Bach Vespers for Advent

Bach: Cantata 62, “Nun komm der Heiden Heiland” Bach: from Cantata 140, “Zion hort die Wachter singen” Franz: Lied ohne Worte, Op. 32 (for horn) Caracciolo: There Is No Rose Paulus: Pilgrim’s Hymn Elizabeth Freimuth, horn Amanda Bower, soprano Sarah Jackson, alto Anthony Beck, tenor William McGraw, bass The Cincinnati Bach Ensemble

October Bach Vespers Features Soprano Mary Southworth Shaffer

J. S. Bach’s Cantata 51: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen featuring soprano Mary Southworth and trumpeter Jeff Shaffer will be the centerpiece of the Bach Vespers at St. Thomas on Sunday, October 21 at 4pm. Cantata 51, first performed in 1730 in Leipzig, is one of the great treasures of Bach’s work. The prelude forContinue reading “October Bach Vespers Features Soprano Mary Southworth Shaffer”