New York May 13 – 20, 2025

Tuesday May 13
Bach, from Cöthen to Leipzig
Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church
552 West End Avenue, NY, NY 10024
(87^th Street between Broadway and West End Avenue)

Orchestral Suite in C Major, BWV 1066                                                      J.S. Bach

Ouverture
Courante
Gavotte
Forlane
Menuet l/ll
Bourée l/ll
Passepied l/ll

Bach Festival Orchestra

Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079

Largo
Allegro
Andante
Allegro

Emi Ferguson, flute
Ariadne Daskalakis, violin
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

INTERMISSION

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147

Chorus
Recitativo accompagnato
Aria
Recitativo
Aria Choral
Aria
Recitativo
Aria
Choral

Emily Donato, Margaret Bergmark, sopranos
Jay Carter, countertenor
Scottie Rogers, alto
Brian Giebler, Michael Williams, tenors
Paul Max Tipton, bass
Renée Jolles, violin
David Dickey, Andrew Blanke, oboes
John Thiessen, trumpet
Bach Festival Orchestra
Lewis Kaplan, conductor

Thursday May 15
Bach Illuminated
Church of the Heavenly Rest
1085 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10128 (90^th Street)

Suite in G Minor, BWV 995                                                                           J.S. Bach

Prelude
Allemande|
Courante
Sarabande
Gavottes I & II
Gigue

Dušan Balarin, Lute

From the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook                                                 J.S. Bach

So oft ich meine Tobakspfeife, BWV 515
Recitative: Ich habe genug
Aria: Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen, BWV 82 Bist du bei mir, BWV 508

Jay Carter, countertenor
Dušan Balarin, lute
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, RV 43                                                           A. Vivaldi

Largo
Allegro
 Largo
Allegro

Nathan Whittaker, cello
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

Rosary Sonata No. 14 in D major, “The Assumption of Mary”                 H. Biber

Praeludium
Aria
Gigue

Ariadne Daskalakis, violin
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Dušan Balarin, lute
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

Tuesday, May 20
Bach Finale
Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church
552 West End Avenue, NY, NY 10024
(87^th Street between Broadway and West End Avenue)

Trio Sonata in B-Flat Major, H.578                                                           C.P.E. Bach

Allegro
Adagio ma non troppo
Allegretto

Emi Ferguson, flute
Renée Jolles, violin
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

Gerne will ich mich bequemen from the St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 J.S. Bach

Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone
Renée Jolles, Bo Pang, violins
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

Dein Wachstum sei feste from Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet, BWV 212     J.S. Bach

Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone
Renée Jolles, violin
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

So du willst, Herr, Sunde zurechnen from Aus der tiefe, BWV 131            J.S. Bach

Emi Ferguson, flute
Jay Carter, countertenor
Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

INTERMISSION

Der alte Bund (World Premiere)                                                   M. Schultheis

Commissioned by Aeolian Chamber Players

Bo Pang, Jessica Wu, violins
Cameren Williams, viola
Kelcey Howell, cello
Jay Carter, countertenor

Triple Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1044                                                      J.S. Bach

Allegro
Adagio ma non tanto e dolce Tempo di Allabreve

Renée Jolles, solo violin
Emi Ferguson, flute
Arthur Haas, harpsichord
Bo Pang, Jessica Wu, violins
Sebastian Gottschick, viola
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Peter Walsh, double bass