Week One

MUSIC RICHLY RINGING
Sunday, August 1, 6:30 pm
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church

“When our own Bach’s music richly rings, he puts great Orpheus himself to shame,” proclaimed a Dresden newspaper in 1731. Here we sample the variety of Bach’s melodious gifts in works instrumental and vocal, secular and sacred. Two of his most admired concertos are played by an ensemble proportioned similarly to those he directed himself, providing a glimpse of just what his contemporaries found so ravishing—and what continues to enchant listeners nearly three centuries later.

Program

J.S. BACH:
Triple Concerto in A Minor, for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1044
Doch weichet, ihr tollen from Cantata No. 8
Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043
Ja, ja, ich halte Jesum feste from Cantata No. 157
Schafe können sicher weiden from Cantata No. 208
Brandenburg No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050

Artists

Marya Martin, Karen Gomyo, Ani Kavafian, Jessica Lee, Jesse Mills, Choong-Jin Chang,
Christian Poltéra, Jeffrey Beecher, Paolo Bordignon, Randall Scarlata