J. S. Bach Cantata Series: Advent

Schwingt freudig euch empor BWV 36
Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn BWV 132

Johann Sebastian Bach was 38 years old when he arrived in Leipzig, Germany in 1723 to start his new position as cantor at St. Thomas’s Church. The three years that followed his first three years in Leipzig were a time of intensive creative expression in which he composed many of his key cantata cycles for the liturgical calendar. This series has been curated to reflect the liturgical season of the church year.

ORCHESTRA:
Stephen Redfield, concertmaster (violin I)
Jeffrey Smith, violin II
Lisa Grodin, viola
Katie Reitman, 'cello
Kevin Vigneau, oboe d'amore, oboe
Rebecca Ray, oboe d'amore
Maxine Thévenot, organ

OCTET & SOLOISTS:
Hayden Eberhart & Jordyn Tatum, sopranos
Sarah Nickerson & Kehar Koslowsky, altos
Fred Graham & Curtis Storm, tenors
Alfredo Beltrán & Edmund Connolly, basses

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