João Ramos Marta (flute) was born in Portugal where he studied the flute and got his degree cum laude from the Conservatório Superior de Música do Porto with Olavo Barros. Thereafter he continued  his  studies in Holland with a scholarship from Nuffic and Gulbenkian Foundation where he graduated with a Master-degree. He studied modern flute with, among others, Jaques Zoon and traverso flute with Wilbert Hazelzet. He plays with several ensembles, particularly at Ensemble Conservatoire. At ‘ArtEZ institute of the arts’  he  coordinates the division of young talent and teaches modern flute, method and chamber music. João plays on a gold Jochen Mehnert flute and several traverso flutes build by Fridtjof Aurin and Alain Weemaels. Alieke Pijl (flute) started playing the flute as a child and was immediately a passionate flute player. She studied bachelor flute, master flute and chamber music in Zwolle and Amsterdam and attended masterclasses with: O. Messiaen, Ton de Leeuw, Peter Lukas Graf, A. Nicolet, T. Wye, W. Bennet, Wil Offermans, Phil Glass, Wilbert Hazelzet, Rachel Brown. She plays in several orchestras including the NLfo (Dutch Flute Orchestra) and Musica Michaëlis. She plays a boxwood Palanca traverso flute build by Fridtjof Aurin. Tineke (harpsichord) is one of the founders of Holland Baroque Society. With her twin sister Judith (violin) she plays since the Kindergarten: now professional in the ensemble ‘SEVERIJN’. She performed as harpsichordist, organist and conductor with the Cappella Amsterdam, Concerto Köln, Vocal Consort Berlin and Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin. Since 2014 Tineke is vocal coach of historical performance at the Royal Conservatoire DeHague. She plays famous Severijn-organ from 1650 of the St Martinuskerk in Cuijk, her big love. Tineke Steenbrink studied organ in Utrecht with Bernhard Winsemius and Willem Tanke, and harpsichord with prof. Ketil Haugsand at the Hochschule für Musik Köln. Her study here was sponsored by the Dutch ‘Fund for stage performance’ and the VSB bank. She graduated in 2004 by passing her ‘Konzertexamen’. Anna Schweizer (cello) was born in Vienna, where she studied the Cello at the university for music. After graduating she received a study grant which allowed her to continue her Cello studies in Holland, at the Conservatory Utrecht and Rotterdam, where she graduated with the Master-degree. Anna is educated both as a modern cellist and as a baroque cellist. After her Cello studies Anna went to train as an Alexander-teacher in Amsterdam, were she graduated in 2012. Anna is married with Tineke, living on a houseboat in Utrecht, teaching the Cello and Alexandertechniek and playing in various ensembles and projects both modern and baroque. Anna has a baroque cello ‘Jacob Weiss, Salzburg 1740’ of the Dutch Musical Instruments Foundation on loan.

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The San Antonio Symphony and San Antonio Public Library participate in Bach in the Subways Day with musician presentations to children at Pan American and Great Northwest Public Library Branches.  The featured musician at Great Northwest Branch is cellist Kenneth Freudigman.  Join us for a lively afternoon with Mr. Freudigman as he shares his love of music as well as his experiences as a professional musician in the orchestra with children of all ages. Come and find out how much fun classical music, Bach in particular, can be!

The JUNIOR BACH FESTIVAL founded in 1953, is dedicated to touching young lives by promoting the study and performance of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Presented annually about the time of Bach’s birthday, March 21, the public Festival concerts feature some of the finest young musical talent in California. This year’s adjudicated auditions will be on January 31 and February 1, and the concerts will be held in locations throughout the Bay area on the weekends of March 13-15 and March 20-22, 2015. We will post our Bach in the Subway performers once our auditions have concluded!Visit us at https://www.juniorbach.org/

The JUNIOR BACH FESTIVAL founded in 1953, is dedicated to touching young lives by promoting the study and performance of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Presented annually about the time of Bach’s birthday, March 21, the public Festival concerts feature some of the finest young musical talent in California. This year, ten concerts will be held in locations throughout the Bay area on the weekends of March 13-15 and March 20-22, 2015. Our performers, ages 18 years and under, have been selected through professionally adjudicated auditions. A rich variety of Bach’s works will be represented in their original instrumentation or in transpositions for instruments as diverse as bassoon, guitar, marimba, and steel drum. For concert information, please visit our website, at www.juniorbach.org.

The Junior Bach Festival is delighted to participate in Bach in the Subways for the first time this year. Bay Area Rapid Transit has issued a permit for our young musicians to perform in the Downtown Berkeley Bart Station from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and again from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on March 21st. We hope to attract an appreciative audience that will enjoy hearing Bach’s music in Berkeley!The JUNIOR BACH FESTIVAL founded in 1953, is dedicated to touching young lives by promoting the study and performance of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Presented annually about the time of Bach’s birthday, March 21, the public Festival concerts feature some of the finest young musical talent in California. This year’s adjudicated auditions will be on January 31 and February 1, and the concerts will be held in locations throughout the Bay area on the weekends of March 13-15 and March 20-22, 2015. We will post our Bach in the Subway performers once our auditions have concluded!Visit us at https://www.juniorbach.org/The JUNIOR BACH FESTIVAL founded in 1953, is dedicated to touching young lives by promoting the study and performance of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Presented annually about the time of Bach’s birthday, March 21, the public Festival concerts feature some of the finest young musical talent in California. This year’s adjudicated auditions will be on January 31 and February 1, and the concerts will be held in locations throughout the Bay area on the weekends of March 13-15 and March 20-22, 2015. We will post our Bach in the Subway performers once our auditions have concluded!Visit us at https://www.juniorbach.org/