William Hall Bach Memorial Concert — A Celebration of Bach and Handel

2025–2026 Emory Department of Music Free Event/No Tickets Required View or Print Program Here The William Hall Memorial Concert is a celebration of Bach and Handel. The program will open with Jack Mitchener's performance of the newly discovered organ works of Bach, the Ciaccona in G minor and Ciaccona in D minor. Following will be Bach's solo cantata Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen (BWV 51) featuring the Emory University Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Bhasin with soprano Betsy Swanson and trumpeter Yvonne Toll Schneider. Next the orchestra will join Jack Mitchener in Handel's 13th Organ Concerto, "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale." The Emory Choir, conducted by Eric Nelson, will close the concert with a performance of Handel's Coronation Anthem, "The King Shall Rejoice." Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck (free for events after 6 p.m. and on weekends) . Additional Emory Visitor Parking Information Here