Bach’s Legacy in Motion

WinterFest 2027 is built around a simple idea that the music of J. S. Bach did not end with Bach. It became a living inheritance, passed through his family, absorbed by Haydn, revered by Mendelssohn and Brahms, reimagined on the Baroque stage, and brought home in the grandeur of the organ.

Across four days, Bach Charlotte traces that extraordinary legacy from the intimate brilliance of the string quartet to the warmth of Romantic chamber music, from theatrical Baroque wit to the spiritual and architectural power of Bach himself.

WinterFest is serious music without stiffness, scholarship without distance, and exceptional artistry without pretense. It is Bach as source, Bach as influence, Bach as theater, Bach as inspiration, and Bach as a living presence.

Thursday, January 21 • 7:00 pm

Haydn After Hours
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Charlotte
1001 Queens Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207

String quartets, luminous chorales, and the wit that changed chamber music.

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Friday, January 22 • 7:00 pm

Fire and Grace: From C. P. E. Bach to Brahms
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Charlotte
1001 Queens Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207

Bach’s legacy, carried forward in brilliance, beauty, and expressive depth.

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Saturday, January 23 • 7:00 pm

Baroque Remix
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Charlotte
1001 Queens Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207

Old music, new stories.

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Sunday, January 24 • 3:00 pm

Organ Recital with Ian Watson
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Charlotte
1001 Queens Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207

Music from the source.

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