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David Gordon tells the story of the Carmel Bach Festival

Filmed and edited by Scott Seward
   Carmel Bach Festival Director of Marketing and Communications

Research, script and photos by David Gordon

Part I: The Founders and the Creation of the Festival  (7 minutes)

Part II: The Evolution of the Festival 1935–2017  (4 minutes)

Filmed in the Foyer of Carmel's Sunset Center for the Arts in July, 2017

David

David Gordon was a central figure at the Carmel Bach Festival for thirty seasons. He served as tenor soloist, Master Class director, lecturer, Director of the Chorus, Festival Dramaturge, and supertitle translator.

In 2014, David published Carmel Impresarios, a detailed cultural biography of the amazing duo who founded the Bach Festival in the 1930s. The book is also a definitive history of music and theater in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California in the early 20th century. (more info)

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