In its sixth year of existence, Bach@7 series offers two programs in the Fall and three in Winter-Spring, featuring choral, orchestral, solo and chamber works by J.S. Bach, his predecessors and followers, including a world premiere by young Philadelphia composer Chelsea Komshlies (February 27).
Exploring the idea of “narratives,” our artistic director Matt Glandorf chose the works that tell stories, ranging from actual tales (like the biblical story of Jonah and the Whale in Carissimi’s Jonas, October 10) – to poetic reflections (as in the celebration of love in Song of Solomon in Bach’s Wedding Cantata BWV 196, November 28) and the Easter plot as depicted in Resurrection Historia by Heinrich Schütz on April 24. This year, Glandorf built the series programming in such a way as “to afford each performing component of our collective group – an instrumental ensemble of fine chamber musicians, the fine forces of our talented choir and the core of professional singer-soloists – a broader ability to explore the full sound with the combined forces, in contrast to what can be done in a more chamber-like program." |
BACH @7 SERIES
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Upcoming Bach @7
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REFLECTION
March 13th PROGRAM Louis Couperin (1626-1661) Lecons de Tenebre Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Lent Motets PERFORMERS Choral Arts Philadelphia The Philadelphia Bach Collegium Matthew Glandorf, Conductor |
RENEWAL
April 24th PROGRAM Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) Resurrection Historia PERFORMERS Choral Arts Philadelphia The Philadelphia Bach Collegium Matthew Glandorf, Conductor |