This year Bach Around the Clock XIII in New Orleans will took place from 7 PM Friday, March 19th through to midnight on Saturday, March 20th at Trinity Church.  We celebrated J S Bach's 325th birthday with 29 hours of music, dance, yoga, poetry, theatre and more by many performers.  Click here for our program.

Bach Around the Clock offers very diverse music and musicians all celebrating the 325th birthday of J.S.Bach – Come experience everything from early baroque, to opera, blues, rock, jazz and classical organ, and of course, some Bach, too.

Over 300 performers - FREE Admission – sleeping bags welcomed

29 HOURS of Music, Dance, Yoga, Theatre, Poetry

This year's program included Albinas Prizgintas, organist/pianist/harpsichordist playing BACH and others included Delfeayo Marsalis, trombonist, Tony Dagradi, saxophonist, and Victor Atkins, pianist

Other program participants were:

*Navy Band Brass Ensemble

*“Ain’t Misbehavin” directed by Troy Poplous and performed by The Talented in Theatre Arts of MacDonogh 35

*Xavier Concert Choir directed by John Ware

*Michaela Fiesta Flamenca and her ensemble perform Tangle into Tangos

*The Internationally acclaimed Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir of 50 ringers from Fort Worth, Texas

*The Bottom Feeders,12 men from Minnesota singing American folk songs and sacred chants from Africa to Italy, Japan to India

*LPO Chamber orchestra, New Orleans Concert Band, Slidell Community Orchestra

*YOGA choreography by Nanette Ledet, Aaron Lind

*Loyola Orchestra directed by Jean Montes

*Loyola University Woodwind virtuosi directed by John Reeks

*UNO Wind Ensemble,Harpist Patrice Fisher and Fran Comiskey, pianist,

*New Orleans Trombone Choir, High Ground Drifters Blue Grass Band, Chip Wilson, guitarist

*GNYO Orchestra and Sinfonia directed by Kent Jensen

*Pianists, Saxophonists, Clarinetists, from UNO, Loyola,

*Morella and the Wheels Of It, and many many more…..

This is a community oriented cultural event, reviewed by NPR on several occasions and awarded many awards.

In addition to music, you will find dance, yoga, martial arts,poetry, and other art forms.

This promises to be a great event and we welcome you to join us.

NOPD security and Refreshments provided – Sleeping bags are welcome for Friday night

Remember that you may come and go as you please but please be respectful of others

We invite you to visit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvgTYmngTIw&feature=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTXyd7Fr4Co

2009

Last year Bach Around the Clock XII began on Friday night, March 20th at 7PM and ran continuously through Saturday March 21th, ending at midnight.  It was the 12th year of this event, which has been reviewed by NPR on several occasions and has received various awards and grants.  Hosted by Trinity Episcopal Chuch, the event is in keeping with a quotation attributed to Bach himself:  "The aim and final reason for all music should be nothing else but the Glory of God and the refreshment of the soul". 

Both Albinas and Manon are very proud that over 300 performers and groups were scheduled to perform from as far away as Wisconsin, Arizona, New York and even West Africa.  

They thank all participants and everyone who continues to make this event both popular, uplifting and refreshing.  All are invited to stop by next year and listen to some exceptional  music, have some coffee and other refreshments that WOTC and others geneously provide.

This is a community oriented cultural event at the Trinity Espiscopal Church that offers very diverse music and musicians all celebrating the 324th brithday of J S Bach.  In addition to music, there is dance, poetry, and other art forms.

In 2009, there was a special feature since there were three Prizgintas gentlemen performing together - Father Albinas, Son Albinas Jehan, and Brother Viktoras.

Viktoras conducted the Allegro Youth Orchestra of Hudson Valley, who travelled from NY to join the event this year.  This special talented youth group also paid their own way to join the Bach feast.  Here is a link to their performance of the Bach Concerto with Albinas on harpsicord.  Those who were there will never forget the performance of the Bach Concerto on Friday March 20th in the beautiful sanctuary of Trinity Church, New Orleans - With the extraordinary Prizgintas Brothers and the amazing Allegro Youth Orchestra:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvgTYmngTIw&feature=channel_page 

Hope to see you in 2010!  And do keep in touch so that can see how the event is shaping up for next year.