Summer 2020

Dear Audience Members, Donors, Sponsors and Volunteers,
Thank you for all your support and dedication to the Lake Chelan Bach Fest. Each and every musician,
along with our conductor Dan Baldwin and our choral conductor Julie Cross, our Board members and
Executive Director greatly appreciate your presence, donations, and many kindnesses that you shower
upon the musicians who are fortunate to come to Chelan each July.
Those of you who “adopt a musician” for the week make it possible for the festival to bring in the finest
musicians, making them feel welcome and “at home” for the week, while making life-long friendships.
We can never repay you for your caring kindness.
Sponsoring musicians for the week allows the festival to give each musician in the orchestra a small
honorarium for about 30 hours of rehearsing and performing. Without those sponsorships musicians
would not be able to afford to perform for Bach Fest. Your generosity is responsible for bringing that
amazing orchestra to Chelan.
Last year in 2019 we had the most people we’ve ever had listening to our music, concluding with over
800 audience members enjoying our Pops in the Park concert. What an amazing evening that was!
So all of this makes it much more difficult for us to make the decision to cancel live performances for
2020. We have beautiful programming and an amazing group of musicians ready to go, but with COVID-
19 surrounding us, we have no other choice but to cancel for the safety of our valued musicians,
supporters, donors, and audiences.
WHEN THINGS ARE BLACK… WE ARE COLORFUL! We are being colorful! We will be presenting a series
of virtual concerts beginning on Sunday May 31 st , the day of our Spring Benefit Concert. There WILL be
Bach Fest music for your enjoyment! You WILL hear your favorite Bach Fest musicians performing some
of your favorite tunes. Bach Fest WILL celebrate its 39 th year! (See the program schedule on the back of
this letter.)
DONATIONS: Please consider donating to Bach Fest this year. We have ongoing expenses associated
with this year’s festival even though we’ve had to cancel the in-person event. We will have expenses to
prepare for next year and need your continuing support more than ever. Donations can be made to
Lake Chelan Bach Fest, PO Box 554, Chelan, WA 98816 or made on our website: bachfest.org We
greatly appreciate your generosity.
We look forward to seeing you for our 40th Anniversary Celebration July 8 through July 17, 2021.
The healing power of music must not be forgotten during this time. The comfort it gives us is
immeasurable. Tell your family and friends about the beautiful music by Bach Fest on Facebook.
Sincerely,
Lake Chelan Bach Fest Board of Directors