Welcome to the Lake Chelan Bach Fest!  Our 28th year will be July 11 - 18, 2009.  Our theme will be "Music on the Vine", to integrate beautiful music with the growing wine industry in the Lake Chelan Valley.   Please mark your calenders and begin planning to join us in the beautiful Lake Chelan valley.  In addition to outstanding music in wonderful outdoor venues, the area is know for its recreational opportunities both on and off the lake.  Also, don't miss an opportunity to visit many of our new wineries.  Contact the Chamber of Commerce for more information on planning your trip to Chelan for Bach Fest.

A Special Notice to our Bach Fest Family! Long time Bach Fest supporter, participant, and Board Member, Sharon LaMar recently lost her battle with cancer and is now at peace.  See Sharon LaMarr Remembered, for more details. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the LaMar family.

Sneak Peak at our 2009 Program!  We are very excited about the 2009 program:  Highlights include:  Bach's Cantata No. 140 and Schuberts's Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished".    In addition we will be presenting Mozart's Mass in C (Coronation"). Our Saturday Evening Concert at Riverwalk Park on July 18th will feature something for everyone.  Highlights include:  Copland's, An Outdoor Overture, Bizet's Carmen Suite No.1, Fiddler on the Roof, Exodus, The Best of Billy Joel, and Sousa's, Washington Post March, as well as other selections.  (See our program for more details! String Quartet Planning to play at Local Wineries again in 2009! For the third year in a row, the Bach Fest String Quartet, shown at left at Vin du Lac winery, will be playing at Benson Winery on July 10th at 3:00, Vin du Lac, on July 11 at 2:00 pm, and  then again on July 11 at 6:00pm at Wapato Point Cellars.  Tunnel Hill Winery will then feature the Quartet on July 14 at 2:00 with the final free concert at Hard Row to Hoe winery on July 15 at 7:30pm.  Admission to these events is FREE!

Musical & Artistic Director Dan Baldwin will return for another Year! Dan Baldwin, formerly of the Wenatchee Valley Symphony, and currently professor of music at Luther College in Iowa has accepted the Boards offer to be our new Musical & Artistic Director.  Dan was with us last year as an interim Director, and has recently accepted the Boards offer for a 3 year contract.  We are so pleased to have Dan as our new Director.  Dan is a talented musician, conductor and teacher who will bring a new enthusiasm and energy to Bach Fest. For more information on Mr. Baldwin, please visit, our Music Director page.

Riverwalk Park Pavilion Seating:  Our beautiful Riverwalk Pavilion venue is right on the river, with seating on the sloping grass lawn, so bring your blanket and/or lawn chair to maximize your viewing and listening experience.

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