This joyous Spring finale to BAS' 24th Concert Season includes JS Bach's organ masterpiece Piece d'Orgue featuring BAS' organist/harpsichordist Elisa Williams Bickers, and the great sonatas from Beethoven, Mozart and Brahms. The master composers composed chamber music as a vital mode of expression, performance and social interaction. What could be better than to showcase these delightful sonatas and arias evoking spring!
Bach Aria Soloists is utterly thrilled that they have been invited, along with great friend and trumpet virtuoso Rodney Marsalis, to perform at the Cayman Arts Festival in the Caymans!
7:30 PM
Bach Aria Soloists and Te Deum Present: Salve Mundi Salutare - O Hail Salvation of the World | This is Bach Aria Soloists' debut collaboration with Te Deum Chamber Choir. We are ecstatic about performing these sacred gems by Bach and Buxtehude for the first time with Te Deum. Salve Mundi Salutare, is explored, longed for, and celebrated in unique ways in the three pieces on this program
Women of Note in Word and Song November 11, 8:00 PM
Featuring trailblazing women composers through the ages and the formidable women in Shakespeare’s most beloved plays. | This collaborative, script in hand performance brings together the Bach Aria Soloists with the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival for an all-women tour-de-force! Riveting scenes from Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” “As You Like it,” “King Lear,” “Hamlet,” “A Midsummer Night's Dream,” “Taming of the Shrew,” “Twelfth Night,” “Othello” and “Merry Wives of Windsor,” paired with the extraordinary music of the following pioneers, a true fête for women!
Annual Holiday Concert December 9, 7:30 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Guest vocalist Lindsey Lang
The beloved Annual Holiday Concert is a highlight for BAS fans each December. The beautiful sounds of the season with intimate chamber music arrangements by the Bach Aria Soloists warms the heart and soothes the soul. Lindsey Lang, guest vocalist, join BAS.
DIALOGUE is set in artist Peregrine Honig's historic Greenwood Social Hall. Guests will be welcomed with adult libations and small bites. BAS will showcase stunning dialogues by master composers Monteverdi, Bach, Holst, Handel, and Prangcharoen-who composed two extraordinary works for Bach Aria Soloists. Each patron attending DIALOGUE will receive a one-of-a-kind, limited edition poster by Honig!
Annual BAS at the Park September 24, 12 p.m. Loose Park Rose Garden FREE Opening Concert, Registration required www.bachariasoloists.com [Sep 25, rain date]
In this FREE outdoor season-opener, hear the splendid music of Vivaldi, Couperin, Piazzolla, Piaf, and much more performed by the consummate artists of the Bach Aria Soloists amidst Kansas City’s fragrant roses. Bring comfortable seating and your favorite beverage, all music lovers!
Join us for an evening of fierce women in music and painting. Just as Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi chose to tell the story of the brave Judith, period composers Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Barbara Strozzi, and Hildegard von Bingen also drew inspiration from women throughout history, immortalizing their stories in music.
Performed by Bach Aria Soloists: Founder/Artistic Director Elizabeth Suh Lane, Soprano Sarah Tannehill Anderson, Harpsichord Elisa Williams Bickers and featuring commentary by the senior Curator of European Arts Aimee Marcereau DeGalan, this evening will unite music and painting and celebrate the drama and splendor of the Baroque.
"Händel is the only person I would wish to see before I die, and the only person I would wish to be, were I not Bach."
– J.S. Bach
In this program, hear heavenly and exhilarating arias by the one and only Georg Friederich Händel, which illuminate the range of emotions we all experience. Featuring BAS’ sparkling, Grammy-winning soprano, Sarah Tannehill Anderson!
A party to celebrate the release of BAS’ newest recording Le Dolce Sirene on the Reference Recording label!
Imbibe and indulge all the senses with your favorite chamber music ensemble as we celebrate by sharing classic tracks from BAS’ latest record, spotlighting each one of our brilliant Soloists through BAS’ signature arrangements. We’ll give you sublime music, refreshing drinks, and delicious hors-d'oeuvres. You bring the cheer!
Women of Note in Shakespeare and Song November 12, 7:00 p.m.
BAS partners once again with the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival for an all women program highlighting trailblazing women composers through the ages and the formidable women in some of Shakespeare’s most renowned plays, performed by our all-star female cast. This event is sold out.
BAS’ October HAUSKONZERT October 15, Two performances* 5 p.m. OR 7:15 p.m. Joint Reception 6:10 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.Zumsteg-Linville home, Historic Northeast neighborhood
Bach and Schubert believed the home to be the ideal setting for chamber music. Bach Aria Soloists’ Hauskonzert lives up to its twenty-year tradition with an intimate performance in the stunning Zumsteg-Linville home along the Missouri River bluffs of Kansas City. Mingle with friends and enjoy a delightful reception in the west garden to complete this perfect evening.
*NOTE: Select one performance time. Once capacity of 60 is reached, the remaining patrons will be given the option of the other performance. A Joint Reception will take place in the garden6:10 pm-7:00 pm
Annual BAS at the Park September 24, 12 p.m. Loose Park Rose Garden FREE Opening Concert, Registration required www.bachariasoloists.com [Sep 25, rain date]
In this FREE outdoor season-opener, hear the splendid music of Vivaldi, Couperin, Piazzolla, Piaf, and much more performed by the consummate artists of the Bach Aria Soloists amidst Kansas City’s fragrant roses. Bring comfortable seating and your favorite beverage, all music lovers!
BAS goes global! The Bach Aria Soloists has been selected as Artist in Residence at the 2022 Thailand International Composition Festival—the country’s foremost music festival featuring world-class composers and musicians who bring contemporary music to Southeast Asia. TICF’s founder, Narong Prangcharoen (winner of the Guggenheim Fellowship and Charles Ives Award), chose the Bach Aria Soloists to premiere his newest composition at the Festival along with a full concert of Baroque and Contemporary masterworks.
Alas, this MUST SEE concert presents famed trumpeter Rodney Marsalis from the legendary Marsalis family for a special Kansas City collaboration made for our BAS community!
“No one plays absolutely beautifully all the time…unless you’re my cousin Rodney.” – Wynton Marsalis
From Bach to Bernstein, this concert effortlessly mixes the classics with the contemporary, invigorated by the excitement and artistry that Marsalis and BAS bring to center stage! Marsalis’ virtuosity has been enthusiastically hailed around the globe.
HAPPY 337th BIRTHDAY to our namesake JS BACH! Bach Aria Soloists honors Bach at every concert, but for his birthday, the whole globe remembers Bach through the Bach in the Subways movement. Elizabeth Suh Lane and Jeff Harshbarger will perform for Kansas City and our region’s only #bachinthesubways performance at Union Station Saturday March 26, 1 p.m.
These two critically- acclaimed ensembles join forces with the exquisite music of Bach, Monteverdi, O’Connor and contemporary dance for a scintillating visual and aural experience!
BAS’ Annual Holiday Concert has become a beloved favorite of the season with glorious arias by Bach, Mozart, Handel, plus, traditional carols. Joining soprano Sarah Tannehill Anderson is the golden bass voice of Gabriel Lewis O’Connor, making his debut with Bach Aria Soloists!
Beautiful St. Paul’s Episcopal Church welcomes BAS patrons back in person and we can’t wait to see you! Safety is a top priority, Masks Required for all BAS Concerts indoors.
Celebrated as masters, Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Clara Schumann and Hindemith defined the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary eras and are amongst the most performed composers today. Beyond exploring their collective musical genius, BAS’ Notes & Letters will dive into the personal lives of these famous composers, revealing insight into the thoughts and emotions that influenced their brilliant music.
Featuring actor Justin Barron, join Bach Aria Soloists, guest pianist Sora Park, guest actor Alisa Lynn as Clara for just under an hour of grand music enriched by letters and storytelling directly from the master composers.
“JS Bach, a benevolent god to which all musicians should offer a prayer to defend themselves against mediocrity…” Debussy
Maestro J.S. inspired countless great composers throughout history. In this concert, BAS performs composers whom Bach inspired and JS Bach classics we love.
This exclusive Musical Feast brings together two Kansas City gems: The culinary acumen of The Restaurant at 1900–Executive Chef Linda Duerr; Master Sommelier Doug Frost–and the critically acclaimed Bach Aria Soloists for a supremely tantalizing global tour to Korea, Argentina, Italy and France. Savor their cuisine AND glorious music!
Bach Aria Soloists launches SEASON 22 with our FREE Annual Park Concert in our city’s Rose Garden jewel at Loose Park! From Bach to Broadway, bask in the lyricism of KC’s premier chamber ensemble in this fun concert for our community in person! Bring your chair/blanket & favorite beverage.
A beloved favorite of the season, Bach Aria Soloists invites you to rejoice in our holiday concert that includes joyous seasonal music by Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Daquin, plus, traditional carols.
A happy hour soiree teeming with romance and French music on the lawn overlooking Kansas City’s downtown skyline. This intimate garden gathering will stimulate the senses with fresh air, a cool October breeze, and gorgeous music—the makings of another memorable BAS evening!
Don’t be fooled by the name, the Bach Aria Soloists do a lot more than just Bach (but they do Bach really well!). Based in Kansas City, this adventurous chamber ensemble is well-known for innovative programming that introduces audiences to the brilliance of Bach as well as contemporary composers he inspired, with fresh, exciting and original arts productions combining genres, infusing new life to ancient music.
Bach Aria Soloists launches Season 21 with our FREE opening concert at Southmoreland Park! Bring your own blanket/chair and, of course, your favorite summer beverage and revel in a socially distanced community concert at the park, featuring the melodious music of Handel, Bach, Telemann and more.
