Enjoy a program of some of the most beloved pieces by The Genius of Western music, J.S. Bach, performed by a chamber ensemble. You will hear Bach’s music as his contemporaries would have heard it: up close and intimate, one instrument or voice per line.

Susan Schaffer, concert-master
Terry Pitt-Brooke, music director

Program

Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange? (BWV 155) – chamber ensemble and soloists
Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor (BWV 1004) – Susan Schaffer, violin

Intermission

Little Fugue in G minor (BWV 578) – transcription for accordion and chamber ensemble
Musikalisches Opfer (BWV 1079 No 1 and 4) – chamber quartet
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BWV 61) – tutti

Instrumental ensemble: Susan Schaffer, concertmaster, violin; Denis Letourneau, violin; Jim Oliver, viola; Laura McPheeters, cello; Kerry Graham, bassoon; Kosta Bozhinov, accordion and organ.

Vocal soloists: Heather Harker, soprano; Kathryn Lockhart, mezzo; Nathan Letourneau, tenor; Alex Wedensky, bass

Ripieno singers: Diana Bainbridge, soprano, Sophia Friesen, soprano, Brenda Dewonck, alto, Terry Logan, alto, Natalia Polchenko, alto, Glen Goerzen, tenor, Peter Johner, tenor, Steven Friesen, baritone, Michael Delorme, bass

Tickets – General Admission $40, Students/Seniors $35