Event Directory Search for upcoming events Picks and Previews Plan ahead to check out these not-to-be-missed events All Theatre Dance Music Film & Media Visual Art Literary Festival Promotion Free Festival Oregon Bach Festival Director Matthew Halls | Photo: Courtesy of CPO May 25, 2017 - May 27, 2017 Bach@Knox Matthew Halls joins the Calgary Philharmonic for this year's festival Amy Jo Espetveidt Location Knox United Church 506 4th St. SW Price $45 Buy Tickets An essential celebration of Bach, Matthew Halls, the director of the internationally-renowned Oregon Bach Festival, leads the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra for this annual festival. Head to the beautiful Knox United Church to hear examples of Bach’s finest including a reconstructed score. Bach St. Mark Passion May 25 – 26, 2017, 7:30pm Knox United Church (506 4th St. SW $45 Beyond the monumental St. Matthew and St. John Passions, Bach also composed a Passion based on the gospel of St. Mark. While the music has been lost, the original text remains. A Canadian premiere performance of the reconstructed score prepared by conductor Matthew Halls, this concert uses Bach’s original text. calgaryphil.com Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 May 27, 2017, 7:30pm Knox United Church (506 4th St. SW) $45 An expert on the music and era of Bach, Halls is also a lauded harpsichordist. Hear his virtuosic keyboard mastery on Bach’s joyous Brandenburg Concerto No. 5. The performance is balanced by Orchestral Suite No. 4, and includes original works from two of Bach’s leading French Baroque contemporaries. calgaryphil.com Join the Calgary Phil for Bach@Knox, running May 25 to 27, 2017 at the Knox United Church (506 4th St. SW).
