Sonoma Bach's Thanksgiving I Fear Namore the Night

Sat, November 17, 2018, 3:00 pm

One of J.S. Bach’s earliest works, Cantata 106 (Actus tragicus), serves as centerpiece for this exploration of Baroque music in memoriam. Scored for an antique ensemble of two recorders, two violas da gamba and basso continuo, the cantata—one of the spiritual predecessors of the Brahms Requiem, which closes our season—presents a masterful selection of biblical verses, tracing an arc from sadness in the opening sinfonia to over-the-top joy in the closing chorale. Bach’s Leipzig motet, Jesu meine Freude, provides comfort in a different way, using the six verses of the eponymous chorale in alternation with biblical verses to paint victory over fears and tribulations. Our program is rounded out with settings of Luther’s touching chorale Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin and the incomparable finale of Schütz’ Musicalische Exequien.

Schroeder Hall at Green Music Center

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Green Music Center, Weill Hall, Sonoma State University

1801 East Cotati Avenue - Rohnert Park

Price: $25.00