Wall to Wall Bach

People line up around the block all day for admission to this popular free marathon concert, which The New York Times calls “Symphony Space’s annual gift to New York.” Wall to Wall events since 1978 have celebrated an amazing range of music, but for or our 30th anniversary Wall to Wall on May 17, 2008, we went back to Bach, reprising the event that gave us our start.

Wall to Wall Bach continues a unique 30 year old tradition where leading musicians come to Symphony Space for a day of performances on a theme, usually a composer, sometimes a genre.  Previous Wall to Walls have included John Cage, Stephen Sondheim, Wall to Wall Opera, Stravinsky, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Aaron Copland, Miles Davis, Franz Schubert, Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Kern and Robert Schumann.

Performance playlist:

Introduction
Isaiah Sheffer, Artistic Director
Alan Miller, Co-Founder

Welcome
Laura Kaminsky, Curator of Music Programs

Prelude and Fugue in D minor, Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 875
Prelude and Fugue in G Major, Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 884
Prelude and Fugue in D Major, Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 874
Margaret Kampmeier, piano

Interview with Margaret Kampmeier

French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816
Byron Shenkman, piano

Interview with Byron Shenkman

English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807
Anne Marie McDermott, piano

Interview with Anne Marie McDermott

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Jeremy Denk, piano

Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047

Interview with Nathan Botts

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050

Interview with Daniel Phillips and Tara Helen O'Connor

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048

Interview with Lydia Redding, Diane Chaplin and Dorothy Lawson

Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
Elaine Comparone, harpsichord
The Queen’s Chamber Band

Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 1038
Tara Helen O’Connor and Eugenia Zukerman, flute
Ursula Oppens, piano

Interview with Mark O'Connor, Eugenia Zukerman, and Ursula Oppens

Gamba Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029
Jessica Thompson, viola
Byron Shenkman, piano

Flute Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
Bradley Brookshire, harpsichord

Interview with Bradley Brookshire

Prelude, Fugue & Allegro in E-flat Major, BWV 998
David Leisner, guitar

Interview with David Leisner

Sarabande & Double from Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Eugene Drucker, violin

Italian Concerto, BWV 971
Bradley Brookshire, harpsichord

Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Daniel Phillips, violin

Interview with Daniel Phillips and Tara Helen O'Connor

Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Timothy Eddy, cello

Cantata No. 82, “Ich habe genug”
Harold Rosenbaum, conductor
Christopher DeVage, baritone
Artemis Chamber Ensemble

Interview with Harold Rosenbaum

“Den Tod niemand swingen kunnt” from Cantata No. 4
“Wer eilen mit schwachen” from Cantata No. 78
Melodia Women’s Choir of NYC
Cynthia Powell, artistic director

Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243
Artemis Chamber Ensemble
Purchase College Chorus
With guest musicians from the community

Interview with Matthew Oberstein

Melodia Women’s Choir
Soprano: Florence Annequin, Dana Cavooris, Kiko DeLorenzo, Monika Dockendorff, Rebecca Economos, Amanda Hudson, Vivien Lau, Dot Lin, Steff Lyon, Morgan Russell, Serra Schlanger, Sandya Swamy, Bethany Uttech, Maria Wong
Alto: Raquel Burbano, Colleen Christi, Jenny Clarke, Annette Lapcevic, Joyce Otte, Rosemary Palladino, Gina Patterson, Jackie Sunderland, Faye Timmer, Rachel Wifall, Ashley Wright

Artemis Chamber Ensemble
Violin: Ben Russell, Concertmaster
Karen DiYanni
Heidi Schaul-Yoder
Matt Szemela, Principal Second
Alexandra Osborne, Michele Joo, David Schaum
Viola: Adam Meyer, Principal
Nora Krohn
Cello: Rachel Ford, Principal
Ryan Murphy
Bass: Tomoya Aomori, Principal
Flute: Melissa Healy, Susanna Loewy
Oboe: Jennifer Cardoni, Leslie Godfrey
Trumpet: Thomas Boulton, James Herzog, Nick Jemo
Timpani: Mika Godbole

Purchase College Chorus
Soprano: Samantha Adams, Isabella Bendick, Savannah Bisset, Sarah Dalrymple, Catherine Dominguez, Rachel Farber, Caitlin Fitzgerald,Samantha Kelley, Taylor Kirk, Marlee Koenigsberry, D’Ana Lombard, Sharde Lightburn, Alexandra Losee, Jean Marie Garofolo,
Isabella Mingione, Samantha Montelone, Alyssa Meyers, Caitlin Nasto, Alison Richards, Skylar Saltz, Katherin Steffens, Jennifer Sunshine
Alto: Angelique Alexander, Jennifer Castellano, Alison Malinowski, Ilene Pabone, Erin Pellnat,
Sofia Weiss, Shanna Spiro, Jasmine Thomas, Grace Tully,Diana Wangerin
Tenor: Christopher Colmenero, Marcos Cuevos, Justin Friello, Brister Hay, Nick Mayor-Laylands, Colin MacDonald,Zach Nayer, Blake Reynolds, Ross Schwaber, Ian Stutz , Jeffrey Taveras
Bass: John Arida, Anthony Caputo, Kevin Dilone, Gabrielle Felippe, Barney John, Michael Meyers, Christian Perez, Said Pressley, Doug Ratner, Dennis Ryan, David Tafon, John Torres, Constandinos Tsourakis, Rasdia Wilmot

The Queen’s Chamber Band
Karla Moe, Flute
Marsha Heller, Oboe
Robert Zubrycki, Violin
Lori Miller, Violin
Veronica Salas, Viola
Peter Seidenberg, Cello
Tomoya Aomori, Bass