DOORS OPEN 5:30PM | WINE TASTING & MUSICAL PROGRAM 6PM | SILENT AUCTION 6-7:30PM
Bach Week Festival's 6th annual “BACHanalia, features pairings of live classical music with specially selected wines. Proceeds from the Bachanalia, hosted by the festival board, will support the spring 2023 Bach Week Festival, the 50th annual edition, with concerts in Evanston and Chicago.
"Bachanalia" combines the last name of German Baroque composer J.S. Bach and bacchanalia, the ancient Roman festival of entertainment and revelry named for Bacchus, Roman god of wine.
The program, "Vocal Fireworks!" will feature Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano, Ryan Belongie, countertenor, and Stephen Alltop, harpsichord performing works by J.S. Bach, Handel, Monteverdi, Vivaldi, and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre.
Mike Baker, an Advanced Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers and lead buyer for Vin Chicago, consults with the musicians and selects wines that echo the personalities of the musical works to be performed. Baker also listens to recordings and researches the music before making his wine choices. He will discuss each wine as it's poured for guests, followed by a performance of the musical work the wine was selected to complement.
