Junior Bach Festival

The Junior Bach Festival promotes the appreciation and performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's music by presenting annually a series of concerts showcasing young musicians under age 21 from all over northern California. Since the mid 1980's, the Festival Association has also sponsored annual workshops in the fall for students and teachers, focusing on topics such as baroque style, proper ornamentation, and the relation of dance to Bach's music. Entrance is highly selectcive, by audition only.