Bach, the Universe and Everything: Can you hear the shape of a drum?
concert by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Part of the Bach, the Universe and Everything - 2021-2022 Series
Add to my Calendar 21-11-2021 11:30 21-11-2021 13:30 36 Bach, the Universe and Everything: Can you hear the shape of a drum? 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 26 Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (Ah, how fleeting, ah how insignificant) Today’s cantata is a cheery one about our impending death. The sense of futility is particularly well captured in the opening chorale which feels frantic and primeval. All souls welcome. THE SCIENCE Professor Jon Chapman from the University of Oxford invites us to ponder the fleeting moment when sound waves reach our ears before it disappears. Using some careful calculations, Jon suggests that we might even be able to hear the shape of a drum. Kings Place, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
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90 York Way
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London
N1 9AG
England
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach – Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26
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 26 Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (Ah, how fleeting, ah how insignificant) Today’s cantata is a cheery one about our impending death. The sense of futility is particularly well captured in the opening chorale which feels frantic and primeval. All souls welcome.
THE SCIENCE
Professor Jon Chapman from the University of Oxford invites us to ponder the fleeting moment when sound waves reach our ears before it disappears. Using some careful calculations, Jon suggests that we might even be able to hear the shape of a drum.