The 16th annual FREE festival of the music of J.S.Bach, BACHanalia, returns to Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, April 19, 2024. Running without breaks from 4-10 p.m., over 100 local musicians will share their talent and love of Bach with a varied line-up on both expected and unexpected instruments.
”Bach” again this year are ensembles, such as, the Sam Levine Jazz Quartet, the Blair String Quartet, Fugueatives, Music City Baroque, Harpistry, the Nashville Saxophone Quartet, Vanderbilt Youth Choirs, and the Middle TN Suzuki Association. Newcomers will include the Vanderbilt University Bassoon Ensemble and the Nashville Symphony Chorus. A few of the soloists are Nathan Cheung, Robert Marler, Matthew Phelps, Daniel Reinker, Dale Nickell, Dawn Seidenschwarz and Marlayna Maynard.

Our canteen will have homemade soups, breads, and desserts for purchase. Festival tee shirts and mugs are also available for sale. Ample nearby free parking will be available on 9th Avenue in the Baptist garage next to Christ Church with additional spaces in the new Tempo Hotel garage across the street.

BACHhanalia brings together three of the best things about Nashville -- Christ Church Cathedral, talented musicians, and enthusiastic volunteers. The event features six hours of Johann Sebastian Bach's music performed in ways old and new. To do this, we need dozens of volunteers to usher, sell t-shirts, serve soup in the canteen, serve as stagehands, and help us welcome hundreds of visitors. Come for the fellowship, stay for the incredible music.
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