Explorer's Family Concert 'A Bach Celebration'

1-199 Academy Street,Franconia NH 03580

10 June, 2023

Description

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Cantata No. 209 for voice, flute, strings and continuo Concerto in D Minor, for harpsichord and strings ***Artists*** Susan Nidel, flute Ronnie Bauch and Isabelle Ai Durrenberger, violins Ah Ling Neu, viola Chris Finckel, ‘cello Donald Palma, double bass duration: 55 minutes, followed by seated dinner Tickets are $125 per person, including dinner ---Program Notes--- A major figure of the Baroque Era, J. S. Bach is now universally acclaimed, 350 years later, as one of the greatest creative geniuses of any art form. His music is revered equally for its technical mastery, brilliant complexity and its sheer exquisite beauty. Attendees have described previous Chamber Players Baroque programs as “gorgeous”, “sublime”, “beautiful”, “stunning” and have left them “speechless.” His Cantata No. 209, “Non sa che sia dolore” (He knows not what is sorrow), probably composed to recognize the departure of a dear friend, is a bittersweet mixture of sorrow and joy featuring tender vocal lines and a soaring flute obligato part. An extremely emblematic work, Bach’s Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor is marked by a stunning display of virtuosity and dramatic intensity in its outer movements surrounding a deeply spiritual slow movement tinged with a profound sense of mystery.