Bach & Triumph

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 4 "Christ lag in Todesbanden" (Christ lay in death's bonds) J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 67 "Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ" (Keep in memory Jesus Christ) Choir of 14 with period instruments Nicholas Nicolaidis, conductor Death and darkness are unraveled in the cantatas of program three: the epic BWV 4 with its solemn Easter hallelujahs, and the brilliant BWV 67 with its promise of peace that quenches fear. In this program, baroque horn joins the ensemble for the first time.