Each summer, Andrew Arthur performs at the Carmel Bach Festival in California, USA. A long-standing member of the Artistic Leadership Team, he has served as a Director and as Principal Organist & Harpsichordist since 1999. His numerous annual engagements in Carmel include directing concerts, giving solo & duo recitals, concerto performances and playing continuo for orchestral, choral and chamber repertoire. Amongst these engagements, he is currently director of the 'Twilight in the Cathedral' series in San Carlos Cathedral, Monterey and director of a series of J.S. Bach's Cantatas performed one-to-a-part with the Festival Soloists in the Church of All Saints in Carmel. He also continues his survey of the complete organ works of J.S. Bach, performing at the Carmel Mision Basilica, the Church of St Dunstan's, Carmel Valley and Church in the Forest, Pebble beach.
selected highlights as a director/soloist from previous seasons include:
~ J.S. BACH ~
The Complete Cantatas for Solo Voice
(Director & Obligato Organ soloist)
Christmas Oratorio, Parts IV & V
BWV 248
(Director)
The Six Brandenburg Concerti, BWV 1046-1051
(Director & Harpschord Soloist)
Orchestral Suites No.'s 1 & 2
BWV 1066 & 1067
(Director)
Complete Concerti for Harpsichord and StringsBWV 1052-1058 (Director & Soloist)
Concerti for 2 Harpsichords & StringsBWV 1060 & 1061 (with Dongsok Shin) Concertos for Violin, Strings & ContinuoBWV 1041-1043 & 1056with Emlyn Ngai, Evan Few & Joseph Tan(Director) The Complete Sonatas for Violin & Obligato Harpsichord BWV 1014-1019 (with Elizabeth Wallfisch) The Complete Sonatas for Viola da Gamba & Obligato Harpsichord BWV 1027-1029 (with William Skeen) Sonata for Flute & Obligato Harpsichord BWV 1030 (with Robin Peery)
Italian Concerto in F for Solo Harpsichord BWV 971 Toccata in D minor for Solo Harpsichord BWV 913 ~ C.P.E. BACH ~Concerto for Harpsichord & Fortepiano in E flat Major, Wq 47 (with Yuko Tanaka) ~ D. BUXTEHUDE ~ Works for Solo Organ BuxWV 137, 139, 146, 148-150, 156, 158-161, 169, 172, 174, 175, 183, 189, 203, 205 & 219
Concerti for 2 Harpsichords & StringsBWV 1060 & 1061 (with Dongsok Shin) Concertos for Violin, Strings & ContinuoBWV 1041-1043 & 1056with Emlyn Ngai, Evan Few & Joseph Tan(Director) The Complete Sonatas for Violin & Obligato Harpsichord BWV 1014-1019 (with Elizabeth Wallfisch) The Complete Sonatas for Viola da Gamba & Obligato Harpsichord BWV 1027-1029 (with William Skeen) Sonata for Flute & Obligato Harpsichord BWV 1030 (with Robin Peery)
Italian Concerto in F for Solo Harpsichord BWV 971 Toccata in D minor for Solo Harpsichord BWV 913 ~ C.P.E. BACH ~Concerto for Harpsichord & Fortepiano in E flat Major, Wq 47 (with Yuko Tanaka) ~ D. BUXTEHUDE ~ Works for Solo Organ BuxWV 137, 139, 146, 148-150, 156, 158-161, 169, 172, 174, 175, 183, 189, 203, 205 & 219
~ G. F. HANDEL ~The Complete Organ Concerti(Director & Soloist)
Six Fugues for Solo KeyboardHWB 605-610
The Complete Trio SonatasOp. 2 & Op. 5(Director)
Suite No. 7 in G minor for solo harpsichordfrom Die acht großen Suiten (1720)
Concerti GrossiOp. 3, No. 2 & Op. 6, No.'s 6 & 11 (Director) ~ F. MENDELSSOHN ~ Six Sonatas for Solo Organ, Op. 65 ~ W.A. MOZART ~ Sonatas for Violin & Fortepiano K. 301, 304 & 454 (with Peter Hanson) ~ H. PURCELL ~ Songs & Airs with Robin Blaze (Director) ~ F. SCHUBERT ~ Sonata in A minor for Violin & Fortepiano D. 385, Op. 137 (with Peter Hanson) ~ R. SCHUMANN ~ Six Fugues on B.A.C.H. for Solo Organ Op. 60 ~ A. VIVALDI ~ Le Quattro Stagioni, Op. 8 (Director) L'estro armonico, Op. 3 No.'s 1, 2, 6 & 8-11 (Director) WORKS FOR TRUMPET, STRINGS & CONTINUO by H. Biber, J. Clarke, W. Croft, A. Corelli, J. Eccles, G. Finger, A. Grossi, G. F. Handel, D. Purcell, H. Purcell, A. Scarlatti, G.P. Telemann, G. Torelli, J. Weldon, A. Vivaldi & G.B. Viviani (Director with Robert Farley)
Six Fugues for Solo KeyboardHWB 605-610
The Complete Trio SonatasOp. 2 & Op. 5(Director)
Suite No. 7 in G minor for solo harpsichordfrom Die acht großen Suiten (1720)
Concerti GrossiOp. 3, No. 2 & Op. 6, No.'s 6 & 11 (Director) ~ F. MENDELSSOHN ~ Six Sonatas for Solo Organ, Op. 65 ~ W.A. MOZART ~ Sonatas for Violin & Fortepiano K. 301, 304 & 454 (with Peter Hanson) ~ H. PURCELL ~ Songs & Airs with Robin Blaze (Director) ~ F. SCHUBERT ~ Sonata in A minor for Violin & Fortepiano D. 385, Op. 137 (with Peter Hanson) ~ R. SCHUMANN ~ Six Fugues on B.A.C.H. for Solo Organ Op. 60 ~ A. VIVALDI ~ Le Quattro Stagioni, Op. 8 (Director) L'estro armonico, Op. 3 No.'s 1, 2, 6 & 8-11 (Director) WORKS FOR TRUMPET, STRINGS & CONTINUO by H. Biber, J. Clarke, W. Croft, A. Corelli, J. Eccles, G. Finger, A. Grossi, G. F. Handel, D. Purcell, H. Purcell, A. Scarlatti, G.P. Telemann, G. Torelli, J. Weldon, A. Vivaldi & G.B. Viviani (Director with Robert Farley)
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