2017-2018: welcome to the fifth season of Bach @7
For dates, program order and notes scroll down and click on the dates of the performances.
Dates marked with (*) are chamber programs performed by members of the Philadelphia Bach Collegium. No choir.
Dates marked with (*) are chamber programs performed by members of the Philadelphia Bach Collegium. No choir.
Live performance at S. Clement's Church. (Photo Sharon Torello)
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WHEN: Third Wednesday, 7-8 PM,
September 2017 - May 2018 WHERE: S. Clement’s Church, 2013 Appletree Street, Philadelphia, 19103 ADMISSION: Pay-What-you-Wish, with $25/person suggested donation accepted at the door. No ticket sales. Open seating. All ages welcome. |
As we celebrate the first 5-year milestone of the Bach At Seven series, we invite you to look at the way the Lutheran Reformation movement (which marks its 500th Anniversary in 2017) has shaped and inspired musical expression.
In addition to cantatas and motets by J.S. Bach, you will hear a variety of Lutheran composers: from Michael Praetorius and Heinrich Schütz -- to Felix Mendelssohn, Hugo Distler and Kile Smith. In November 2017, we will present a world premiere by the Philadelphia composer David Carpenter! The Philadelphia Bach Collegium will present three uniquely crafted chamber programs, inspired by famous Lutheran composers, as well as their lesser-known colleagues from Denmark and Sweden. We are super excited that our artistic director Matt Glandorf will once again delight our audiences with his solo organ recital in April 2018! |
fall 2017
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PROGRAM
J.S. Bach: Mentors, Colleagues and Students Chamber music of Georg Böhm (1661-1733), Dietrich Buxtehude (1639-1707), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780), and J.S. Bach (1685-1750). |
PERFORMERS
The Philadelphia Bach Collegium: Flauto Traverso: Steven Zohn Oboe: Geoffrey Burgess Violincello: Eve Miller Viola da Gamba: Heather Miller Lardin Harpsichord: Leon Schelhase Organ: Matthew Glandorf |
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PROGRAM
J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750) Motet BWV 228: Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei Dir (“Do not fear, I am with you”) Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672) Musikalische Exequien (op. 7, Dresden, 1636) Part I: Concert in Form einer teutschen Begräbnis-Messe Part II: Motette Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe Part III: Canticum B. Simeonis Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Frieden fahren, SWV 281 8vv double Knut Nystedt (1915 - 2014) Immortal Bach |
PERFORMERS
Core Singers and Soloists Soprano: Jessica Beebe, Rebecca Myers Alto: Jenifer L. Smith, Maren Montalbano Tenor: Michael Jones Bass: Jean Bernard Cerin, Cody Müller The Philadelphia Bach Collegium Violone: Heather Miller Lardin Theorbo: Theodore Cheek Jr. Organ: TBA Choral Arts Philadelphia Matthew Glandorf, Artistic Director and Conductor |
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PROGRAM
Sacred choral works from XVI-XX centuries, shaped by the Lutheran Reformation: J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 79 Gott der Herr ist Sohn und Schild ("God the Lord is sun and shield") Martin Luther| Ludwig Senfl: No Moriar Johann Walter| Hans Leo Hassler| Michael Praetorius: Ein Feste Burg Johannes Brahms | Hugo Distler: Es ist das Heil uns kommen Her David Carpenter: A Love So Still, setting to Dietrich Bonhoeffer's poem, Von guten Mächten. A WORLD PREMIERE |
PERFORMERS
Core Singers and Soloists: Soprano: Jessica Beebe, Kyle Leigh Carney Alto: Maren Montalbano, Jenifer L. Smith Tenor: Michael Jones, Christopher Hodson Bass: Cory Müller, Jean Bernard Cerin Philadelphia Bach Collegium: Violin: Rebecca Harris (Concert master) Mandy Wolman, Christof Richter Viola: Daniela Pierson Cello: Eve Miller Violone: Heather Miller Lardin Oboe: Geoffrey Burgess, Stephen Bard Corno da Caccia: Steven Marquardt, Linda Dempf Continuo: Leon Schelhase Choral Arts Philadelphia Matthew Glandorf, Artistic Director & Conductor |
Digital copy of the program book coming soon!
Winter 2018
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PROGRAM
J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 1 Wie Schon Leuchtet der Morgenstern ("How beautifully the morning star shines") Kile Smith: Epiphany Vespers, select movements |
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PERFORMERS
Core Singers and Soloists TBA The Philadelphia Bach Collegium TBA Choral Arts Philadelphia Matthew Glandorf, conductor |
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Voices from the North: Chamber Music from Germany, Denmark, and Sweden PERFORMER The Philadelphia Bach Collegium |
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Digital copy of the program book coming soon!
Spring 2018
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Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847): Jesu, meine Freude J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 93 Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten Felix Mendelssohn: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten ("Who only lets dear God rule") |
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PERFORMERS
Core Singers and Soloists TBA The Philadelphia Bach Collegium TBA Choral Arts Philadelphia Matthew Glandorf, conductor |
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The Art of the Chorale: Matthew Glandorf in Recital Organ works by Pchelbel, J.S. Bach, Johannes Brahms, Max Reger. Improvisation on themes submitted by the audience. PERFORMER Matthew Glandorf, Organ |
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Counterpoint from Bach to Zelenka: Kleine Kammermusik in Concert PERFORMERS
The Philadelphia Bach Collegium |
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Digital copy of the program book coming soon!
