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JS Bach: Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10
Friday, June 6 • 12:00 pm
Myers Park Presbyterian Church
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Bach Akademie Charlotte Orchestra & Chorus
DATE
Friday, June 6, 2025 • 12:00 pm
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VENUE
Myers Park Presbyterian Church
2501 Oxford Place
Charlotte, NC 28207
Myers Park Presbyterian Church's address is 2501 Oxford Place, Charlotte, NC 28207, which is the location of their accessible parking lot. Primary parking is available at the Outreach Center and is an easy walk from the main church campus. Limited street parking is also available.
Bach’s “German Magnificat”
Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Meine Seel erhebt den Herren (My soul magnifies the Lord), in 1724 as part of his second cantata cycle. By early July, Bach was more than a month into his second year as Thomaskantor in Leipzig. Meine Seel erhebt den Herren is the fifth of 40 chorale cantatas he started that year.
Bach adopted the text and the melody of Martin Luther’s German Magnificat in various compositions, including this one. (Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10 is also known as Bach’s German Magnificat.)
The work follows Bach’s chorale cantata format. The outer movements of the cantata are set for mixed choir and an orchestra consisting of trumpet, two oboes, strings and continuo. Luther’s translation of Luke 1:46–48 provides the text for the first movement. The canticle’s doxology is the text of the last movement, and the five middle movements are a succession of arias and recitatives.
Musicians
Aisslinn Nosky, Violin
Evan Few, Violin
Jeanne Johnson, Violin
Allison Willet, Viola
Natalie Kress, Viola
Guy Fishman, Cello
Sarah Stone, Cello/Gamba
Heather Miller Lardin, Bass
Francis Yun, Keyboard
Keith Collins, Bassoon
Arwen Myers, Soprano
Paulina Francisco, Soprano
Chelsea Helm, Soprano
Laura Atkinson, Alto
Nick Garza, Alto/Countertenor
Helen Karloski, Alto
Gene Stenger, Tenor
Haitham Haidar, Tenor
Zackery Morris, Tenor
Harrison Hintzsche, Bass
Andrew Padgett, Bass
Jason Steigerwalt, Bass
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ABOUT “TUNING IN”
“Tuning In”(formerly “The Bach Experience”) explores the music of the Baroque era, especially the cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach. Free to all, Tuning In combines an informal talk with a performance to help both newcomers and experienced listeners better understand the context of a particular work, as well as the musical and lyrical devices a composer uses to realize their vision.