Join us for the 2024 Sonora Bach Festival

We invite you to experience the annual Sonora Bach Festival with the Youth Concert on October 6, the Local’s Concert on October 13, Salon Concert on October 20, and Bach’s Brunch on October 26. Events will highlight professional guest artists and local talent. For up to the minute announcements “like” our Facebook page at: facebook.com/SonoraBachFest/

Youth Auditions, September 22, 2024

Chapel in the Pines, 18580 Cherokee Drive, Twain Harte, California | by appointment

The Sonora Bach Festival Youth Auditions are open to music students under 18 in Tuolumne and surrounding counties. Students prepare and perform a memorized piece of repertoire from the Baroque or Classical Period in front of a panel of judges, in hopes of performing on the Youth Finalists Concert. Auditions are the afternoon of Sunday, September 22nd at Chapel in the Pines in Twain Harte.

Youth Concert  — October 6 at 3:00 p.m.

with Guest Artist is Roy Mendiola

Chapel in the Pines, 18580 Cherokee Drive, Twain Harte, California | Tickets $10

Twenty youth finalists will perform their pieces on Sunday, October 6 at 3pm. Please come support our local youth scholarship winners. Each finalist will receive a $100 scholarship, along with the opportunity to perform on this special concert. This concert will be held at Chapel in the Pines in Twain Harte.

Guest artist, Roy Mendiola, will be performing a selection of pieces on piano. From its rich repertoire to its irrefutable relevance in modern music production, Roy Mendiola always felt the piano to be his doorway to imagination. Guided by curiosity, he began teaching himself at the age of nine. Through his blooming, the instrument led him to great music teachers. He currently studies with Dr. Sarah Chan at CSU Stanislaus, diving into music’s many realms; His favorite is composition. As a church musician, Roy taught himself more instruments to add to his palette for creating and serving. When not accompanying choirs, musical theatre groups, or teaching music privately, Roy is often composing, recording, and releasing original music from his home studio. His growing portfolio is a smattering of styles and aesthetics held together by his aim to craft and share beautiful things; So too is his love of playing the piano.
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Local’s Concert — October 13 at 3:00 p.m.

Chapel in the Pines, 18580 Cherokee Drive, Twain Harte, California | Tickets $20

Support your friends, family and community as our own highly talented, local instrumentalists and vocalists present an exciting afternoon of chamber music of the Baroque and classical periods. Lovely music will be performed by people you know. An afternoon of classical music by Bach, Schumann, Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Telemann and more featuring fine local talent including Sheila Low, Bethany Winters, Linelle Marshall, Enoch Samraj, Esau Munoz, Tristan Perotti, Janet Telford, Sandra Betti, Mark Seiver and the Brook Moes Quartet featuring Brook Moes, Victoria Hare, Acadia Loverin and Jasmine Hwang.
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Salon Concert, featuring Jason Jeffrey — October 20 at 3:00 p.m.

Gail Johnson home on Fraguero Road in Sonora, California
Delectable delicacies provided by Cali Catering Co. | Tickets: $50 presale, $60 at the door

A native of Los Angeles, Jason Jeffrey began piano lessons at an early age with Phyllis Duronslet after school. Jason graduated in the class of 2014 from the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance. He accompanies church and community choirs, including the Pinecone Performers in Groveland, CA. In 2017 he revived the Cathedral Concert Series at the Cathedral of the Annunciation, a series dedicated to showcasing local professional musicians and the beauty of music. He currently resides in Stockton with his wife Mari and enjoys traveling, watching Netflix, eating great food with friends and family, and spending time in San Diego and Lake Tahoe.
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Bach’s Brunch — October 26 at 12:30 p.m.

Oak Hill Presbyterian Church, Sonora, California | Tickets $40 presale, $50 at the door

The Mother Lode String Quartet is made up of musicians residing between Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties. Esther Bulger is a violinist in Tuolumne County. She began playing violin around the age of 12 and never looked back. Gary Osias began playing violin at the age of nine studying with William Pinchon (San Francisco Ballet). Kayla Ireland, viola, grew up in St. Louis, Missouri but now resides in Dorrington, California. She grew up playing in the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra. Cellist Alice Williams is a transplant from Atlanta, GA; she retired to Murphys, California, 20 years ago to enjoy the beauty and peace of this region after playing cello in the Bear Valley Music Festival each summer for many years.
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