Bach in English

Name: Bach in English
Start: 2025-04-25T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-25T21:30:00-05:00
Location: 2111 Alexander Ave, Austin, TX 78722, Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78722

Schedule

Fri Apr 25 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

2111 Alexander Ave, Austin, TX 78722, Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78722 | Austin, TX

In this concert, we explore the challenges and opportunities of performing Bach’s vocal works in English (a practice Bach very well could have approved, being a Lutheran whose teachings emphasized the Word being offered in the vernacular).
We begin with two pieces sung in both German and English. Rev. Nathaniel Biebert, a Lutheran pastor and an expert in Reformation era German, will provide us with unique translations which will demonstrate the surprisingly complex issues surrounding effective English translations.
After this enlightenment, we will perform the greatest arias by Bach for soprano and baritone. We will sing some in English and some in the original German. Discover for yourself how this glorious music best speaks to you.
Gitanjali Mathur, soprano, and Gil Zilkha, baritone/bass are featured.