Dublin Bach Cantatas 2026: Concert 7

at St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street

Concert 7: Sunday 1st February 2026 • 3:30pm

Artistic Director: Blánaid Murphy

Dublin has a long and rich history of performing Johann Sebastian Bach’s sacred cantatas. Sunday afternoons at St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street were home to John Beckett’s ten-year series in the 1970s, with luminary soloists such as Bernadette Greevy, Frank Patterson and Irené Sandford. In the early 2000s, Lindsay Armstrong and the Orchestra of St. Cecilia took up the mantle, performing all of the cantatas from 2001 to 2010. Now, following a run of sold-out concerts in 2024 and 2025, the series returns under the artistic direction of conductor Blánaid Murphy, one of Ireland’s foremost interpreters of Bach.

Continuum Youth Choir

Marlborough Baroque Orchestra

Thérèse Timoney, leader

Sharon Carty, alto

Christopher Bowen, tenor

William Guant, bass

Blánaid Murphy, conductor

Programme:

“Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen”, BWV 65

“Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen?”, BWV 81

“Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde”, BWV 83

“Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren”, BWV 154

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