Join us for Bach Charlotte’s first-ever WinterFest, featuring five nights of glorious music, performed by our extraordinary musicians!
WinterFest 2026 offers five days of music across Charlotte, united under the theme Voices of the Baroque and Beyond. This festival features chamber, orchestral, choral, and organ programs that pair beloved masterworks with fresh perspectives. It’s a chance to experience the richness of the Baroque and its enduring influence in a vibrant and thoughtful way.
Individual tickets are available online and at the door.
We are pleased to offer $15 tickets for those age 30 & under.
$5 Arts Access tickets for individuals with SNAP/WIC benefits are available at the door.
Please bring your SNAP /WIC card and a photo ID. Limit 2 per card, per concert.
Festival Lineup
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 • 7:30 PM
Armida Abandoned: Handel’s Dramatic Cantatas
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
A night of drama, passion, and fire: Handel at his most theatrical. Brilliant virtuosity and powerful emotion, featuring sopranos Arwen Myers and MaryRuth Miller.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 29 • 7:30 PM
The Romantic Response
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Bach and Brahms in dialogue across centuries. Guy Fishman, Aisslinn Nosky, and pianist Esther Jeehae Ahn in a program of profound lyricism and bold passion.
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Presented by Steinway Piano Gallery
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 • 7:30 PM
The Flute and the Cantata Tradition
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Radiant and alive with color, this program spotlights the brilliance of the Baroque flute, brought vividly to life by the boundary-pushing Emi Ferguson.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 • 7:30 pm
Vivaldi’s Gloria
Myers Park Presbyterian Church
The centerpiece of WinterFest: Vivaldi's Gloria with full orchestra and chorus. Exuberant trumpet, soaring voices, and period instruments reveal radiance and brilliance rarely heard in modern performance.
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1 • 3:00 pm
Organ Recital: Lester Ackerman
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Experience the power and poetry of the organ in the hands (and feet) of master musician Les Ackerman.
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