On Thanksgiving weekend, Sunday, November 26 at 5:00 p.m., the Bach Ensemble of St. Thomas will perform J. S. Bach’s cantata Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott (“Happy is the man, who to his God”) as part of a Vespers service. The service will feature the instrumentalists of the Bach Ensemble along with vocalContinue reading “Thanksgiving Bach!”
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Messiah Sing-Along, Dec. 18
Handel’s Messiah: A SING-ALONG! Monday, December 18 at 7:30pm Patron Ticket Packages and General Admission Name-Your-Own-Price Tickets Available Now! GET TICKETS NOW Sell tickets online with Ticketleap Join members of the Bach Ensemble of St. Thomas, along with Conductor Carlton Monroe and soloists for a rousing rendition of this timeless holiday classic! Enjoy theContinue reading “Messiah Sing-Along, Dec. 18”
Bach Vespers for October: The Reformation
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, OctoberContinue reading “Bach Vespers for October: The Reformation”
Bach Vespers Kick-Off
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, wasContinue reading “Bach Vespers Kick-Off”
BEST Presents World Premiere
The Bach Ensemble of St. Thomas and St. Thomas Episcopal Church will offer the final Bach Vespers of the 2014-2015 season on Sunday, May 10, at 6pm. The service will feature a world premiere of Sing Unto the Lord A New Song, a new cantata by Composer-in-Residence Dr. Douglas Pew. Soprano Alisa Jordheim and alto Kate TombaughContinue reading “BEST Presents World Premiere”
Bach Vespers, April 26
The combined choirs of St. Thomas Episcopal Church and Christ Church Cathedral will present J. S. Bach’s Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 100 as part of the April Bach Vespers at St. Thomas on Sunday, April 26 at 6pm. The Bach Ensemble at St. Thomas, under the direction of Carlton Monroe, will beContinue reading “Bach Vespers, April 26”
Bach Vespers at St. Thomas Sunday, January 11, 2015 6:00pm Reception to follow Bach: Cantata, Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange, BWV 155 Bach: Cantata, Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158 Bach: “Quia respexit” from the Magnificat, BWV 243 Start the New Year with the Cincinnati Bach Ensemble! Soloists Alisa Jordheim, Lauren McCalister, Andreas Kirtley,Continue reading
Bach Vespers, Dec. 14, 6pm
Bach Vespers at St. Thomas Sunday, December 14, 2014 6:00pm Reception to follow Bach: Cantata: Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61 Bach: Three “Leipzig” Chorale Preludes Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 Trio super Nun Komm er Heiden Heiland, BWV 660 Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland,Continue reading “Bach Vespers, Dec. 14, 6pm”
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