Kalamazoo Bach Festival (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Organization
Biography
One of Kalamazoo's oldest music organizations, the Kalamazoo Bach Festival was was founded in 1946 by Henry Overley, a professor of Music at Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Overley wanted to bring the town together to experience the joy of music by recreating the instrumental music and choral of J.S. Bach and his contemporaries. Since its first season in 1947, the Festival's repertoire has expanded to include not only the music by Bach but also nineteenth- and twentieth-century composers.
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Kalamazoo Bach Festival
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-2801
Scope and Contents
One of Kalamazoo’s oldest music organizations, the Kalamazoo Bach festival was founded by the Professor of Music at Kalamazoo College, Henry Overley, in 1946. He wanted to bring the town together to experience the joy of making music and create something inspiring, in particular, to recreate the instrumental music and choral of J.S. Bach and his contemporaries. Participants include visiting artists, local professional musicians, college and high school students, and even amateur performers....
Dates:
1991-1998
The Bach Society of Kalamazoo Inc.
File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31141023933760], Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
One of Kalamazoo’s oldest music organizations, the Kalamazoo Bach festival was founded by the Professor of Music at Kalamazoo College, Henry Overley, in 1946. He wanted to bring the town together to experience the joy of making music and create something inspiring, in particular, to recreate the instrumental music and choral of J.S. Bach and his contemporaries. Participants include visiting artists, local professional musicians, college and high school students, and even amateur performers....
Dates:
1991-1998