On March 7th, Just Bach Concerts performed Johann Sebastian Bach’s cantata, BWV 82 – Ich habe genug at Bach Around the Clock’s festival finale concert at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. This performance featured baritone Ryne Cherry, with Stacey Berk on baroque oboe. Additional musicians included Amelia Sie and Anna Rasmussen on violin, Ilana Schroeder on viola, cellist Charlie Rasmussen, and Matthew O’Sullivan on harpsichord. Just Bach Concerts would like to thank everyone who attended this wonderful performance and a special thanks to Kathy Otterson and the Bach Around the Clock board for having us for this year’s festival! Happy Birthday to Johann Sebastian Bach!
January program – Amelia Sie plays Bach, Biber, and Rust
The January program by Just Bach Concerts featured violinist Amelia Sie performing Bach, Biber, and Rust. The program concluded with the bass recit and aria from BWV 32, “Hier, in meines Vaters Stätte”. Amelia was joined by baritone Ryne Cherry, cellist Charlie Rasmussen and organist Mark Brampton Smith.
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!
Since 2018, Just Bach Concerts has presented their “Midday Series” at Luther Memorial Church, a free concert series that celebrates the music of J.S. Bach and his contemporaries. This concert series is part of “Music at Midday”, a long running Wednesday concert series held from September to April at 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 and the National Endowment for the Arts.
