The Bach Institute
January Intensive 2025:
Bach and Society

Pam, Ryan, and violinist and Artistic Director of Shelter Music Adrian Anantawan will conduct a stimulating discussion on how Bach addresses the ways in which people interact with each other and how a just society might work from the perspective of the cantata literature.

Grab a front row seat to see how the weekly cantata performance comes together in just one rehearsal. Listen to Artistic Director Ryan Turner and guests discuss the musical intricacies of the cantata they are preparing.
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11:30am: Cantata Open Rehearsal: Ryan Turner conducts BWV 72
1:00 pm: Conversation: Ryan Turner and Pamela Dellal discusses the week's cantata
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Members of the public are welcome to bring a bag lunch to the talk at 1:00pm.

Cantata presentation as part of the Sunday morning church service at Emmanuel Church.

At the culmination of the Bach Institute, the Fellows present a full evening concert featuring all the repertoire they have studied during the workshop. In accordance with the 2025 theme of “Bach and Society” the repertoire will focus on arias that explore how people care for, or abuse, each other; how community can be fostered, and what right relationship with God and with each other can look like through the lens of cantata literature. The concert will conclude with a full performance of BWV 10, Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, also known as the German Magnificat.
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Additionally, the Showcase concert will feature works created in collaboration with Ecclesia Ministries and their Common Art program. Three artists will present their works in response to Bach, focusing on the impact the music has on the daily lives and struggles of people in our present day.