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Bach, the Universe and Everything: Take what is yours and go away
concert by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Part of the Bach, the Universe and Everything - 2021-2022 Series
Add to my Calendar 13-02-2022 11:30 13-02-2022 13:30 36 Bach, the Universe and Everything: Take what is yours and go away Bach, the Universe and Everything is the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's science and music series for questioning and inquisitive minds. THE MUSIC BWV 144 Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin (Take what is yours and go away.) Cantata BWV 144 tells of the labourers from St Matthew’s Gospel who feel that they have been underpaid. It begins with a merciless fugue: don’t complain and go away. Lest there was any confusion, Bach goes on to features the figure ‘gehe hin’ (go away) a whopping sixty times in this piece. Hint taken. THE SCIENCE CRISPR is the new technique in biomedical science that allows us to effectively cut out and fix glitches in our genes. The science is still pretty new, and some might say that advancements in gene-editing is controversial. In this talk we have the opportunity to learn more about the science behind the technique, and to make up our own mind. Kings Place, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Kings Place
90 York Way
Kings Cross
London
N1 9AG
England
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach – Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin, BWV 144
Performers
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
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Programme Note
Bach, the Universe and Everything is the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's science and music series for questioning and inquisitive minds.
THE MUSIC
BWV 144 Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin (Take what is yours and go away.)
Cantata BWV 144 tells of the labourers from St Matthew’s Gospel who feel that they have been underpaid. It begins with a merciless fugue: don’t complain and go away. Lest there was any confusion, Bach goes on to features the figure ‘gehe hin’ (go away) a whopping sixty times in this piece. Hint taken.
THE SCIENCE
CRISPR is the new technique in biomedical science that allows us to effectively cut out and fix glitches in our genes. The science is still pretty new, and some might say that advancements in gene-editing is controversial. In this talk we have the opportunity to learn more about the science behind the technique, and to make up our own mind.
