The Eternal Bach
St. Luke’s Cathedral – 143 State Street, Portland, ME
The opening night concert for Bach Virtuosi Festival Maine is inspired by the NASA spacecraft, Voyager 1. Launched in 1977 and still in space today, its ongoing mission is to introduce planet Earth to intelligent beings should they be encountered. On board is a recording of 20 classical works of music, three by Johann Sebastian Bach, the most of any composer. BVF will present these three works, which will include the Brandenburg Concerto No. 2.
Note: Join us for a pre-concert talk at 6:30 PM in the St. Luke’s Chapel. Moderated by festival director Lewis Kaplan with a panel of BVF musicians discussing why these three specific pieces were possibly included on NASA Voyager 1 The Golden Record. Learn about the importance of these pieces from seasoned musicologists and also world renowned BVF musicians. To reserve space, click HERE
Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 870: Book 2, The Well Tempered Clavier
Arthur Haas, harpsichord
Gavotte from Partita in E major BWV 1006
Ariadne Daskalakis, violin
Jesu meine Freude, BWV 227
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo soprano
Jay Carter, countertenor
Jacob Perry, tenor
Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone
INTERMISSION
Trio Sonata in D minor, for flute, violin, and continuo, BWV 527
Ariadne Daskalakis, violin
Melanie Williams, flute
Arthur Haas, harpsichord
Excerpts from Bach Magnificat, BWV 243
Et exultavit spiritus meus
Quia fecit mihi magna
Suscepit Israel
Deposuit Potentes
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo soprano
Jay Carter, countertenor
Jacob Perry, tenor
Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone
Brandenburg Concerto Number 2 in F major, BWV 1047
John Ferrillo, oboe
Melanie Williams, flute
Renee Jolles, violin
Arthur Haas, harpsichord