SPAC Presents Bach’s Complete Brandenburg Concertos

SPAC Presents Bach’s Complete Brandenburg Concertos

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) announced last week that the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) will perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Complete Brandenburg Concertos on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 5 p.m. at the Arthur Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College.

A longtime holiday tradition at Lincoln Center, this special Saratoga appearance marks the first time in SPAC’s 12-year partnership with CMS that the full cycle of all six concertos will be performed locally by the acclaimed group. Part of SPAC’s Sounds of the Season holiday series, the evening will feature twenty world-class CMS musicians, bringing one of the Baroque era’s most iconic masterworks to life.

 Composed in the early 18th century, Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos were written for a unique ensemble of instruments—ranging from the interplay of flutes, violins, and harpsichord to the sonorities of horns and violas—offering a variety of sounds and styles.

 Part of its year-round presence in Saratoga Springs, the announcement precedes Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s final concert of the summer season with “Shostakovich and Dohnányi” on Aug. 17, which also marks the final performances in Spa Little Theater before it temporarily closes for renovation.

 Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos will be presented in the Arthur Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College, a longtime SPAC education and community partner. Tickets are now available to purchase at spac.org.

The performance is part of SPAC’s annual Sounds of the Season holiday series, which will be announced later this fall.