The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA

Johann Sebastian Bach — The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 ("Contrapunctus I")
Billy Childs — String Quartet No. 2 "Awakening"
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 "Heiliger Dankgesang"

Gabriella Smith — Tessellations
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Viri Galilaei
Johann Sebastian Bach — The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 (Contrapunctus I)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Serenade for Flute, Violin, and Viola in D major, Op. 25 (Prelude)
Anton Webern — String Trio, Op. 20 (Mvt. 1)
Missy Mazzoli — Ecstatic Science
Elliot Cole — The Bloom Suite

Anton Bruckner — Christus factus est
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major) ("IV. Rondo allegro")
Johann Sebastian Bach — The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 (Contrapunctus)
Franz Schubert — Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485 (selection)
George Gershwin — "Someone to Watch Over Me" from Oh, Kay!
Unknown — O when the saints go marching in

Gabriella Smith — Tessellations
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Viri Galilaei
Johann Sebastian Bach — The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 ("Contrapunctus I")
Ludwig van Beethoven — Serenade for Flute, Violin, and Viola in D major, Op. 25
Anton Webern — String Trio, Op. 20
Missy Mazzoli — Ecstatic Science
Elliot Cole — The Bloom Suite

Johann Sebastian Bach — The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 (Nos. 1, 3, 5, 9, 1& 8)
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 ("I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo")
Felix Mendelssohn — Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81
Felix Mendelssohn — String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20

Johann Sebastian Bach – Final Fugue from The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114, BB 119
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major Op. 130 (with Grosse Fuge, Op. 133)

Johann Sebastian Bach — The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080

Ludwig Maurer, arr. Robert Nagel – Three Pieces
Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Robert King – Canzona per Sonare No. 2 a 4, Ch. 187
Samuel Scheidt – Canzon "Bergamasca", SSWV 64
Joan Tower – Copperwave
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. John Glasel – Contrapunctus IX from The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
Ari Micich – San Francisco Pastorale
Charles Mingus, arr. Alex Noppe – Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Reena Esmail – "II. Jog" & "III. Tuttarana" from Khirkiyaan: Three Transformations for Brass Quintet

Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet No. 23 in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5, Hob.III: 35
Igor Stravinsky – Concertino for String Quartet
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Contrapunctus II" from The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
Bruce Adolphe – ContraDictions
Steven Mackey – 'Lude
Ludwig van Beethoven – Grosse Fuge, Op. 133

German pianist & 2021 Hayes Artist Schaghajegh Nosrati performs a cornerstone of her repertoire – J.S. Bach's The Art of Fugue – from the stage of the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater.

Johann Sebastian Bach – Selected Three Part Inventions
Steve Reich – New York Counterpoint
Johann Sebastian Bach – Contrapunctus I-IV from The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
Anna Clyne – Strange Loops (world premiere)
Anna Clyne – Woman Holding a Balance (world premiere; film by Jyll Bradley)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Johann Sebastian Bach – Flute Sonata in E-Flat major, BWV 1031
Johann Sebastian Bach – Selections from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Johann Sebastian Bach – Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
Johann Sebastian Bach – Flute Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020
Johann Sebastian Bach – Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapunctus I-IV
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048

John Harbison – "Two Chorale Preludes for Advent" from Christmas Vespers
Johann Sebastian Bach – Die Kunst der Fuga (“The Art of the Fugue”), BWV 1080
…plus a Fantasy on The Twelve Days of Christmas and traditional holiday carols

J.S. Bach’s final masterpiece comes to life in rich and revealing arrangements for period string quartet and organ.

J.S. Bach’s final masterpiece comes to life in rich and revealing arrangements for period string quartet and organ.

Chair of the UW School of Music piano program and acclaimed concert pianist Craig Sheppard performs Bach’s masterwork.

Bach's greatest accomplishment in a life of composition devoted to contrapuntal writing, performed by legendary pianist Craig Sheppard.

Members of Orchestra Seattle and friends present a free performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's masterpiece The Art of Fugue, transcribed for strings and woodwinds.

International performer and Bach scholar Matthew Dirst will perform Bach’s complete Art of Fugue.

BACH – Selections from The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080
MENDELSSOHN – Prelude & Fugue in E minor, Op. 35 No. 1
BACH – Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
MENDELSSOHN – String Quintet No. 2 in B-Flat major, Op. 83