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Looking Bach

300 Years since the Well-Tuned Keyboard

Part of the Vache Baroque Festival - 2022

Add to my Calendar 19-11-2022 19:30 19-11-2022 21:30 36 Looking Bach To finish 2022 with a celebration, Vache Baroque is taking over the wonderful Conway Hall in London! World-class pianists, a harpsichord, an organ, a jazz trio, two vocal consorts, surround-sound electronics, two rooms full of art related installations, a photo booth…! This exciting collection of musicians and artists will showcase two timeless collections by Johann Sebastian Bach compiled around 300 years ago: his ‘Well-Tempered Clavier’ Book 1, which has rightly gone down in history as a benchmark for keyboard composition, exhibiting pieces in all possible keys; and a scrapbook-style collection of pieces for keyboard and voices compiled in 1725 with his soprano wife Anna Magdalena. This really is an evening for everyone to enjoy, where we will showcase Bach’s genius and craft from some unexpected angles. Our main players – Libby Burgess (piano) and David Gordon (harpsichord and jazz piano) – will give short talks, explanations, and demonstrations over the course of the main event to make sure nobody feels out of the loop, and with the installations and art pieces beforehand Bach-the-composer will truly be brought to life. After the performance, our jazz musicians will carry on the party so you can relax into some socialising over drinks and food, just like Bach and his family were experts at doing! Conway Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Conway Hall
25 Red Lion Square
Camden
London
WC1R 4RL
England

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – The Well-Tempered Clavier: selection
Johann Sebastian Bach – Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach

Performers

Libby Burgess – piano
 David Gordon – harpsichord

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Programme Note

To finish 2022 with a celebration, Vache Baroque is taking over the wonderful Conway Hall in London! World-class pianists, a harpsichord, an organ, a jazz trio, two vocal consorts, surround-sound electronics, two rooms full of art related installations, a photo booth…! This exciting collection of musicians and artists will showcase two timeless collections by Johann Sebastian Bach compiled around 300 years ago: his ‘Well-Tempered Clavier’ Book 1, which has rightly gone down in history as a benchmark for keyboard composition, exhibiting pieces in all possible keys; and a scrapbook-style collection of pieces for keyboard and voices compiled in 1725 with his soprano wife Anna Magdalena.

This really is an evening for everyone to enjoy, where we will showcase Bach’s genius and craft from some unexpected angles. Our main players – Libby Burgess (piano) and David Gordon (harpsichord and jazz piano) – will give short talks, explanations, and demonstrations over the course of the main event to make sure nobody feels out of the loop, and with the installations and art pieces beforehand Bach-the-composer will truly be brought to life.

After the performance, our jazz musicians will carry on the party so you can relax into some socialising over drinks and food, just like Bach and his family were experts at doing!

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