| Bach's EASTER ORATORIO & CANTATAS
Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott BWV 80
Kommt, eilet und laufet BWV 249
Kathryn Mueller soprano
Judith Malafronte alto
Jon Lee Keenan tenor
Tyler Duncan baritone
with the American Bach Choir
Easter Day celebrations at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig were grand and glorious affairs. Bach created a work that brings the characters of Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, Peter, and John to the liturgical stage with no expenses spared in its lavish orchestration that includes the brilliance of trumpets and timpani, and the sweet strains of pastoral recorders. One of Bach's earliest cantatas is paired with the quintessentially noble "A Mighty Fortress."
"The professional American Bach Choir sets
the standard in choral singing."
San Francisco Classical Voice
These performances are generously sponsored by
a long-time friend of ABS.
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