Epiphany Cantatas
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Wake Forest University Concert Choir Workshop
with the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra
Thursday, January 31, 2019
WDAV Gala
Guest Performers for WDAV's 40th Anniversary Celebration
Friday, February 1, 2019 - 10:00 am
Lecture: BWV 65: "Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen"
With the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra
Providence United Methodist Church
2810 Providence Rd Charlotte, NC 28211
Guest Lecture for Senior Scholars at Queens - No tickets Required
Friday, February 1, 2019 - 7:30 pm
Epiphany Cantatas
With the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra
First United Methodist Church Gastonia
190 E Franklin Blvd. Gastonia, NC 28052
Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben, BWV 248.IV
(Part IV of Weihnachts-Oratorium/Christmas Oratorio)
JS BACH
Das ist je gewißlich wahr
Heinrich SCHÜTZ
Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht, BWV 124
JS BACH
Magi Videntes Stellam
Blasius AMON
Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, BWV 65
JS BACH
Tickets: $20 General Admission
Saturday, February 2, 2019 - 1:00 pm
Lecture Concert: BWV 65: "Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen"
With the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (Original Sanctuary)
3301 Beatties Ford Road Charlotte, NC 28216
Tickets: $10 General Admission
Free for Students
Saturday, February 2, 2019 - 7:30 pm
Epiphany Cantatas
With the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra
Myers Park Presbyterian Church
2501 Oxford Pl. Charlotte, NC 28207
Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben, BWV 248.IV
(Part IV of Weihnachts-Oratorium/Christmas Oratorio)
JS BACH
Das ist je gewißlich wahr
Heinrich SCHÜTZ
Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht, BWV 124
JS BACH
Magi Videntes Stellam
Blasius AMON
Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, BWV 65
JS BACH
Tickets: $35 Premium Seating, $20 General Admission
Already performed this season:
Priceless Treasure: Bach and the Motet Tradition
Bach Akademie Charlotte opens the 2018|19 Season with an evening exploring J.S. Bach's influence on the choral motet tradition through "Jesu, meine Freude" (BWV 227) and works by Mendelssohn, Schütz, and Brahms.
Heinrich SCHÜTZ: Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, SWV 386
Johann Ludwig BACH: Unsere Trübsal, die Zeitlich und leicht ist
Johann Hermann SCHEIN: Nun danket alle Gott, from Israelsbrünnlein
Johannes BRAHMS: Warum ist das Licht gegeben den Mühseligen, Op 74, no. 1
SCHÜTZ: So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ, SWV 379
Felix MENDELSSOHN: Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Frieden fahren, Op. 69, no. 1
Johann Sebastian BACH: Vor deinen Thron tret’ ich hiermit, BWV 668
BACH: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
SCHÜTZ: Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Frieden fahren, SWV 28, From Musikalische Exequien, Op. 7
Lecture Concert: BWV 227: "Jesu, meine Freude"
October 11, 2018 • 7:30 pm
Matthews United Methodist Church
Free
Priceless Treasure: Bach and the Motet Tradition
October 12, 2018 • 7:30 pm
Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Lingle Chapel
$20 General Admission
Priceless Treasure: Bach and the Motet Tradition
October 13, 2018 • 7:30pm
Christ Church Charlotte
$20 General Admission, $35 Premium Seating
About the Cantata Series
Throughout the year, Bach Akademie Charlotte performs various choral works of J.S. Bach and his contemporaries in informative, period performances. Combining the use of live excerpts, lecture notes, and thoughtful performance, the Cantata Series will inspire and educate audiences to reach a further understanding of what makes Bach’s music unique in classical music repertoire.