Sunday, September 15, 2024
Johann Sebastian Bach's church cantatas are often considered the pinnacle of German sacred music, works whose theological depth and emotional resonance touch deep places in the human soul. This season, our Bach Cantata performances follow Bach's career and creative process from his early days in Arnstadt, Mühlhausen, and Weimar, thence to Cöthen, and finally, Leipzig. With the theme of "Arnstadt & Mühlhausen," this concert features these cantatas:
- Cantata 131 Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir / From the depths I cry to thee
- Cantata 150: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich / My heart longs for thee
- Cantata 106: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit / God's time is best
There is no charge for admission. Paid parking is available on a first-come-first-served basis in the Bryan Center Garage at 125 Science Drive. ADA parking is available in the surface lot at the same address.
Learn more about the music in this concert by attending a pre-concert conversation at 4:00 p.m. in Goodson Chapel in the Divinity School's Westbrook Building. Dr. Roseen Giles, an assistant professor of music at Duke, will speak on "Death and Dying in Bach's Early Cantatas." Those attending the talk will have seats held for them at the concert.
Families with young children, or those unable to attend the concert, are welcome to sit in on a dress rehearsal the day before the performance (Saturday, September 14) between 3:30 and 6:00 p.m.