Music from the Heart: Mitteldeutschland

January 16, 2022 Follen Community Church, Lexington at 3.30pm
Also to be performed the night prior, January 15, 2022 Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church, Cambridge at 7.30pm (see Cambridge listing)

Following the devastation of Germany’s 30 Years War in the 17th century, the resurgence of music became the focal point of every town and village, a rich lineage that led to the likes of JS Bach. Works by Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, JA Reincken, CH Abel and JS Bach.

Reginald Mobley, countertenor; Elizabeth Blumenstock, Christina Day Martinson violins; Keats Dieffenbach, Jenny Stirling, violas; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; Michael Beattie, organ

Program:
PH Erlebach Ouverture No 5 in F major for strings and basso continuo
JS Bach “Jesus ist ein guter Hirt” from BWV 85
CH Abel Battaille in D major for strings and basso continuo
PH Erlebach Air traquenar from Ouverture No IV in D minor
PH Erlebach motet “Trocknet euch ihr heissen Zähren”
JA Reincken Hortus Musicus IV in D minor for two violins and basso continuo
JS Bach Cantata BWV 54, “Widerstehe doch der Sünde”

TICKETS: $25 General Admission: student and senior discounts available, and children under 18 are free!

HEALTH AND SAFETY: Audiences at all venues must provide proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of the concert for entry. Masks are required at all times.