Model Organization of the Concert Commemorating
255 Years from Johann Sebastian Bach's Death

Important: this information and requirements apply to Slovak organizers *only* -- If you would like to join, please e-mail us the following information: the names of the performers (and a few words about their background), concert location, exact time, program, and information about the organ (high-quality color photographs woul be very much appreciated).

Part of the festival Johann Sebastian Bach -- Slovakia 2005
http://www.juras.sk/bach05/

Date & time: Thursday, July 28, 2005 (concerts should start after 6 PM and end before 10 PM)
Location: Slovakia (255 cities and villages) and other countries
Title: If you will only let God guide you (Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten)
Program: Johann Sebastian Bach

- Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, choral preludes BWV 642, 647, 690, 691, 691a;
- other works of JSB, not limited to organ (in Bratislava, cantata Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten BWV 93 will be performed) -- the song "If you will only let God guide you" and/or other songs may be sung -- see http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/f/ifyouwil.htm and Google search for more information
- texts about Bach by Albert Schweitzer and Ivan Kadlečík

Featuring: 255 organists in Slovakia and abroad -- as well as instrumentalists, singers, choirs, and lecturers

Honorarium for the artists: just a good feeling that they could be a part of the event (unless agreed otherwise with a local organizer)

Travel expenses or accomodation: an arrangement needs to be made between the artist and local organizer

Note: not all of choral preludes of Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten need to be performed -- but there has to be at least one

Organizers: if possible, several local organizations should cooperate to have the concert at one place in a town or village. In larger cities we recommend that several concerts be performed with time shift (they should take place between 6 PM and 10 PM)

Benefit: entrance to the concert must be free, the benefit going to the Cancer research foundation for the purchase of a device called Pulsed Field Electrophoresis (used for monitoring, diagnosing and repairing chromosomes at DNA level). Further information may be provided by Mr. Jan Juras, jan@juras.sk.

Local advertising: organizer will provide time-tested methods of advertisement, such as invitation cards for people and companies in the village/town and its surroundings, as well as brochures and posters (posters will be provided our agency -- it will be necessary to add to them the names of the performers and exact time and location of the concert) -- you should also engage local and regional media (radio, TV, newspapers)

Warning: we are trying hard to find financial resources to buy musical scores with choral preludes -- if this does not work out, we will have to allocate some money from local organizers for covering the costs of buying the scores.

Leading organizer -- Agentúra AP projekt Bratislava -- will provide:
- musical score (notes) of choral preludes: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (If you will only let God guide you), BWV 642, 647, 690, 691, 691a;
- texts written by Albert Schweitzer and Ivan Kadlečík
- advertising materials: posters, brochures
- advertisement of each local concert in national as well as regional media and on the Internet

We require the following information from each local organizer before the concert:
- the beginning of the concert (exact time)
- location of the concert (exact name of the church or concert hall -- and the name of the street in cities)
- who are the organizers? (city, village, local congregation, culture center, non-profit organization, etc.)
- is there any patronage? (mayor, ambassador, etc.)
- program of the concert (list of works that will be performed -- do not forget to include BWV)
- performers (list of names -- do not forget first names and instruments)
- include CV of the organist who will perform Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten in electronic form
- disposition of the organ + a quality photograph in electronic form

We suggest that you also include:
- prints (excerpts) of the invitations to the concert, local invitation cards, as well as brochures and posters
- photograph of the church in which the concert will take place (in electronic form)

The following information will be required after the concert:
- confirmation that the concert took place as planned (or what the changes were)
- program of the concert as it happened (speeches, the concert itself, sequel)
- number of participants
- financial results of the benefit

We would be grateful if you could also include:
- photographs from the concert in electronic form
- printouts (excerpts) with information about the concert and similar materials

If you'd like to sign up and joint the festival, please e-mail us above mentioned materials. You can reach us at: jan@juras.sk