Many thanks to everyone who attended in person, watched online, or donated to Just Bach in the past year. The 2023-24 season concluded with a fantastic concert on April 24 featuring several motets: it opened with JS Bach’s famous Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden), then presented one each by JSB’s older cousin Johann Christoph Bach and another by JSB’s cousin and father-in-law Johann Michael Bach, and concluded with Ich lsse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, which most scholars agree was written by JSB. In addition to a stellar vocal septet of professionals, the concert included vocal students from the UW-Madison School of Music. You can watch the video here:
The coming summer will be quieter for Just Bach, but there will still be a lot going on. Just Bach has been invited by Zion Lutheran Church in Wausau to present a concert on July 29. And the board will be busy planning for next season. We will be posting programs and dates on this website, so check back often.
Just Bach 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 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 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. Our regular season concerts are presented in-person and recorded; the recorded concert videos are posted on the Just Bach YouTube channel on Friday following the concert.
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 as a regular part of the series. 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.
Just Bach is supported by Dane Arts, Isthmus Eats, Luther Memorial Church, WORT. and by contributions from attendees and supporters. THANK YOU!
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