Veronika Schreiber
Artistic Director | Founder

2025 FESTIVAL DATES!

Our 2025 Festival will take place on
Friday October 24th, Saturday October 25th and Sunday October 26th.

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Friday the 24th at 7pm

“Organ and Cello”

  • Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed by Marcel Dupré

  • Pastorella in F, BWV 590

  • Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 682

  • Cello Suite in G major, BWV 1007

  • Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot, BWV 678

  • Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major (St. Anne), BWV 552

  • Aaron Tan, organ

Ignacy Gaydamovich, cello

Saturday the 25th at 4pm

“The Art of Fugue” and Arias

  • Contrapunctus 1-2

  • Contrapunctus 3-4

  • Wie freudig ist mein Herz, BWV 199

  • Canon at the octave 

  • Contrapunctus 6-7

  • Aria from Pastorale, BWV 590 

  • Contrapunctus 9-10

  • Canon at the 12th 

  • Contrapunctus 11

  • Schafe können sicher weiden, BWV 208 

  • Contrapunctus 14

Lydian Quartet

Mary Bonhag, soprano

Gregory Hayes, organ

Sunday the 26th at 4pm

“Cantatas”

  • BWV 65: Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen (They will all come forth out of Sheba) 

  • BWV 78: Jesu, der du meine Seele (Jesus, who has rested my soul)

Mary Bonhag - soprano

Wee-Kiat Chia - countertenor

Daniel McGrew - tenor

Chris Talbot - bass

Festival Chorus

Festival Ensemble

Colin Mann - conductor

Mission Statement

Founded in 2022 by Veronika Schreiber and Cathy Lanigan, Viva Bach Peterborough is a non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating the music of J.S. Bach and inspiring the widest possible audience to listen to and enjoy his music. Through our annual Bach festival, as well as lectures, musical demonstrations and education programs, we hope to deepen the Monadnock region’s understanding and appreciation of Bach’s music