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BACH AT SEVEN SERIES FALL 2017 SEPTEMBER 20 J.S. Bach: Mentors, Colleagues and Students Works by Dietrich Buxtehude (ca. 1637-1707), Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780), Georg Böhm (1661-1733), J.S. Bach (1685-1750), and Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) with members of the Philadelphia Bach Collegium OCTOBER 18 - Chamber Program J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750) Motet BWV 228: Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei Dir Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672) Musikalische Exequien (op. 7, Dresden, 1636) Knut Nystedt (1915 - 2014) Immortal Bach NOVEMBER 15 J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 79 Gott der Herr ist Sohn und Schild David Carpenter: A Love So Still, WORLD PREMIERE, setting of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's poem Von guten Mächten Sacred choral works from XVI-XX centuries, shaped by the Lutheran Reformation: 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 WINTER-SPRING 2018 JANUARY 31 J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 1 Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern Kile Smith: Epiphany Vespers, selected movements FEBRUARY 21 – Chamber Program Voices from the North: Chamber Music from Germany, Denmark, and Sweden With members of The Philadelphia Bach Collegium MARCH 21 Felix Mendelssohn: 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 APRIL 18 – Solo Organ Recital The Art of the Chorale: Matthew Glandorf in Recital Organ works by Pachelbel, J.S. Bach, Johannes Brahms, Max Reger. Improvisation on themes submitted by the audience. MAY 16 – Chamber Program Counterpoint from Bach to Zelenka With Kleine Kammermusik, Early Music Quintet founded in 2013 |
SPECIAL EVENTS
DECEMBER 31 New Year's Eve with Monteverdi Vespers Our recently established tradition of a New Year’s Eve celebration continues! Join us for the only performance in Philadelphia honoring Claudio Monteverdi’s 450th birthday with his breathtaking and revolutionary Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610). Be transported into the soaring strains of solemn vespers as Venetians would have in 1610 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Mark. For this performance, we are joined by the members of Dark Horse Consort, an ensemble dedicated to the brass music of the early 17th century. Related Links: Program notes by Matt Glandorf Blog post by Greg Ingles (Dark Horse Consort): "Instrumental Doublings in the Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610" Press Release MARCH 23 Tribute to Michael Korn Benita Valente and Anthony Checchia Co-Chairs of the Michael Korn Tribute Committee Special concert honoring the legacy of Michael Korn, the innovative Philadelphia musician, organ virtuoso and choral conductor. Korn is the founder of the Philadelphia Bach Festival and Philadelphia Singers, as well as the national non-profit association Chorus America. Korn died at the age of 44, leaving a legacy of excellence in professional choral singing which still stands nationwide today. The evening of remembering and celebrating Korn's legacy was held at Chestnut Hill's St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the very first performance venue in which he presented and conducted his Bach Festival concerts from 1976 until 1988. J.S. Bach: Motet BWV 227 Jesu, meine Freude Felix Mendelssohn: 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 Michael Korn's Biography Photo Archives "Uncompromising Talent - My Personal Recollection of Michael Korn" - Blog post by Janice Bryson "40 Years of Entrepreneurial Spirit" - Remembering the founders of Chorus America: Gregg Smith, Michael Korn, Richard Westenburg, Walter Gould, and many others - by Don Lee, managing director of the Voice Magazine, publication of Chorus America (Vol. 40, No. 4, Summer 2017) First Art Productions / Radio Broadcast with host Gene Parrish (excerpts) Archival Recording of the Michael Korn Tribute. Summer of 1994 Remembering: Comments, Memories, Anecdotes APRIL 22 The Delius Society Program Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music Frederick Delius: Three Piano Preludes Charles H Parry: Lord, let me know mine end (from "Songs of Farewell") Frederick Delius: Songs of Sunset, a Philadelphia Premiere Performers: SOLOISTS: Jessica Beebe, Soprano, Christopher Hodson, Tenor, Jean Bernard Cerin, Baritone, Daniel Schwartz, Baritone Mark Livshits, Piano Violin: Nancy Bean and Lloyd Smith Davyd Booth Viola: Meng Wang Cello: Lloyd Smith Double Bass: Anne Peterson Choral Arts Philadelphia Matthew Glandorf, Conductor |
1734-1735: A Season in the life of j.s. bach
a Metaphorical Journey through Time – Complete Cycle of 18 Surviving Cantatas from Bach’s most creative year, in 9 concerts, complemented by a dynamic speaker series.
LOCATION: S. CLEMENT's CHURCH
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OCTOBER 5 | 7-8 PM
Cantatas BWV 8 & 78 TALK: “From Simple Chorale to Profound Chorale Cantata” by Dr. Robin A. Leaver OCTOBER 12 | 7-8 PM Cantatas BWV 187 & 47 TALK: “The creative mind and spirit of J.S. Bach” by Matthew Glandorf OCTOBER 19 | 7-8 PM Cantatas BWV 80 & 96 TALK: “Instrumental Symbolism in Bach’s Vocal Music” by Dr. Geoffrey Burgess OCTOBER 26 | 7-8 PM Cantatas BWV 36b & 207a TALK: “Secular Festive Music in Baroque Leipzig” by Dr. Tanya Kevorkian |
FEBRUARY 1| 7-8 PM
Cantatas BWV 82 & 125 TALK: “J.S. Bach as Religious Thinker” by Dr. Michael Marissen FEBRUARY 8| 7-8 PM Cantatas BWV 66 and 134 TALK: “Cantatas in the J.S. Bach Circle” by Dr. Steven Zohn FEBRUARY 15| 7-8 PM Cantatas BWV 14 & 147 TALK: “The power of Bach’s Cantatas” by Matthew Glandorf APRIL 19| 7-8 PM Cantatas BWV 6, 238, 68 TALK: “Bach as Choir Director” by Matthew Glandorf APRIL 26| 7-8 PM Cantatas BWV 215 & 11 TALK: “Bach’s Theology” by Dr. Ellen T. Charry |
Bach AT SEVEN Chamber series
3-concert series presenting emerging early music chamber ensembles based in Philadelphia
LOCATION: S. CLEMENT'S CHURCH
NOVEMBER 9 | 7-8 PM
Downstream Bach: Chamber Works by the Members of the Bach Family; with Night Music
JANUARY 18 | 7-8 PM
Parisian Portraits: An Evening of Musical Character Studies by Parisian Composers
MARCH 15 | 7-8 PM
Haydn: “The Seven Last Words of Christ”
With The Franklin Quartet
Downstream Bach: Chamber Works by the Members of the Bach Family; with Night Music
JANUARY 18 | 7-8 PM
Parisian Portraits: An Evening of Musical Character Studies by Parisian Composers
MARCH 15 | 7-8 PM
Haydn: “The Seven Last Words of Christ”
With The Franklin Quartet
j.s. Bach: Christmas oratorio
A New Year’s Eve Matinee Performance of Complete Setting of Six Cantatas
location: philadelphia episcopal cathedral
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 | 4-8 PM
Hosted by Dr. Marvin Rosen, producer and host of Classical Discoveries on WPRB-FM (103.3 in Princeton, NJ).
Hosted by Dr. Marvin Rosen, producer and host of Classical Discoveries on WPRB-FM (103.3 in Princeton, NJ).
choral arts core singers
the delius society (philadelphia branch) presents choral arts core singers to celebrate the society's 40th anniversary and commemorate WWI, featuring a philadelphia premiere performance
location: the german society of pa
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 | 3PM - 6PM
PROGRAM
Edward Elgar: For the Fallen (from The Spirit of England)
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
Frederick Delius: Requiem, a Philadelphia Premiere
(with 4-hand piano accompaniment)
PERFORMERS
SINGERS: Rebecca Myers, Jessica Beebe, Rebecca Siler, Rebecca Oehlers, Joanna Gates, Maren Montalbano, Nikolas Karageorgiou, Christopher Hodson, Stephen Ng, Peter Christina, Daniel Schwartz, Robert Eisentrout.
Mark Livshits and Timur Mustakimov, Piano
Matthew Glandorf, Conductor
PROGRAM
Edward Elgar: For the Fallen (from The Spirit of England)
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
Frederick Delius: Requiem, a Philadelphia Premiere
(with 4-hand piano accompaniment)
PERFORMERS
SINGERS: Rebecca Myers, Jessica Beebe, Rebecca Siler, Rebecca Oehlers, Joanna Gates, Maren Montalbano, Nikolas Karageorgiou, Christopher Hodson, Stephen Ng, Peter Christina, Daniel Schwartz, Robert Eisentrout.
Mark Livshits and Timur Mustakimov, Piano
Matthew Glandorf, Conductor
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2015-2016 CONCERT SEASON:
"something Old - something new"
fall 2015october 7
Eric Whitacre: Sainte Chapelle
J.S. Bach: Missa Brevis in F november 4
Rosalind Page: Einziges Lied, for oboe d'amore, strings, and chorus
J.S. Bach: Cantata 12 Weinen, klagen, sorgen, zagen december 2
O ANTIPHONS, a World Premiere
by seven Philadelphia-area composers Mark Rimple, Anthony Mosakowski, Daniel Shapiro, David Ludwig, Kile Smith, Melissa Dunphy, and Riho Maimets. J.S. Bach: Cantata 61 Nun komm der Heiden Heiland |
spring 2016march 2ALL-MOTET PROGRAM
Philip Moore: Morning Prayer J.S. Bach: BWV Anhang 159, Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn Philip Moore: Prayer in time of distress J.S. Bach: BWV 227, Jesu meine Freude Philip Moore: Evening Prayer J.S. Bach: BWV 229, Komm, Jesu, komm april 6J.S. Bach: BWV 118, O Jesu Christ, mein's Lebens Licht
Jonathan Dove: Köethener Messe J.S. Bach: BWV 161, Komm, du süße Todesstunde may 4J.S. Bach: BWV 19, Es erhub sich ein Streit
Andrew Lipke: The Plague, an Oratorio, World Premiere |
2014-2015 CONCERT SEASON:
fall 2014
september 10(in memory of the Reverend Canon Dr. Rudolph A. Moore)
Henry Purcell: Selected Songs for soprano solo J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 82a, Ich habe Genug With Julianne Baird, Soprano october 8Bach in Hamburg:
Hamburg composers: selected organ works, Scheidemann to Brahms Improvisation on a theme suggested by the audience J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 21, Ich hatte viel Bekummernis With Thomas Dahl, Organ (Germany) november 12Heinrich Biber: Sonata IV for Trumpet and Strings in C Major
Felix Mendelssohn: Die Deutsche Liturgie J.B. Bach: Cantata BWV 70, Wachet, Betet, Betet, Wachet! With Joshua Cohen, Baroque Trumpet |
spring 2015march 11J.S. Bach: Chorale Prelude on O Lamm Gottes
Johannes Brahms: Fest und Gedenkspruche, Opus 109 J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 22, Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwolfe J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 23, Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn (Encore) Johannes Brahms: Lass Dich nur nichts nicht Dauren April 8J.S. Bach Cantata BWV 53, Schlage doch, Gewunschte Stunde
J.S. Bach Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C Minor, BWV 1060 J.S. Bach Cantata BWV 170, Vergnugte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust With Jacqueline Horner Kwiatek, mezzo-soprano (Anonymous Four) Geoffrey Burgess, Oboe Rebecca Harris, Violin may 13Eric Whitacre: Alleluia
Heinrich Biber: Resurrection Sonatas J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden |
HOLIDAY SEASON 2014
december 31
J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
Part I - Cantata BWV 248/1
Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf preiset die Tage
Part 2 - Cantata BWV 248/2
Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend
Part 3 - Cantata BWV 248/3
Herrscher des Himmels, erhore das Lallen
Part 4 - Cantata BWV 248/4
Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben
Part 5 - Cantata BWV 248/5
Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen
Part 6 - Cantata BWV 248/6
Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben
Part I - Cantata BWV 248/1
Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf preiset die Tage
Part 2 - Cantata BWV 248/2
Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend
Part 3 - Cantata BWV 248/3
Herrscher des Himmels, erhore das Lallen
Part 4 - Cantata BWV 248/4
Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben
Part 5 - Cantata BWV 248/5
Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen
Part 6 - Cantata BWV 248/6
Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben
2013-2014 SEASON
fall 2013OCTOBER 16, 2013
Piece d'Orgue: BWV 572 Canon and Gigue in D Major - Johann Pachelbel Blessed are all they - Orlando Gibbons Cantata 196: Der Herr Denket an uns NOVEMBER 16, 2013 (morning) Choral Matins with the choir of St. Mark's Episcopal Church NOVEMBER 16, 2013 (evening) Chamber Concert with member of the Bach Collegium NOVEMBER 17, 2013 Hymn to St. Cecelia, Opus 27 Simple Symphony, Opus 4 Psalm 150, Opus 67 St. Nicolas, Opus 42 Sumner Thompson, Tenor with Musicopia Chamber Orchestra and the Archdiocesan Girls Choir Part I - Cantata BWV 248/1 Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf preiset die Tage Part 2 - Cantata BWV 248/2 Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend Part 3 - Cantata BWV 248/3 Herrscher des Himmels, erhore das Lallen Part 4 - Cantata BWV 248/4 Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben Part 5 - Cantata BWV 248/5 Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen Part 6 - Cantata BWV 248/6 Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben |
spring 2014FEBRUARY 19, 2014
Bach - Cantata 10: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren Buxtehude - Organ Chorale Preludes Stanford - Magnificat MARCH 19, 2014 Bach- Cantata 150: Nach dir, Herr Bach - Schubler Organ Choral Preludes Purcell - Hear my Prayer, O Lord Chilcott - My Prayer APRIL 9, 2014 Bach - Cantata 182: Himmelskonig, sei willkommen Biber - Rosary Sonatas Graun - Surely he hath borne our griefs |
2012-2013 SEASON: 30th Anniversary
SEPTEMBER 29, 2012
Rachmaninov Vespers (All Night Vigil)
DECEMBER 16, 2012
J.S. Bach: BWV 243, Magnificat
Vivaldi: Gloria
Rutter: Joy to the World
Handel: Zadok the Priest
Mozart: Ave verum corpus
FEBRUARY 9, 2013
Rossini: Petite Messe Solonnelle
MARCH 17, 2013
Handel: Messiah
with Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare
APRIL 28, 2013
Matthew Glandorf: Bach & the Art of Improvisation
MAY 4, 2013
The Bach Family Tree, with Piffaro, the Renaissance Band and
the Core Singers of Choral Arts Philadelphia
MAY 5, 2013
J.S. Bach: Great Mass in B minor
Rachmaninov Vespers (All Night Vigil)
DECEMBER 16, 2012
J.S. Bach: BWV 243, Magnificat
Vivaldi: Gloria
Rutter: Joy to the World
Handel: Zadok the Priest
Mozart: Ave verum corpus
FEBRUARY 9, 2013
Rossini: Petite Messe Solonnelle
MARCH 17, 2013
Handel: Messiah
with Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare
APRIL 28, 2013
Matthew Glandorf: Bach & the Art of Improvisation
MAY 4, 2013
The Bach Family Tree, with Piffaro, the Renaissance Band and
the Core Singers of Choral Arts Philadelphia
MAY 5, 2013
J.S. Bach: Great Mass in B minor
2011-2012 season
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Schutz: Musikalische Exequien
Distler: Totentanz
DECEMBER 4, 2011
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
with Dolce Suono Ensemble
MARCH 30, 2012
J.S. Bach: Das Musicalische Opfer
presented by the Bach Collegium
MARCH 31, 2012
J.S. Bach: The Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes
presented by the students of the Organ Department,
Curtis Institute of Music
APRIL 1, 2012
J.S. Bach: The Passion According to St. John
APRIL 28, 2012
Carissimi: Jephte
Ludwig: Chanukkah Cantata
Carissimi: Jonas
Schutz: Musikalische Exequien
Distler: Totentanz
DECEMBER 4, 2011
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
with Dolce Suono Ensemble
MARCH 30, 2012
J.S. Bach: Das Musicalische Opfer
presented by the Bach Collegium
MARCH 31, 2012
J.S. Bach: The Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes
presented by the students of the Organ Department,
Curtis Institute of Music
APRIL 1, 2012
J.S. Bach: The Passion According to St. John
APRIL 28, 2012
Carissimi: Jephte
Ludwig: Chanukkah Cantata
Carissimi: Jonas