OCT. 1, 2014 | 8 PM | Christ & St. Stephen's Church
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Join us for a concert of German Baroque masters.
Brahms once said of his Tragic and Academic Festival Overtures that "one
laughs while the other cries." In the intimate setting of Christ & St.
Stephen's Church, this concert is built on that premise. Telemann's rarely
performed Overture Burlesque traces the characters of the Commedia dell'Arte
with wit and charm. Bach's E Major Violin Concerto shares its exuberance,
coupled with a poignant, slow second movement. The second half of the program
opens in the form Bach is perhaps best known for: The Passion. This Telemann
passion overture weaves and immerses us in the drama of the Crucifixion. Closing
the program is Bach's Cantata "Ich habe genug" (I have enough). This
was one of Bach's favorites of his myriad of cantatas, as he saw fit to perform
it numerous times, altering the scoring to fit the forces at hand.
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