BACH DURING ADVENT – “Now Come, Savior of the Gentiles”

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
▪ “Nun komm der Heiden Heiland” BWV 661, BWV 62/6, BWV 660

Michel Corrette (1707–1795)
▪ Organ Concerto No. 4, Op. 26: Allegro – Aria – Allegro

Louis-Claude Daquin (1694–1772)
Noël X

Dieterich Buxtehude (1637–1707)
▪ Cantata “Kommst du, Licht der Heiden,” BuxWv 66

Johann Sebastian Bach
▪ “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland,” BWV 61

Once again this year, we invite you to a festive Advent concert. Under the theme “Bach in Advent,” Johann Sebastian Bach’s Advent cantata “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland” (BWV 61) will be performed by strings and vocal soloists. The program is complemented by works by Michel Corrette, Louis-Claude Daquin, and Dieterich Buxtehude.

This concert also honors the 100th anniversary of Karl Richter’s birth as part of the International Bach Network Festival and combines historical performance practice with new perspectives on Bach’s music. It is part of the international initiative of the Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Academy Hamburg under the patronage of Ton Koopman.


Performers:

First Violin: Christina Gallati
Violin 2: Keiko Yamagushi
Viola 1: Katrin Burger
Viola 2: Markus Wieser
Cello: Sabina Diergarten
Double Bass: Kaspar Wirz
Lute: Rosario Conte
Vocal Soloists

Stéphane Mottoul, organ and conductor

Box office opens at 7:30 p.m.