On January 21st at noon, Chicago-based baroque violinist Amelia Sie will present a program of solo violin music featuring the Adagio from J.S. Bach’s Solo Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001. Additonal pieces by Franz Biber, and Friedrich Wilhelm Rust. Amelia will then be joined by baritone Ryne Cherry, cellist Charlie Rasmussen and organist Mark Brampton Smith and perform the bass recit and aria from BWV 32, “Hier, in meines Vaters Stätte”. The program will conclude with the communal singing of “Drum fahrt nur immer hin, ihr Eitelkeiten” from BWV 123. As always, the concert will be at Luther Memorial Church off of University Avenue. We hope to see you there!
December program – Telemann and Handel
The December program by Just Bach Concerts featured solo cantatas by Telemann, and selections from Handel’s Messiah. Performers were Anna Rasmussen, violin, Charlie Rasmussen, cello, Matthew O’Sullivan, organ, Eleanor Mayerfeld, soprano, and Ryne Cherry, baritone.
Just Bach Concerts was founded to celebrate and to share with the Madison community at large the immense range of Bach’s vocal and instrumental repertoire. Just Bach Concerts presents performers who play and sing using historically-informed performance practice, bringing the music to life in a manner and style with which Bach was familiar. The audience is invited to sing along during the closing chorales – because group singing is therapeutic!
Just Bach Concerts presents free concerts on Wednesday once a month during the school year as part of the free weekly noontime concert series, Music at Midday, presented by Luther Memorial Church in Madison.
We are extremely grateful to Pastor Brad Pohlman, music director Andrew Schaeffer, and the congregation of Luther Memorial Church for hosting Music at Midday, and for including Just Bach Concerts as a regular part of the series. Special thanks go to Dave Parminter, who records the videos. We invite the Madison community to spend a half-hour with the sublime music of J.S. Bach and hope you will find our performances of Bach’s music to be centering and inspiring.
Thank you for supporting Just Bach Concerts!
Just Bach Concerts is supported by Isthmus Eats, Luther Memorial Church, WORT, and by contributions from attendees and supporters. This project is also supported in part by grants from Dane Arts, with additional funds from the Endres Mfg. Company Foundation; The Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of The Capital Times; and the Wisconsin Arts Board and Madison Arts Commission, with additional funds from the State of Wisconsin.
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