Music Northwest Bach Keyboard Festival
Music Northwest and Intermezzo String Quartet
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church of West Seattle
$20 ($18 senior; students age 26 & under free when requested in advance)

Dana Robinson, organ
Jane Harty, piano
Lin Marcelais, violin
Laurence (Larry) Golding, violin
Ryan May, viola
Michael Zachary, cello
Johann Sebastian Bach — Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works (Sinfonias TBA)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 “Actus tragicus” (“Sonatina”; arr. György Kurtág)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 687 (arr. György Kurtág)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
The keyboard music of J.S. Bach will be featured in this gala festival showcasing organist Dana Robinson in his first public performance in Seattle, as well as pianist Jane Harty. Three instruments will be used: a Noack tracker-action gallery organ, a Noack chapel organ, and a Yamaha grand piano—all instruments that the master would have loved. The concert takes place in the beautiful cathedral setting of First Lutheran of West Seattle, known for its splendid acoustics and stunning stained glass.

About Music Northwest

About Dana Robinson, organ

About Jane Harty, piano

Jane Harty is an active and diverse recitalist of solo and chamber music repertoire, and has appeared in recitals throughout the United States as both a pianist and harpsichordist. Her teachers have included Blanche Bascourret de Gueraldi, a student of Cortot; and Johanna Graudan, a student of Schnabel. She was also a participant in the classes of Nadia Boulanger.

About Lin Marcelais, violin

A graduate of Abilene Christian University and the University of Texas at Austin, Violinist Lin Marcelais was a member of the Austin Symphony Orchestra, 2nd violin principal of the Abilene Philharmonic, concertmaster of the Abilene Collegiate Symphony Orchestra and also played with San Angelo, Big Spring, Laredo, Northwest Symphony Orchestra, Tacoma Symphony Orchestra and Ballet Austin. She won first place in the Texas Music Teachers’ Association Post-12th Grade Orchestral Concerto Contest in Dallas, TX. Having moved to Seattle, she now plays with the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra.

First Lutheran Church of West Seattle
4105 California Ave. SW
http://www.flcws.org