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'Allentown Bach at Noon' features Brahms, two pianos

The second "Allentown Bach At Noon" is July 14 at St. John's Lutheran Church, 37 S. Fifth St., Allentown.

Greg Funfgeld, Bach Choir of Bethlehem Artistic Director and Conductor, and Thomas Goeman, Bach Festival organist, begin the program with Bach's "Concerto for Two Keyboards in C Major," BWV 1061, played on two pianos.

Members of the Bach Choir perform Johannes Brahms' "Liebeslieder Walzer" ("Love Song Waltzes"), Opus 52, accompanied by Funfgeld and Goeman on piano for four hands.

The concert is expected to be about 50 minutes.

Admission is free. A free-will offering will be received. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Concert-goers are encouraged to come early to be sure of a seat.

Free parking is available on a lot on the northeast corner of Lehigh Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, with a shuttle bus transporting concert-goers to the church free of charge.

There is paid parking at municipal garages at Fourth and Hamilton streets, Sixth and Linden streets and at meters along streets in the vicinity.

The church is accessible for persons with disabilities.

The inaugural "Allentown Bach At Noon" concert June 9 attracted an estimated 650 at St. John's.

Lead sponsors of the premiere "Allentown Bach at Noon" series are the Rider-Pool Foundation, Air Products, and Center City Corporation.

The 75th "Bach At Noon" at Central Moravian Church is Sept. 15, with the series continuing there Oct. 13, Nov. 10 and Jan. 12, Feb. 9, March 8 and April 12, 2016.

The concerts are free, but free-will offerings are accepted.

Information: The Bach Choir: 610-866-4382, ext. 15, 10; bach.org