All Souls
Date & Time
Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 15:00Every year, the Bach Society remembers the dead with the most beautiful Baroque music. This year, bass and conductor Lionel Meunier has chosen gems by Purcell, Morley, Fux and J.C. Bach, which were written for royal funerals.Wonderful, soothing, spiritual music“Every religion has its own way of dealing with death. For All Souls, Lionel Meunier – artistic director of the acclaimed Belgian vocal ensemble Vox Luminis – is bringing together the Anglican, Catholic and Protestant views of saying farewell. The programme... Read full text
Keywords: Baroque
Musicians
Lionel Meunier | Conductor |
Program
Henry Purcell | |
Hear my prayer, Z 15 | |
The Queen’s Funeral March, Z 860 | |
Thou knowest, Lord, Z 58b | |
Canzona, Z 860 | |
Thomas Morley | |
I am the resurrection and the life | |
I know that my Redeemer liveth | |
We brought nothing into this world | |
Man that is born of a woman | |
I heard a voice from heav’n | |
Johann Michael Bach | |
Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt | |
Johann Christoph Bach | |
Der Mensch, vom Weibe geboren | |
Herr, wende dich und sei mir gnädig | |
Johann Joseph Fux | Kaiserrequiem |