Welcome!
A New Season!
Our 2022/2023 concert series offers a wide range of musical experiences under the brilliant direction of Anthony Newman.
About Us
Bedford Chamber Concerts has for the past 20 years presented great music of the baroque, classical and romantic eras, spiced occasionally with music of the twentieth century or new music composed by our Music Director, Anthony Newman.
As in the past, our concert series offers a wide range of musical experiences under the brilliant leadership of our Director, Anthony Newman. We will present six concerts on Wednesday evenings in October, November, December, March, April and May.
October 26th - Mozart works for clarinet and strings, Haydn's Mass in Time of War arranged for viola and cello solos, piano and strings.
November 9th - World-renowned violinist Cho-Liang Lin performing three J.S. Bach violin sonatas and Anthony Newman playing Bach's Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue.
December 14th - Holiday concert includes J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerti 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Although subject to change, our current plans are to include works by Stravinsky and Beethoven in March, three baroque masters in April, Schubert's Octet for winds, horn and strings in May.
In addition to maintaining the high quality of the performances, we remain concerned with the health of our audience and our musicians. As a result, we will continue to require audience members and musicians to provide evidence of full vaccination against COVID, but will not require the wearing of masks. If necessary, we will adjust our health requirements in accordance with New York State mandates.
We hope that you will join us for as many concerts as possible this season!
Anthony Newman
Mr. Newman, one of America’s leading classical musicians, is internationally recognized for his contributions as organist, harpsichordist, composer, conductor, musicologist and Bach specialist. Among more than 170 recordings, his performance of Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto was named Stereo Review’s “Record of the Year” in 1989 and his collaboration with Wynton Marsalis, In Gabriel’s Garden, in which Mr. Newman conducted the English Chamber Orchestra, was the best-selling classical CD of 1997. He has been lauded as the “high priest of the harpsichord” by Time Magazine and “high priest of Bach” by Mr. Marsalis.