2nd Annual Bach Marathon
11 am - 2:30 pm, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2023
Lutheran Church of the Ascension
120 Bull Street on Wright Square
The Bach Marathon returns with even more opportunities to catch performers of all kinds.
Audience members can come and go between performances. Free admission but all donations benefit the Bach Ascending Scholarship for Young Musicians.
Registration in now closed. For late signups, email Tom White, artistic director.
$250 prize for best overall performance
$100 for most promising young musicians (high school senior or younger)
NEW! $100 prize for the most creative performance
STREAMING LINK COMING SOON
ALSO THE DAY OF THE MARATHON (MAR 25)
BURRITOS PANTANO food truck will be onsite from 11 am to 2 pm so you can buy lunch!
SEASON FINALE: The Atlanta Baroque Orchestra Julie Andrijeski, Artistic Director
6:00 pm, SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023
Lutheran Church of the Ascension
120 Bull Street on Wright Square
"TRIPLE PLAY"
Concertos by J. S. Bach and Antonio Vivaldi
ABO players hit it out of the park in the season’s grand finale of concertos by J.S. Bach and Antonio Vivaldi! Atlanta’s hometown violinist, ABO Assistant Concertmaster and Guest Director Evan Few leads this rally of greatest hits. Bases are loaded with concerto soloists Anna Marsh (bassoon), Adam Jaffe (harpsichord), and Evan Few (violin) as the ABO team delivers a “massive three-run blast” delighting audiences from Atlanta to Savannah.
ABO players hit it out of the park in the season’s grand finale of concertos by J.S. Bach and Antonio Vivaldi! Atlanta’s hometown violinist, ABO Assistant Concertmaster and Guest Director Evan Few leads this rally of greatest hits. Bases are loaded with concerto soloists Anna Marsh (bassoon), Adam Jaffe (harpsichord), and Evan Few (violin) as the ABO team delivers a “massive three-run blast” delighting audiences from Atlanta to Savannah.
margo jones named president of bach ascending
We are pleased to announce that Margo Jones has been named as president of Bach Ascending by the board of directors. Margo succeeds Mark Berry, who passed away in February after a long illness.
Biography
As the operations team leader for the Bach Ascending 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, Margo has been responsible for establishing protocols, conducting pre-concert planning and coordination, and providing onsite direction of volunteers for events held in the concert venues at 120 Bull Street and 6 East State Street. By utilizing a collaborative process developed to ensure that the Board’s goals for concert attendee satisfaction would be achieved or surpassed, survey responses received from those attending consistently reflect a high degree of satisfaction based on their experiences.
In 2016 Margo stepped away from full-time teaching at Savannah College of Art and Design to dedicate additional pro bono time and attention to the restoration of Lutheran Church of the Ascension’s historic 1879 building on Wright Square in Savannah. The 4-year, $3 million project received an Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF) award in 2019. Fundraising for restoration of Ascension’s 14 stained glass windows was undertaken separately, and work on the first window will be completed in 2023.
An active member of Lutheran Church of the Ascension, Margo serves on the Congregation Council, the 6 East State ministry team and the property team, and also leads Discover Ascension. She is a member of the College of Fellows and a professional member of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), and has held national and chapter offices within the organization. Margo is also a professional member of the International Coach Federation (ICF).
gallery from past events in 2022-2023
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