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St Michael's Church
High Street
Chagford
Devon
TQ13 8BN
England
Programme
Knut Nystedt – Immortal Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach – Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 (arr. Ward Swingle)
Nathan James Dearden – New commission based on Bach's Unfinished Prelude, BWV 932
Johann Sebastian Bach – Jesu Meine Freude (chorale prelude), BWV 610
Harry Baker – I Call To You
Caroline Shaw – Punctum, for string quartet
Harry Baker – Improvisation based on Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major
Performers
Harry Baker – Composer / Pianist
Corvus Consort
Whiddon Autumn Festival String Quartet
Whiddon Autumn Festival Come & Sing Choir
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Programme Note
Join us to celebrate the timeless influence of J. S. Bach, one of classical music's most renowned figures, as we juxtapose his own vocal mastery with some of the finest contemporary reimaginings of his music.
Experience a glimpse of how Bach's exquisite music looks through other musicians' eyes, from Knut Nystedt's stunningly simple take on a Bach chorale in Immortal Bach and Harry Baker's chorale-inspired I Call To You, through to Caroline Shaw's Punctum, which takes a mere seed of an idea from Bach and stretches it out into a wonderful tapestry for string quartet.
In a programme punctuated with Bach-inspired music from our Come&Sing choir, Harry Baker also presents an improvised piano sequence based on the sixth Cello Suite, and Corvus Consort performs one of the composer's most towering vocal works in its original untouched form.
This performance will last approximately one hour without interval.
Pre-concert drinks from 4pm.
Part of the Whiddon Autumn Festival 2023 - https://www.whiddonautumnfestival.co.uk/
