This week: Paavali Jumppanen, piano
"...the sheer, overflowing energy of [Paavali Jumppanen's] musicianship held one's attention throughout this impressive performance and the result was a bracing and enjoyable reminder of how path-breaking Beethoven's music was." —The Boston Globe on a previous performance by Jumppanen of Beethoven's piano sonatas.
In the spring of 2016, Trinity’s ever-popular Bach at One series (Wednesdays at 1pm in St. Paul’s Chapel), will complete the presentation of Bach’s entire monumental output of sacred vocal music.
This week:
Franz Liszt – Fantasy and Fugue on BACH
BWV 164 – Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet
BWV 178 – Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält
Trinity Baroque Orchestra and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Julian Wachner, conductor
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This week: Enso Quartet with Mellissa Hughes, soprano
Described by Strad magazine as "thrilling," and praised by the Washington Post for its "glorious sonorities," the Enso String Quartet presents works by Ginastera and Beethoven in this concert, inviting soprano Mellissa Hughes for Ginastera's String Quartet No. 3 for soprano and string quartet.
The Trinity Choir and the Movement Choir come together to present The Book of Job, an original dance oratorio on the theme of human suffering and God. The powerful questions raised by Job are explored in the libretto taken from the King James Bible and performed by the Trinity Movement Choir, and the Grammy-nominated Trinity Choir.
In the spring of 2016, Trinity’s ever-popular Bach at One series (Wednesdays at 1pm in St. Paul’s Chapel), will complete the presentation of Bach’s entire monumental output of sacred vocal music.
This week:
Dietrich Buxtehude – Prelude in C Major, BuxWV 137
BWV 154 – Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren
BWV 174 – Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte
Trinity Baroque Orchestra and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Julian Wachner, conductor
This week: Ashley Bathgate, cello
"Ms. [Ashley] Bathgate's rich tone, fluid dynamics and imaginative phrasing captured the magic... an eloquent new-music interpreter. —The New York Times
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra perform the cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach each week as part of “Bach at One.” A devout Lutheran, Bach composed 200 cantatas using both sacred and secular texts.
This week:
J. S. Bach – Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Her, BWV 662
BWV 149 – Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg
BWV 146 – Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen
Trinity Baroque Orchestra and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Julian Wachner, conductor
This symbol-rich liturgy features candlelit readings and storytelling, ancient and modern chants, and the joyful arrival of Easter with festive music, the celebration of Baptism, and the first Eucharist of Easter; followed by a special fellowship hour.