DIMENSIONS + EXTENSIONS
SEASON 24/25 •VOLUME 22
BACH 52 • TENOR NICHOLAS PHAN
J.S. Bach, Christoph Graupner, and Dietrich Buxtehude
October 27
An exploration of the rich catalog of Bach cantata arias with Tenor Nicholas Phan, alongside the striking music of Bach contemporary Christoph Graupner, who (lest we forget) was offered the post of Thomaskantor in 1723 ahead of Bach!
GRAUPNER Reiner Geist lass doch mein Herz, GWV 1138/11
BUXTEHUDE Herr, wenn ich nur dich hab BuxWV 38
BACH Und wenn der harte Todesschlag BWV 124
Falscher Heuchler Ebenbild BWV 179
Ich habe meine Zuversicht BWV 188
Sanfte soll mein Todeskummer BWV 249
Bäche von gesalznen Zähren BWV 21
A FRENCH TWIST
À LA VIERGE • MUSIC FOR THE VIRGIN MARY AND THE NATIVITY
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Francis Poulenc, and Pierre Villette
December 6
Guest Director, Dana Marsh
CHARPENTIER
Litanies de la Vierge à 6, H. 83
Magnificat pour 4 voix H. 79
Selections from Pour un reposoir H. 208
VILLETTE
Hymn à la Vierge
Jesu dulcis memoria
O magnum misterium
POULENC
Hodie Christus natus est
Videntes stellam
O magnum mysterium
Quem vidistis pastores
Salve Regina
A unusual meeting of repertoire by Charpentier, Poulenc, and Villette coveringa span of over three hundred years, yet connected aesthetically by way of musical sensuousness and elegance. BCSD welcomes Guest Director, Dana Marsh (Artistic Director of the Washington Bach Consort and Director of the Historical Performance Institute at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music).
TOTAL SOUND EXPLOSION 2!
Jean-Féry Rebel & Ludwig Van Beethoven
March 16
REBEL Les Élémens (Simphonie Nouvelle,1737)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67
An unlikely pairing of groundbreaking works from different centuries by Jean-Féry Rebel and Ludwig Van Beethoven, beginning with Rebel's shocking depiction of chaos, through Beethoven's exhilarating ride from darkness to triumphant light.
KNOCKOUT SOUNDS WITH COUNTERTENOR D'AMORE REGINALD MOBLEY
The Return of Bach to Bop
May 4
Countertenor d' Amore Reginald Mobley showcases the thin lines between the worlds of baroque and jazz. The repertoire, from J.S. Bach and Purcell to Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald, explores the world of improvisation, ornamentation, pulsating bass lines, and most importantly, groove.
