Coming eVENTS
WHAT:
Casa Feliz January Parlor Series: SORRY! WE ARE AT CAPACITY AND ARE NOT ACCEPTING NEW RESERVATIONS.
WHEN:
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 (6:00-8:00pm)
Reception at 6:00 p.m., Program at 6:45 p.m.
Light refreshments will be served.
HOW:
Pre-registration is required. WE ARE AT CAPACITY AND NOT ACCEPTING NEW RESERVATIONS. To ensure early reservation access for future events, please consider joining the Friends of Casa Feliz at www.casafeliz.us/donate-1.
Join the Friends of Casa Feliz for our January Parlor Series, featuring the highly entertaining Dr. John V. Sinclair, and musicians from the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park. Dr. Sinclair will share engaging and often humorous stories about the Bach Festival Society's 90 year history in Winter Park, and how it has earned its reputation as "the South's great oratorio choir." Dr. Sinclair will be joined by musicians who will offer a preview of the annual 2025 Bach Festival, which begins February 15. Parlor Series Generously Underwritten by Commerce Bank & Trust.
About Dr. Sinclair: John V. Sinclair enjoys a national reputation as a conductor of choral masterworks while locally being known as one of the hardest-working and in-demand artists in Central Florida. In his 35thseason as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Bach Festival Society, he continues hisimaginative programming, creative interpretations and expressive conducting style. Dr. Sinclair, known as a master teacher, is Director of Music at Rollins College and holds the John M. Tiedtke Endowed Chair. As a career educator, Sinclair keeps the Society’s educational focus vital by providing a broad range of musical programs and experiences for students of all ages. As a conductor who is equally adept at directing choral and orchestral music, he has been referred to as Central Florida’s “resident conductor” and has made hundreds of appearances as conductor, clinician, or lecturer throughout the United States and around the world. Dr. Sinclair holds a masters and doctoral degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Conservatory of Music. In addition to editing and interpreting historical choral works, he has authored an anecdotal book entitled Falling Off the Podium, and Other Life Lessons. Wall Street Journal’s arts critic, Terry Teachout wrote, “John is a gifted conductor, a great educator, and the best of all possible colleagues.” For more than three decades, John Sinclair has shared his talent and dedication to musical excellence with the Central Florida community and beyond.