Bach in the Subways Preview Concert
Free (Free)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Jesu der du meine Seele, BWV 78
Johann Sebastian Bach — Die Armut - so Gott auf sitt nimmt BWV 91
Johann Sebastian Bach — Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68
Johann Sebastian Bach — Schleicht - spielende Wellen BWV 206
Johann Sebastian Bach — Hort doch der sanften Floten Chor No. 9
Johann Sebastian Bach — Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht ("Be still, stop chattering"), BWV 211 "Coffee Cantata"
Johann Sebastian Bach — The Well-Tempered Clavier
Johann Sebastian Bach — Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Johann Sebastian Bach — Mass in B minor, BMV 232
Johann Sebastian Bach — Bist du bei mir
Johann Sebastian Bach — "Schafe können sicher weiden lassen" ("Sheep may safely graze") from Was mir behagt ist nur die muntre Jagd ("The lively hunt is all my heart's desire"), BWV 208
A Ladies Musical Club special concert celebrating the 333rd anniversary of the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Program:
"Erfüllet, ihr himmlischen göttlichen Flammen" (Fill utterly, you divine celestial flames)
From Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How beautifully shines the Morning Star), BWV 1
Lin Chen, soprano
Gail Perstein, English horn
Lucy Wenger, piano
Violin Sonata No. 1 in g minor (Adagio and Andante movements), BWV 1001
Candice Chin, violin
Karin McCullough, piano
"Mein gläubiges Herze" (My faithful heart)
From Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt (God so loved the world), BWV 68
Lin Chen, soprano
Karin McCullough, piano
"Nichts kann mich erretten" (Nothing can save me)
From Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten (Whoever loves me will keep my word), BWV 74
Gwen Trussler, mezzo-soprano
Lucy Wenger, piano
The Goldberg Variations, selections
Original aria
First Variation
Last Variation (Quodlibet)
Aria (Recapitulation)
Karin McCullough, piano
“Die Armut, so Gott auf sich nimmt" (The poverty that God takes upon himself)
From Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ (Praise be to you, Jesus Christ), BWV 91
Lin Chen, soprano
Gwen Trussler, mezzo-soprano
Lucy Wenger, piano
“Bist du bei mir” (If you are with me) from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Katie Hochman, soprano
Karin McCullough, piano
INTERMISSION
"Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris" (You who sit at the right hand of the Father), No. 9
From Mass in b minor, BWV 232
Gwen Trussler, mezzo-soprano
Gail Perstein, oboe
Lucy Wenger, piano
"Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben" (Out of love my Savior wants to die) (Part II, No.58)
From St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Katie Hochman, soprano
Kris Palmer, flute
Karin McCullough, piano
Prelude and Fugue VI in d minor from Book 2 of The Well-Temper-Clavier
Lucy Wenger, piano
"Ei, wie schmeckt der Coffee suesse" (Oh, how sweet coffee tastes)
From Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht (Keep quiet, don’t chatter) "The Coffee Cantata,” BWV 211
Lin Chen, soprano
Kris Palmer, flute
Karin McCullough, piano
Trio sonata in G Major, BWV 1038
Largo
Vivace
Adagio
Presto
Kris Palmer, flute
Candice Chin, violin
Karin McCullough, piano
About Bach in the Subways
Bach in the Subways is an international movement founded by cellist Dale Henderson to sow the seeds for future generations of classical music lovers by generating public interest and excitement for the art form. Every year around March 21, Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday, musicians around the world celebrate Bach in the Subways Day by offering performances in subways, public spaces, and concerts open to all. The music is given freely as a gift, and as an invitation to further explore classical music.
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