The 2024 Peoria Bach Festival will take place at Westminster Presbyterian Church (located at 1420 W. Moss Ave. in Peoria) running from Sunday, June 2 through Friday, June 7. The Festival kicks off with an organ concert featuring Dr. Polly Brecht on Sunday at 4 pm. Daily concerts will begin at 12:05 pm running Monday through Friday. Then, the final Festival Concert will be held on Friday, June 7 at 8 pm with pre-concert lecture beginning at 7:15 pm. The concert will feature the Orchestra Suite No. 3 and Cantatas No. 82, “Ich habe genug” (“I Am Fulfilled”); No. 93, “Wer nur lieben Gott läßt walten” (“If Thou but Trust in God to Guide Thee”), and No. 180: “Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele” (“Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness”). Guest soloists are Courtney Huffman, soprano; Alison Meuth, mezzo-soprano; Trevor Mitchell, tenor; and Gerard Sundberg, bass. Jonathan Wessler, Tim Fredstrom, Martin Dicke, and John Jost will conduct. Admission to all the other events of the Peoria Bach Festival 2024 are free. For information on all the events, visit www.peoriabachfestival.org
