The program opens with the fabulous six-minute instrumental Sinfonia from Cantata 209. Just Bach favorite Linda Pereksta will be the featured flute soloist in this dramatic Sinfonia, backed up by the strings-and-organ band led by violinist Kangwon Kim. Just Bach co-founder Sarah Brailey will lead the chorale singalong, a beloved audience-participation feature of these programs. […]
Just Bach October Concert
Organist Mark Brampton Smith opens this program with a brief Fantasia on the melody of ‘Christ lag in Todesbanden’ (Christ lay in death’s bonds). That tune will reappear at the very end of the program, in the final chorale of Cantata 158. The next piece on the program was also written for solo organ, but […]
Ebony Expression: Black Woman Making Music
Today we end our monthly theme of Ebony Expressions: Art for Hope, Help and Healing with a bang. Three musical artists featuring a mixture of gospel, rap, R&B, and hip hop join the conversation: Roderquita Moore, Domi Lee, and Lo Key. Today we get the story behind the music. Roderquita Moore, a gospel artist, said […]
