Into the depths of the Baroque forest – Commemorating the invitation to the Bach Music Festival 2027 in Leipzig, Germany –

"The music of Schütz, the father of German music, whom the great Bach revered for over a century, along with his cantatas."

Songs played:
1. Cantata No. 187, "They All Wait for You," by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Cantata No. 147 "With Heart, Mouth, Deed and Life"
2. From Heinrich Schütz's "Collection of Sacred Choral Works"
(1) "A baby was born." Ein Kind ist uns geboren. SWV384
(2) "God so loved the world that he gave his millet." Also hat Gott Welt geliebt. SWV380
(3) "Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on." Selig sind die Toten. SWV391
(4) “The Sower with Tears” Die mit Traenen Saeen. SWV378
(5) "Now I am going to Jesus Christ" SWV379
(6) "Our citizenship is in heaven." Unser Wandel ist im Himmel. SWV390
Magnificat "My soul glorifies the Lord" (Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn. SWV426)

The Morioka Bach Cantata Verein, soon to celebrate its 50th anniversary, is holding this concert to commemorate its invitation to the Bach Music Festival 2027 in Leipzig, Germany. The conductor will be Masatoshi Sasaki (Professor Emeritus, Iwate University), a specialist in Bach music. The program will focus on J.S. Bach's Cantatas No. 187 and 147, along with six works from H. Schütz's "Sacred Choral Works" (SWV384, 380, 391, 378, 379, 390), and the Magnificat (SWV426). This program offers a chance to experience the rich spirituality of Baroque music and the prayerful sounds depicted by the chorus all at once. The instrumentalists will be the Morioka Bach Cantata Ensemble, mainly members of the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, with concertmistress Chizuru Kawahara. The soloists will be young singers who studied under Masatoshi Sasaki (Soprano: Yoko Kawashima, Hiyori Yamane; Alto: Izumi Arihara, Chisato Taguchi; Tenor: Masafumi Nishino; Bass: Taisei Oikawa).
Online tickets are also available. (https://teket.jp/18726/71941)
Additionally, a rehearsal will be open to the public the evening before (17:00-18:38) at Chara Hall (Tonan, Morioka City) for students up to the third year of junior high school. (Registration required)