A record-breaking year for Bach Around The Clock! 38 different instruments were played during the Saturday marathon, the Friday musicale, the PDQ Bach Tribute, and/or the Virtual Festival! The surprisingly extensive selection of instruments demonstrated by our BATC 2024 performers includes: 6 Keyboards: calliope, clavichord, harpsichord, organ, piano, virtual organ 11 Winds: baroque flute, modern …
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Kathleen Otterson, Artistic Director
Kathleen Otterson’s lifelong interest in Johann Sebastian Bach took root in high school when her flute teacher set her the task of learning the B minor Flute Sonata, and continued through her undergraduate years as a flute major at UW-Madison. IN graduate school, under the baton of UW choral director Robert Fountain – who programmed …
Marika Fischer Hoyt
Marika Fischer Hoyt, founder and artistic director of Bach Around The Clock, passed away on February 22, 2023. Marika’s vision for Bach Around The Clock was “to provide performers and listeners the opportunity to immerse themselves in the joy that is woven into the music of J.S. Bach, and to make this experience as widely …