Mr. Bach Comes to Call film nominated for two Emmy Awards!

Posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 7:34 am

Toronto – Aug. 25, 2008) – The latest film from The Children’s Group, Mr. Bach Comes to Call, has earned two Emmy Award nominations (Mid-Atlantic region): one in the Children/ Youth/ Teen Program or Special category and the other for Director Maria Erades (GreenTreks Network). The Emmy Awards recognize excellence in television and will be presented on Sept. 13. The awards are provided by The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which is dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television. More info at www.natasmid-atlantic.org Mr. Bach Comes to Call has enjoyed airplay on more than 70 PBS stations and continues the grand tradition of pure family entertainment found in our first Classical Kids movie, the Emmy Award-winning Beethoven Lives Upstairs film and DVD. Based on the award-winning and best-selling Classical Kids recording of the same name, Mr. Bach Comes to Call captures a special friendship between a great composer and a young girl. After the dramatic send-off of Bach’s music into space aboard the Voyager II, Mr. Bach unexpectedly arrives at the house of Elizabeth, a present-day child, who is awkwardly practicing Bach’s famous Minuet in G. Mr. Bach Comes to Call, a co-production of Classical Kids, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, GreenTreks Network and Touchstone Theatre, was released on DVD on Apr. 24, 2007 to critical acclaim: “…a gift…for anyone who loves how music enriches life and life enriches music…the story is charmingly, disarmingly simple. Director Maria Erades treats probing scenes with great sensitivity and playful scenes with juicy joy.” – The Morning Call “…just the right mix of learning and entertainment…a lot of great extras.” – KSAV radio’s “Talking Television with Dave White” show, “Pick of the Week” “…a fantastic new film…” – “Classical 96” CFMX-FM (Toronto, ON) The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, who co-produced the film, is America’s oldest Bach choir and hosted the film’s World Premiere during the 100th anniversary of its Annual Bethlehem Bach Festival on May 3-6, 2007. The 54 minute live action drama is based in part on historical fact and features more than twenty beautifully-performed excerpts of Bach’s best-loved works by The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and Bach Festival Orchestra. Mr. Bach Comes to Call is marketed by The Children’s Group, the leading presenter of storytelling and classical music for children. The film is distributed on DVD in the United States and Canada by KOCH Entertainment Distribution. Suggested retail price: $19.98 in the U.S. / $24.99 in Canada. Posted 9.2.08