Bach in the Kingdom of Two Castles: The Weimar Chronicles
Johann Sebastian Bach’s early and most formative years as a court musician began in Weimar beginning in 1703. In a kingdom of two castles, the young Bach provided music for two competing dukes. At the informal and lively Rote Schloss (Red Castle) Bach was mostly active as a violinist in the small private orchestra of Duke Johann Ernst. Nearby, was the more formal Castle Wilhelmsburg. It was the residence of Duke Wilhelm Ernst where Bach worked as a chamber musician, court organist and composer. Unfortunately, the Weimar Kingdom and its complicated succession of dukes and princes, brothers and half-brothers, created an artistically satisfying but politically volatile situation for Bach. Within the castle walls was a world devoted to poetry, painting and music. It was also a place where Bach was swept into the drama of double loyalties, family tension and intrigue.
J.S. Bach, Recently Discovered: ‘Alles mit Gott’ & Arias from the Weimar Cantatas
Johann Ernst, Prince of Sachsen-Weimar: Violin Concerti
Buxtehude, “Herr, wenn ich nur Dich hab”
Vivaldi, Concerto for Two Recorders & Strings
Special Guests:
Ilana Davidson, Soprano
Daphna Mor & Tricia van Oers, Recorder
Jörg-Michael Schwarz & Karen Marie Marmer, Baroque Violin
Dongsok Shin, Harpsichord
& the Ars Antiqua Period Instrument Orchestra
Event Location and Ticket Information
The Historic Church of St. Mary the Virgin
191 South Greeley Avenue
Chappaqua, New York 10514
Handicap Accessible? Yes
Date: Saturday, April 29, 2017
Times: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Ticket pricing:
Presenter: Ars Antiqua
Presenter Phone: 914-238-8015
Presenter Website: www.ars-antiqua.org