© De Waalse Kerk Bach on Friday: Bach & Pärt
Amsterdam, De Waalse Kerk
About the Event
Immerse yourself in the stunning architecture of Amsterdam's breathtaking De Waalse Kerk for the ultimate concert set to awake your understanding of music.
Chamber Choir PA'dam and De Waalse Kerk present some of Bach's most beautiful cantatas in the series “Bach on Friday.” Each concert will focus on one cantata, always showing Bach in a different light. You will also hear a work by a female composer at each concert. Start your weekend off right with perhaps the greatest composer who ever lived: Johann Sebastian Bach.
Bach & Pärt: innovators of choral music
Between Bach and Pärt lies a span of 250 years. Just as Bach had enormous influence on the choral music of his time and beyond, Arvo Pärt brought radical innovation to the choral music of the 20th century. With his self‐developed tintinnabuli style, characterized by clear scales and meditative sound structures, he gave choral music a new, mystical dimension. In doing so, he became an inspiration for a whole generation of (choral) composers.
About Bach on Friday
How did Johann Sebastian Bach influence composers centuries after him? And what did the works of other members of the Bach family sound like? Get to know Bach and gems by other composers better with chamber choir PA'dam and the Nicolaas Consort. In a carefully composed program by artistic director Maria van Nieukerken and organist Wim Dijkstra, you will not only have the opportunity to enjoy beautiful music, but you will also learn more about the composers themselves. With live musical examples and explanations by Gustavo Trujillo, the music comes to life!
Practical Information
The Bösendorfer Series is a series of intimate piano recitals in which nine top pianists shine behind our Bösendorfer Imperial Grand grand piano. The Bösendorfer Series is made possible in part by Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam.
Program
- Johann Sebastian Bach – Cantate BWV 236‐ Missa in G
- Arvo Pärt – The Deer’s Cry
- Arvo Pärt – Christ is the morning star
- Johann Sebastian Bach – Praeludium and Fuge in a minor, BWV 543
Artists
| Choir: | Kamerkoor PA'dam |
|---|---|
| Ensemble: | Nicolaas Consort |
Address
De Waalse Kerk, Walenpleintje 159, Amsterdam, Netherlands — Google Maps
