Bach in the Subways

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The Uptown Cantata Project

ADDRESS
Columbus Circle, New York, NY, USA
ADDRESS DETAILS
We will play at the "Turnstyle" shops and restaurants on the mezzanine level of the Columbus Circle subway station.
TIME
March 23, 2022
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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PROGRAM
Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn from "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" BWV 80, Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BWV 417, Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 288, Jesus bleibet meine Freude from "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147, Rondeau from Orchestral Suite no 2 BWV 1067
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After a two-year pandemic hiatus, The Uptown Cantata Project returns to the Columbus Circle subway station with a new twist! This year, musicians from the New York Recorder Guild play arrangements of Bach’s music for recorder quartet, including a number of chorales, the rondeau from the 2nd orchestral suite, and perhaps the catchiest and most beloved of Bach’s melodies, Jesus bleibet meine Freude (“Jesu, joy of man’s desiring”). The performance features recorder players David de la Nuez (soprano & alto) with Sarah Iams (alto), Matthew Lyons (tenor), and Natalie Lebert (bass).