Mr. Bach Comes To Call
60 minutes
J.S. Bach mysteriously appears to Elizabeth, a modern child who is struggling
with his famous Minuet in G. Accompanied by Mr. Bach and three of his choir
boys, Elizabeth moves from skepticism to respect for Bach's playful nature, deep
feelings, and musical genius. Based on historical fact, MR. BACH COMES TO CALL
is features more than twenty excerpts of Bach's best-loved works beautifully
performed by The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and Bach Festival Orchestra.
When Classical Kids' musical story, MR. BACH COMES TO CALL, was first played on
Canada's national CBC radio, 4,000 people phoned the station to ask where they
could find it. "Obviously", says Susan Hammond, producer of Classical Kids, "we
had struck a chord with parents eager to share the priceless legacy of Bach's
music with their children." In 2003, the internationally famous Bach Choir of
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, which has been producing Bach's music for all ages for
over a century, suggested making a live show and subsequently a film version of
MR. BACH COMES TO CALL. Thus began an inspiring collaboration that was joined by
the stage expertise of Bethlehem's Touchstone Theatre and the imaginative film
direction of Maria Erades. As in the Classical Kids CD, we begin with the
dramatic send-off of Bach's music into space aboard Voyager II. Down here on
earth, Bach mysteriously appears to Elizabeth, a modern child who is struggling
with his famous Minuet in G. The City of Bethlehem, where Bach's great Mass in
B-Minor was performed for the first time in North America in 1900, is the
perfect setting for this magical fantasy. Accompanied by Mr. Bach and three of
his choir boys, Elizabeth moves from skepticism to respect for Bach's playful
nature, deep feelings, and musical genius. MR. BACH COMES TO CALL is pure family
entertainment. Based on historical fact, it features more than twenty excerpts
of Bach's best-loved works beautifully performed by The Bach Choir of Bethlehem
and Bach Festival Orchestra.
