Bach in Baltimore: If it Ain't Baroque, Don't Fix It
Free (In person: $28, general, $10 ages 12-18/full-time student, $5 ages 5-11, ages 0-4 free | Virtual: $1)
- Elissa Edwards, soprano
- Kristen Dubenion-Smith, alto
- Edmund Milly, bass
Johann Sebastian Bach — Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid ("Oh God, how much heartache"), BWV 3
Bach in Baltimore kicks off its 35th Anniversary Season with a concert featuring two musical forms that define Baroque Period Music. The concert opens with Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, a masterwork in Baroque counterpoint, a technique that uses multiple melodies to play simultaneously, creating contrast, highlight, and interplay. Bach excelled at counterpoint, one of the many reasons his music stands the test of time. A Baroque cantata will close the concert. Bach in Baltimore is one of the only music ensembles that regularly performs Bach's cantatas. Cantata 3: Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid ("Oh God, how much heartache") explores the concept of suffering and how we deal with it. Maestro Dimmock chose Cantata 3 to open the season in solidarity with the people of Ukraine who have suffered so much recently.
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About Bach in Baltimore
Bach in Baltimore’s mission is to perform the choral and instrumental works of Johann Sebastian Bach (and his contemporaries) and to educate the concert-going public about the musical language of Bach and the texts he chose to set to music.
We strive each month to present these works in a historically informed way that will enrich the lives of our audience members and inspire creativity. We wish to foster an appreciation for the arts, particularly for Baroque music, within the entire community. We are committed to providing educational experiences for people of all ages in order to instill a lifelong connection Bach’s music.
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