Upcoming and Past Events

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Fresh Sounds for Fall: A Concert of New Music
Sep
3

Fresh Sounds for Fall: A Concert of New Music

Sunday, September 3, 2023

IN-PERSON PERFORMANCE – DALY CITY, CA
Is a family's legacy the stories we share ... or the secrets we conceal ...? With music by Hannah Roedder, Durwayne Hsieh and Nancy Bachmann, this program of new works includes a fully-staged performance of Bachmann’s Micro Opera Mystery “A Remarkably Capable Woman” featuring mezzo-soprano Shauna Fallihee.

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Fresh Sounds for Fall: A Concert of New Music
Sep
2

Fresh Sounds for Fall: A Concert of New Music

Saturday, September 2, 2023

IN-PERSON PERFORMANCE – DAVIS, CA
Is a family's legacy the stories we share ... or the secrets we conceal ...? With music by Hannah Roedder, Durwayne Hsieh and Nancy Bachmann, this program of new works includes a fully-staged performance of Bachmann’s Micro Opera Mystery “A Remarkably Capable Woman” featuring mezzo-soprano Shauna Fallihee.

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Berkeley Piano Club - A Remarkably Capable Woman
Jul
16

Berkeley Piano Club - A Remarkably Capable Woman

Sunday, July 16, 2023

IN-PERSON PERFORMANCE – BERKELEY, CA
Is a family's legacy the stories we share ... or the secrets we conceal ... Experience a staged performance of composer/pianist Nancy Bachmann's Micro Opera Mystery featuring mezzo-soprano Shauna Fallihee, then join in a stimulating conversation about subjects explored in the opera.

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Nevada County Composer’s Collective: New Beginnings
May
7

Nevada County Composer’s Collective: New Beginnings

Sunday, May 7th, 2023

IN-PERSON PERFORMANCE – NEVADA CITY, CA
Nevada County Composer’s Cooperative presents their 2023 Spring Concert – New Beginnings – featuring the world premiere of Bachmann’s new micro-opera mystery A Remarkably Capable Woman for voice and piano, performed by Bay Area mezzo-soprano Shauna Fallihee and the composer at the piano. The program also includes works by Durwynne Hsieh, Mark Vance, Bonnie Arbauch and Jake Collins.

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Mutts and Maribel Walk to the Moon
Oct
21
to Jan 22

Mutts and Maribel Walk to the Moon

Sunday, January 22, 2017
Mutts and Maribel Walk to the Moon was performed at the Clayton Valley Presbyterian Church Concert Series on Sunday, January 22 at 3pm.

Friday, October 21, 2016
World Premiere - Mutts and Maribel Walk to the Moon
St. Ignatius of Antioch Catholic Church
Nancy's newest chamber opera is an ideal piece for schools or family concerts.

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2015 Event Highlights
Jan
1
to Dec 31

2015 Event Highlights

May 14, 2015
Nancy participated in the Composers Cooperative in the Nevada City/Grass Valley area. She contributed an excerpt for the "Composer's Night Out Musical Chain" to be played on KVMR and available online after May 14. Along with composer Danny Clay, Nancy was a guest speaker at the NCCC "Meet the Composer" event in Nevada City.

March 21, 2015
The premiere of The Voyage of Mary Magdalene was a rousing success. The next step is to find choral groups that might be interested in staging a production of this chamber opera.

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2013–2014 Event Highlights
Jan
1
to Dec 31

2013–2014 Event Highlights

November 15, 2014
A Concert of Excerpts from Nancy Bachmann's The Voyage of Mary Magdalene
Clayton Valley Presbyterian Church Concert Series

Summer of 2014
The Villa Sinfonia performed Ocean Beach SF in Tours and in Paris, France, as well as at Union Square in San Francisco.

June 28, 2013
Lecture presented at the State Convention of the Music Teachers' Association of California, regarding the specific issues involved in the performance of piano ensemble.

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“Music flows from the imagination of the composer, through the re-imagining of the performer to spark the imagination of the listener. All three persons of this trinity are required for music’s very existence..”

— N.B.