & Maggie Taliano, Georgetown String Quartet No. 2. Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115 featuring the Artisan Quartet, Jeffrey Jones-Ragona serves as the Artistic Public Library, The Gabriel’s Funeral Chapel, with Mat Krejci, Ian Davidson, Stephen Girko, Richard Kilmer The Delaney at Georgetown Village, First Texas Director of the Capital City Men’s Chorus FRENCH AND GERMAN ART SONGS and Caleb Hans Polashek. (Austin, TX), the Director of Music at the Bank, Greg and Kanae’s Jewelry and Art, Jeffrey Sun 6/17/18, 2:00 pm Cathedral of Saint Mary (Austin), and as Williamson, Ruth McEntire, George Lourigan and BACH MOTETS AND MORE Georgetown Library, Hewlett Room Conductor at Temple Beth Israel (Austin). Don & Pat Nadon. 402 W. 8th St., Georgetown 78626 Fri 7/6/18, 8:00 pm - Tickets: $25/$20/$15 St. Helen Catholic Church, Georgetown KEELY J. RHODES, MEZZO SOPRANO A delightful concert of art songs from Fauré, Debussy and Featuring J. S. Bach Motets Jesu, meine Freude (BWV 227) Hailed for her versatility and “true rich Make a Donation Schumann performed by Meredith Ruduski, Gil Zilkha and tone,” Keely performs with such ensembles and Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (BWV 225), Brahms’ Rick Rowley, as part of “Live Music at the Library” series. as: Apollo Master Chorale, Blacksburg The Texas Bach Festival is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52 and Vaughan Williams’ Serenade Master Chorale, Conspirare, Kinnara organization, making all donations tax-deductible. DEATH AND THE MAIDEN to Music, featuring the Texas Bach Festival Choir and Soloists Ensemble, and the Santa Fe Desert Chorale. Your gift is crucial, not only in bringing to life of Fri 6/29/18, 12:00 noon with pianist Rick Rowley. our 2018 Festival performances in Georgetown GIL ZILKHA, BASS 26th District Courtroom, Williamson Co. Courthouse TEXAS BACH FESTIVAL CAMERATA Gil has performed with such ensembles as and Austin, but also in our continued performance 710 Main St., Georgetown 78626 Sat 7/7/18, 8:00 pm - Tickets: $25/$20/$15 the Texas Early Music Project, La Follia, activities in Central Texas and beyond. Join us for Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14, (“Death and the St. Helen Catholic Church, Georgetown Conspirare, the Oregon Bach Festival Berwick Chorus, Vox Humana, and Spire Chamber DONATION LEVELS: Maiden”) performed by the Artisan Quartet. Featuring J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major Ensemble of Kansas City. Festival Impresario – $5,000 (BWV 1047), G. F. Handel’s Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Maestro Circle – $2,500 TEXAS BACH FESTIVAL WINE AND CHEESE NIGHT Major (HWV 348), and W. A. Mozart, Exsultate, jubilate TIM O’BRIEN, BARITONE Tim has sung with Austin Opera, the Concert Master – $1,000 Sun 7/1/18, 5:30 pm mixer, 6:30 pm concert (KV 165) featuring Meredith Ruduski,, Kyle Koronka, Mat Minnesota Opera, the Dale Warland Singers, Chorus Master – $500 Cowan Creek Amenity Center, Florence/Georgetown Krejci, Ian Davidson, Richard Kilmer, Keely Rhodes, Tim the National Lutheran Choir, and the Rose Rooms. 1433 Cool Spring Way, Georgetown 78633 Patron – $250 O’Brien and Gil Zilkha. Ensemble. He can also be heard on eleven Friend - up to $249 Featuring the Haydn: String Quartet Op. 74, No. 1 and commercial recordings. MUSIC OF BACH, MOZART AND BEETHOVEN Name: ______Borodin’s “Nochturn” from String Quartet No. 2 performed by the Artisan Quartet. Sun 7/8/18, 3:00 pm - Tickets: $25/$20/$15 RICK ROWLEY, PIANO Address: ______St. Helen Catholic Church, Georgetown Rick Rowley has concertized with many of the world’s finest instrumentalists and singers. Featuring J. S. Bach’s Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D Major (BWV Donation Amount: ______His solo and collaborative performances have 1028), W. A. Mozart’s Violin Sonata No. 32 in B-Flat Major taken him throughout the United States, Payment Type : Check, Credit Card (KV 454), and Beethoven’s String Quartet in C Major (Op. Europe and Latin America. 59, no. 3) featuring the Artisan Quartet with Douglas Harvey, Credit: Visa, Mastercard, Am. Express, Discover. TOBY BLUMENTHAL, PIANO Richard Kilmer, and Toby Blumenthal. Ms. Blumenthal has appeared as soloist with Card Name: ______the Chicago and Houston Symphony Orches- BACH MOTETS AND MORE AT ST. MARTIN’S tras. Ms. Blumenthal is Artistic Director Sun 7/8/18, 3:00 pm - Tickets: $25/$20/$15 Card Number: ______and Pianist for Classic Chamber Concerts in St. Martin’s Lutheran, 606 15th St W, Austin, TX 78701 Georgetown and Round Rock. Expiration Date: ______CCV Code: ______A repeat of our Friday night Concert in central Austin. Detach and mail with payment to: TBF, P.O. Box 27407, Austin, TX 78755

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