featuring
Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano
Matthew Smith, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
Justine Lamb-Budge, violin
William Neil, harpsichord
David Whiteside, flute
Mark Hill, oboe
Kathy Ceasar-Spall, oboe
Fatma Daglar, oboe
Michael Hall, horn
Mark Wakefield, horn
National Philharmonic Chorale
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
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Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos are considered masterpieces and among the biggest hits of classical music. Each is written for a different combination of instruments. Concerto No. 1 requires the largest number of performers, with a string ensemble and a group of soloists. Concerto No. 5 features three solo instruments: harpsichord, violin and flute. The final piece, Cantata No. 140 for chorus and orchestra, is the famous Wachet Auf (“Sleepers Awake”), a wedding cantata depicting the uniting of Christ with the human soul.
A free pre-concert lecture will be offered in the Concert Hall at 6:45 pm.
This concert will run approximately 90 minutes with intermission.
Program:
BACH
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Cantata No. 140, Wachet Auf (“Sleepers Awake”) |
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National Philharmonic: Bach: Sleepers Awake!
