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2011 Bach Festival

November 5, 2011
at First Presbyterian Church, Bonita Springs, Florida

The Bach Ensemble held its annual Bach Festival on Saturday, November 5 at the First Presbyterian Church in Bonita Springs.The Bach Festival student festival was developed in 2008 by the Bach Ensemble as a means of introducing Baroque music to area young people.

The 2011 Bach Festival again expanded to 83 registered individual students and ensembles. We were very pleased to have two harp students enter and two classical guitar students. The two string quartette entries did very well and one was chosen as Outstanding Performers and they have been invited to perform at our Festival concert on January 22, 2012.

We are pleased to announce this year's Outstanding Performers and those receiving Honorable Mention.In addition to the invitation to perform at the second annual Bach Festival Concert in January, Outstanding Performers are also awarded cash scholarship prizes.

Outstanding Performers are:
In the 6 to 9 year category
Rafaella Daniyar, 9, piano, playing J. S. Bach's Preludio VI from The Well Tempered Clavier
Mary May, 9,violin, playing J. S. Bach's Gavotte in D Major

In the 10 to 12 category
David Carlson, 10, piano, playing J. S. Bach's Bourree
John Koga, 12, piano, playing G. F. Handel's Allemanda

In the 13 to 15 category
Natalie Peliska, 13, violin, playing Veracini's Sonata, 1st movement
Carley Levy, 15, soprano, singing J. S. Bach's Se Tu M'ami

In the 16 to 18 category
Nathanial Cornell, 18, violin, playing J. S. Bach's Gavotte en Rondeau
Matthew Hovis, 16, piano, playing J. S. Bach's Preludio VIII from The Well Tempered Clavier

Students recieving Honorable Mention are:

In the 6 to 9 year category
Roger Wang, 7, piano, playing J. S. Bach's Prelude in C minor BWV 847
Mandy Drake, 9, violin, playing G. F. Handel's Sonata in A major, 2nd movement

In the 10 to 12 category
Isabelle Swaska, 10, piano, playing J. S. Bach's Polonaise in G minor
Sapphire Gibson, 11, violin, playing J. S. Bach's Concerto in A minor, 1st movement

In the 13 to 15 category
Cassie Drake, 13, viola, playing J. S. Bach's Suite No. 1 Sarabonde/Gigue
Misty Drake, 15, violin, playing J. S. Bach's Partita No. 3 Giga

In the 16 to 18 category
Christina Placke, 16, piano, playing J. S. Bach's French Suite No. 6 in E Major
Hank Pellegrino, 17, violin, playing J. S. Bach's Concerto No. 1 in A minor

Outstanding Ensemble Performers are:

Misty Drake, 17; Natalie Peliska, 13; Ana-Emilia Montessi, 13; Noelle Torres, 13
playing Vivaldi's Concerto for four violins

Bach Festival Slide Show