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Bach on Luther's Birthday

An extraordinary musician at a Princely Court!

Part of the London Bach Society's Bachfest 2017

Add to my Calendar 10-11-2017 19:00 10-11-2017 21:00 36 Bach on Luther's Birthday In August 1717, Bach was put on the payroll of the highly musical, but Calvinist, Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen and took up his appointment at the Princely Court in December that year. Working at Court was a significant staging post on the career-path of composers such as Bach and the Lutheran composer struck up a warm friendship with his patron despite their worshipping in different places!  To close our Bachfest, we take a peek at Cöthen, feature a true rising star soloist Rowan Pierce, pay tribute to Luther in the performance of a chorale wth audience from a Reformation festival cantata and look forward to next year and SBP’s 50th celebrated at Bachfest. There’s more to this orchestra than meets the eye! Temple Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Temple Church
Temple
City of London
London
EC4Y 7BB
England

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten (Wedding Cantata), BWV 202
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto no.4 in G major, BWV 1049
Georg Philipp Telemann – Violin Concerto, TWV 51:a1
Johann Sebastian Bach – Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80: Chorale

Performers

Jane Gordon – director / baroque violin
Rowan Pierce – soprano

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Programme Note

In August 1717, Bach was put on the payroll of the highly musical, but Calvinist, Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen and took up his appointment at the Princely Court in December that year. Working at Court was a significant staging post on the career-path of composers such as Bach and the Lutheran composer struck up a warm friendship with his patron despite their worshipping in different places!  To close our Bachfest, we take a peek at Cöthen, feature a true rising star soloist Rowan Pierce, pay tribute to Luther in the performance of a chorale wth audience from a Reformation festival cantata and look forward to next year and SBP’s 50th celebrated at Bachfest. There’s more to this orchestra than meets the eye!

Jane Gordon director & solo violin

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