About
VBF 2020
2020 marks the forty-fifth annual Victoria Bach Festival. We reach this milestone year at a time when gathering for the live concerts we love isn’t possible. Instead, we’re excited to come together online for a series of performances and events June 6-13.
Our VBF artists responded to our new concert format with incredible creativity and artistry. They’ve contributed to a program that includes performances from their homes, new compositions, conversations, reminiscences, quizzes, and more. We’ve created an experience that is responsive to our current moment, celebrates the artistry of our musicians, and can reach our audiences wherever they are.
Please join us to chat and watch and listen at 10 AM and 8 PM CDT Saturday, June 6 through Saturday, June 13 or watch the archived events at your convenience.
To all of our audiences, artists, supporters, and production crew, and to the venues throughout South Texas that welcome us: we appreciate you and we will miss you this year. To all of the workers who are providing essential services right now: we thank you for your dedication.
We look forward to enjoying live concerts in Victoria again in 2021. This year, we’ve moved online to continue a tradition of forty-five years of inspiring, adventurous, searching, soothing, and breathtaking music played by amazing performers.
Livestream direction: Russell Fowler
Video production: Thomas van der Brook, ToneHaus Productions
Web design: Karen Barry, Flywheel Creative
Graphic design: Tony Yarbrough, TRY design
Artist Contractor: Nick Stange
Stage Manager: Matt Schneider
Archival video: Concertronics, Wilbur Collins
Archival video: VictoriaArts, George Matthews
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
Tim Hornback, President
Gary Childress, Vice President
Paula Cobler, Secretary
David Faskas, Treasurer
BOARD MEMBERS
Sallye Allen
Carolina Astrain
Bill Blanchard
Clay Cain
Annie Cullen
Laurie Glenn
John Griffin
Dr. Michael Hummel
Phyllis Keller
Dr. Suzanne LaBrecque
Daphne McHattie
Katie Merriman
Linda Patterson
Martha Planutis
John Quitta
Dr. Margaret Rice
Eileen Stewart
Dolly Stokes
Tommy Taylor
John Valdivia
Felecia Vela
Ron Walker
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Nina M. Di Leo
ADVISORY BOARD
John E. “Buddy” Billups
Dr. Marylynn Fletcher
Joe A. Hewell
Lynn Knaupp
M. Russell Marshall
Neldene Matusevich
Catherine McHaney
David P. McLarry
Janet S. Miller
Mary Sue Koontz Nelson
Dr. Anne Wagner
Dr. Will Wagner
Tony Yarbrough
