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Marjolijn van Heemstra about compassion

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Sat, Dec 7, 2024, 11:00
Churches are gradually emptying, yet everyone still needs moments of contemplation. Reflect with Bach is just such a moment. For each edition, the unconventional Flemish poet Maud Vanhauwaert, presenter Lex Bohlmeijer and the Netherlands Bach Society are joined by a different writer and thinker, to explore the universal themes of life and offer tranquillity through the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Today’s theme is: compassion. With: writer Marjolijn van Heemstra.In this Reflect with Bach, poet, writer, theatre maker, journalist and... Read full text
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Musicians

Young Bach Fellows of the Netherlands Bach Society
Antoinette LohmannViolin, Leader

Program

Works from J.C. Bach, Schmelzer, Bernhard and BuxtehudeFirst movement and terzet from cantata Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 38
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