AMERICAN BACH SOLOISTS

Today is the day. In this week’s eNews read about all tickets being on sale for the 2021-2022 season and this week’s The Baroque Experience. #CarpeDiem

THANK YOU for supporting ABS's annual fundraising gala, SPARKLE. Because of the generosity of so many, we raised much needed funds to ensure ABS is here for generations to come. Stay tuned, tickets for Messiah, New Year's Eve, and all single tickets go on sale Friday! #celebrate

SUPPORT ABS TODAY! You can support ABS's Sparkle Live gala with a fund-a-need donation by simply visiting americanbach.org/giving today. Thank you for being a part of our musical family.

ABS's Sparkle Live online auction closes in just one hour. It's not too late to purchases tickets to any of our ABS Exclusives or bid on our vast array of auction items. Visit americanbach.org/gala now.

ABS Academy Application Deadline in 8 Weeks #ABSAcademy #AmericanBach

Some Music for Today - https://youtu.be/2UGKEWJoFCc - We Wish You Peaceful, Restful, Happy, and Healthy Holidays! #AmericanBach #MerryChristmas

Wishing you peace, health, and happiness. https://youtu.be/F0LaWcQ_oUc

Thank you to the 1000+ #music-lovers who joined us for the premiere of #Handel's #Messiah in Grace Cathedral! Enjoy this masterpiece, in its entirety, any time at YouTube.com/AmericanBachSoloists Subscribe, like, comment + follow us for news on our 2021 performance films!

For many, December means performing Handel's Messiah, and we're happy to help you keep that tradition! Starting at 5pm Pacific, whether you're a professional chorus member, a sing-along aficionado, amateur chorister, or an avid instrumentalist, join in the #music-making whenever you like. And take a break for a movement or two to enjoy the gorgeous cinematography or add to the live chat. Please subscribe + watch at YouTube.com/AmericanBachSoloists Pause or rewind at any time.... If tonight doesn't work for you, don't worry, the film will remain on our YouTube channel for good, so watch later, rehearse along with our orchestra, chorus + soloists, and share + comment. PROGRAM: https://americanbach.org/Messiah-Stream-Booklet.pdf MUSIC SCORES: https://americanbach.org/Messiah-Stream-Premiere.html

Announcing the 2021 ABS ACADEMY - Applications Open - Postponed 2020 Festival & Academy Now Planned for July 25August 8 2021 #ABSAcademy #AmericanBach

ABS eNews: "Handel's Messiah in Grace Cathedral" & "A Baroque New Year's Eve at the Opera" postponed until 2021. #AmericanBach

"Fridays with Friends" - Souvenirs of our Seasons #3 - a "memory lane" of the great moments that make ABS seasons so engaging - this week's video is titled "An ABS Year in Review" and it's narrated by Artistic Director Jeffrey Thomas. #AmericanBach

"Fridays with Friends" #AmericanBach "Reminiscences" https://youtu.be/RwLeLn3donI Soundtrack from "Tranquility" https://americanbach.org/recordings/Tranquility/index.html

Harpsichordist Corey Jamason played "Les Barricades Mystérieuses (The Mysterious Barricades) by François Couperin as part of our recent live-streamed gala. Watch it at https://youtu.be/35MuLPPXW-o?t=2999 + we hope you'll donate at AmericanBach.org to help us bring #EarlyMusic back to the #BayArea soon! Jamason has been fascinated with #baroque #music ever since he was a young piano student. Degrees from #Yale + #IndianaUniversity followed. In 2001, he joined the faculty at SSan Francisco Conservatory of Musicwhere he teaches historical keyboards + is chair of the #HistoricalPerformance program. #harpsichord

"Fridays with Friends" Souvenirs of our Seasons - Celebrating 10 Years of the ABS Academy #ABSAcademy #AmericanBach

See how mentorship has shaped the ABS Academy + helps us change the faces of #EarlyMusic. Watch an overview of the program + its success as part of our recently streamed gala fundraiser at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2nU6_RRlDE&feature=youtu.be You can learn more + support the training of young #musicians with a contribution at AmericanBach.org/sparkle

#Violinist Toma Iliev, born in #Bulgaria, was the winner of the Leipzig International #Bach Competition’s 2014 Christa Bach-Marschall Foundation Prize. In addition to his performances with ABS, he is the holder of the Ruth + Charles Poindexter Chair with the Portland Baroque Orchestra. He performs not only on #Baroque + Classical #violin, but also on Baroque + #Classical #viola, viola d'amore, tenor #viol, bass viol +, as you'll hear in our recent live-streamed gala, on #harpsichord! https://youtu.be/35MuLPPXW-o?t=1149 Enjoy watching through the end of the week + please share about, + kindly contribute to, our campaign for support, so we can bring #EarlyMusic back to the #BayArea after the quarantine. Visit AmericanBach.org/sparkle

Catch some familiar faces in the #EarlyMusic scene + American Bach Soloists family, Nola Richardson, Soprano and #soprano Shawnette Sulker, who sent greetings as part of our live-streamed gala fundraiser. https://youtu.be/35MuLPPXW-o?t=4415 Please help us bring such talented #singers back to the stage with a donation at AmericanBach.org/sparkle, and there you can enjoy watching more #musicians share their #art and words of inspiration, which we can all use in these times.

Mischa Bouvier, baritone, with Margaret Kampmeier on #piano, sang an excerpt from "Memories," by Charles Ives, as part of our gala live stream event, which you can replay through the end of the week. https://youtu.be/35MuLPPXW-o?t=4466 You can still help bolster our fundraising campaign by sharing the word about and/or donating at AmericanBach.org/sparkle

Thank you so much for your immense support of our gala fundraiser! We are so very grateful for your generosity. You can watch our live-streamed fundraiser at https://youtu.be/35MuLPPXW-o We always welcome donations, supporting our #EarlyMusic performance + educational pursuits, at AmericanBach.org

Donate $250 or more by the end of today’s live stream fundraiser, winding down around 7pm Pacific + receive your choice of an autographed CD. Either a maestro Jeffrey Thomas signed #Bach Orchestral Suites, an Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Countertenor signed album of #Gluck, #Handel + #Vivaldi, or a Mary Wilson, Soprano autographed copy of #Handel’s Silete Venti, Laudate Pueri Dominum, + Gloria. And there’s still time to bid in our online auction, closing at midnight! Support #EarlyMusic at AmericanBach.org/sparkle #SparkleAtHome

#Violinist Tatiana Chulochnikova plays #Baroque #German composer #Telemann's "Siciliana & Vivace from Fantasia for Violin without Bass" as part of our live stream fundraiser. Watch now or catch the replay at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChULGHt--P-FElZ2-1b3IAg