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Announcing the
ABS ACADEMY

Artists in Residence at St. Stephen's Church

“a model of what the early music movement can offer at its best: a thoughtful, passionate rendition of great music, attuned to both the stylistic characteristics of the past and to the artistic requirements of our own time.”

“moments of sheer magic”

“the best American specialists in early music”

The American Bach Choir: “sounds of remarkable transparency and body”

2010-2011:

Our 22nd Season will feature more of the repertoire that you love from ABS. We’ll return to Grace Cathedral for our famous performances of Handel’s Messiah. Then the regular subscription season will open with a program of music composed by Handel and Purcell for their beloved female royal patrons. Two splendid Birthday Odes for Purcell’s Queen Mary - Come ye Sons of Art and Now does the Glorious Day Appear - will be paired with Handel’s rapturous Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne (“Eternal Source of Light Divine”) and the Te Deum for Queen Caroline, his friend, student, and confidant.

A program called “April Follies” will feature secular compositions by Bach and Telemann, including a Wedding Cantata, the percolating Coffee Cantata, Telemann’s delightfully humorous Ode on the Death of a Pet Canary, and the always thrilling Fourth Brandenburg Concerto. The season will end with a performance of the all-time favorite, Bach’s Magnificat, along with the West Coast Premiere of the Mass for Three Choirs by Antonio Lotti!

Among our guest vocal soloists for the 2010-2011 season are sopranos Yulia Van Doren, Elizabeth Weigle, and Arianna Zukerman; alto Jennifer Lane; countertenors Ian Howell and Clifton Massey; tenors Wesley Rogers and Aaron Sheehan; and baritones Jesse Blumberg, Joshua Copeland, and James Maddalena. A fantastic lineup!

Now enjoy our site, enjoy the music, and enjoy the performances!

See you there,
Jeffrey Thomas, Music Director

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Bach, Handel, and Scarlatti 1685 & the Art of Ian Howell	Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1—3 | Nos. 4—6	Beethoven Ninth Symphony

Jeffrey Thomas:
“unsurpassable as a Bach interpreter”

For twenty-one years Jeffrey Thomas has brought thoughtful, meaningful, and informed perspectives to his performances as Artistic and Music Director of the American Bach Soloists. Recognized worldwide as one of the foremost interpreters of the music of Bach and the Baroque, he continues to inspire audiences and performers alike through his keen insights into the passions behind musical expression.

“Thomas’ direction seems just right, capturing the humanity of the music…there is no higher praise for Bach performance.” Fanfare Magazine

“Thomas united enlightened historical performance practice with native musical intelligence.” San Francisco Examiner

“Jeffrey Thomas is still pushing the musical Baroque envelope.” San Francisco Classical Voice