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From July 1 to July 27, Hilde Binford and colleagues will present “Johann Sebastian Bach: Currents and Cross-Currents in the Baroque Era and in Our Time,” a National Endowment for the Humanities project whose purpose is to provide an understanding of the intellectual and musical worlds of J. S. Bach. School teachers from a wide variety of disciplines will travel with Dr. Binford, Louise Forsyth, and other experts to Eisenach, Leipzig, and Potsdam, Germany, for an intensive experience of lectures, performances, discussions and field trips. Follow along as the group explores the life and works one of the great geniuses of Western music.

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Telemann Cantata in Lutheran Sunday Morning Service

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Arriving early, Louise, Hilde and Paul were able to visit the St. George's Church for the Sunday morning service featuring a Telemann cantata with flute, harpsichord, cello and soprano. Telemann was in Eisenach for four years, beginning 300 years ago in 1708. In honor of this, the churches are performing the Telemann cantatas in the church services. The church was nearly filled, with lots of singing of hymns that were known by the congregation. The cantata was performed much as it was in the time of Bach, as it was broken up into parts sung throughout the service.

Faculty: Drs. Hilde Binford and Diane Husic   /   0 comments