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St Andrew's Church
5 St Andrew Street
Holborn, City of London
London
EC4A 3AF
England
Programme
Johann Michael Bach – Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe (motet)
Johann Michael Bach – Halt, was du hast (motet)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Komm, Jesu, komm (motet), BWV 229
Johann Sebastian Bach – Ich lasse dich nicht, BWV Anh.159
Johann Ludwig Bach – Motet 'Das ist meine Freude', JLB 28
Johann Christoph Bach – Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf (motet)
Johann Christoph Bach – Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren (motet)
Johann Christoph Bach – Der Gerechte, ob er gleich (motet)
Johann Christoph Bach – Fürchte dich nicht (motet)
Johann Christoph Bach – Es ist nun aus mit deinem Leben (chorale)
Knut Nystedt – Immortal Bach
Performers
Lucy Goddard – Director
Paul Plummer – chamber organ
Orlando Chamber Choir
Programme Note
Orlando Chamber Choir invites you to an evening of copious counterpoint by Johann Sebastian Bach, his ancestors and their descendants. We reel you into the repertoire with “the” Bach’s moving masterpiece Komm, Jesu, komm – but no sooner have you settled in your seat than we sing you off it with the double-choir jubilation of Das ist meine Freude by Bach’s third cousin Johann Ludwig. Further down the family tree we find Johann Michael, Bach’s father-in-law and uncle to his first wife. He intricately interweaves his motets' melodies to set hymns and Psalm texts simultaneously, creating a contemplative discourse between heavenly and earthly voices. Johann Michael’s brother Johann Christoph contributes more intimately crafted compositions with madrigalian musicality and word-painting aplenty. We leave you with the hope and comfort of Bach’s Ich lasse dich nicht which, true to its title, once heard stays with you forever. Come and marvel at the masterful motets of this phenomenal family!
