Bach Festivals & Cantata Series
Bach Festival Gers

Name:

Bach Festival Gers

Location:

Various locations in Gers, Occitanie, France

Venues:

Avezan / Château d'Avezan
Bassoues / Basilique Saint-Fris
Beaumarchés / Église de la Nativité-de-Notre-Dame
Boulaur / Abbaye Cistercienne Sainte Marie de Boulaur
Condom / Cathédrale Saint-Pierre
Fleurance / Église Saint-Laurent
Gimont / Église Notre-Dame
Larressingle / Chapelle Saint-Sigismond
Lavardens / Château de Lavardens
Le Houga / Église Saint-Pierre
Marciac / Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption
Marsolan / Église Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire
Mirande / Église Sainte-Marie
Montesquiou / Église Saint-Martin
Mouchan / Église Saint-Austrégésile
Nogaro / Église Saint Nicolas
Panjas / Église Saint-Laurent
Perchède / Château de Pesquidoux
Plieux / Château de Plieux
Terraube / Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité

Years:

Since 2016 (Annual Festival)

Months:

June-August + December

Artistic Director:

Anna Brikciusová & František Brikcius

Ensembles:

The festival features Czech cellist, writer and poet Anna Brikciusová, organist and composer Irena Kosíková, Italian pianist Graziana Presicce, cellist František Brikcius, and the Duo Brikcius formed by two cellists, sister and brother.

Website:

Bach Festival Gers (Official Website) [French]
Bach Festival Gers apage on Facebook
Bach Festival Gers Channel on YouTube

History & Mission:

Bach Festival Gers takes place in various venues in the department Gers in the region of Occitania, Southwestern France in June-August with additional two concerts in December. The players perform solo & chamber works for 1 to 4 players by J.S. Bach and other composers.

Recent Festivals:

1^st Festival: Jun 4-Aug 13, 2016
2^nd Festival: Jun 4-Aug 19, 2017
3^rd Festival: Jun 15-Aug 17, 2018
4^th Festival: Jun 8-Aug 17, 2019
5^th Festival: 2020 (COVID)
6^th Festival: Jul 17-Aug 23; Dec 23+30, 2021
7^th Festival: Jul 8-Aug 22; Dec 23+30, 2022
8^th Festival: Jul 28-Aug 21; Dec 23+30, 2023
9^th Festival: Jun 21-Aug 16; Dec 21+28, 2024

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