Bach's inspiration
Date & Time
Tue, May 12, 2026, 20:15Venue
Grote Kerk (Alkmaar)How can a text inspire a composer? And what happens if you give three composers the same poem as a source for their music? Conductor Johanna Soller shows us the result in a programme of beautiful music by Bach and the contemporary composer Gregor A. Mayrhofer.A brand-new cantata“In 1726, after years of unimaginable creativity and zest for work, Bach suddenly takes things a bit easier. He composes less, but what he does write has one particular source of inspiration: an... Read full text
Keywords: Vocal Music
Musicians
Johanna Soller | Conductor |
Carine Tinney | Soprano |
Alex Potter | Alto |
Daniel Johannsen | Tenor |
Matthias Winckhler | Bass |
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach | |
Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BWV 43 | |
Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich, BWV 17 | |
Johann Ludwig Bach | Den du wirst meine Seele nicht in der Hölle lassen |
Gregor A. Mayrhofer | |
New composition |