of St. Thomas
The Bach Ensemble of St. Thomas celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with J. S. Bach’s great Reformation Day cantata, Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 (“A Mighty Fortress is our God”) led by Director of Music Carlton Monroe. This cantata will be the centerpiece of the Bach Vespers on Sunday, October …
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The Bach Ensemble of St. Thomas begins their eighth year with a Bach Vespers service featuring both a cantata and a motet by J. S. Bach. The prelude to the service will be his magnificent motet Singet dem Herrn nein neues Lied, BWV 225 while the service is centered around the cantata Nimm, was …
BACH VESPERS FOR PENTECOST Sunday, June 4th at 5pm (lecture at 4:30pm) The Bach Ensemble of St. Thomas concludes its Vespers season on Sunday, June 4th with a Bach Vespers for Pentecost. The featured cantata is Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172, one of J. S. Bach’s favorites as it received numerous performances …
Special FREE Lecture with the May Festival! LISTEN IN! BACH TO BASICS Presenter | Matthew Swanson Speaker | Prof. Douglas Easterling Monday May 1st at 7:30pm St. Thomas Episcopal Church 100 Miami Avenue Terrace Park, OH 45174 Learn about why J.S. Bach composed hisB Minor Mass and why it is important to music history. Enjoy live musical examples …
May Bach Vespers “Wo gehest du hin?” BWV 166 - J. S. Bach Oboe Concerto in D Minor - Alessandro Marcello . The Bach Ensemble of St. Thomas Dwight Parry, Oboe Carlton Monroe, Conductor Vocal Soloists . Join the Bach Ensemble of St. Thomas and vocal soloists under Dr. Carlton Monroe for another evening exploring the …
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE April 14th at 7pm This year during Holy Week, the Bach Choir will offer the splendid St. John Passion of Heinrich Schütz. Regarded as one of the most important composers of the 17th century, Schütz was arguably the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach. A sung passion has been a …
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Lenten Bach Vespers Sunday, March 12th at 5pm We invite you to join the Bach Ensemble of St. Thomas and vocal soloists under Dr. Carlton Monroe for another evening exploring worship through lens of the incredible music of J. S. Bach. This month we present Cantata 131, Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir …
