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ENSEMBLE VIII PRESENTS

THE YOUNG SEBASTIAN: EARLY CANTATAS AND KEYBOARD WORKS OF J.S. BACH

March 11 at 7:30 PM | Redeemer Presbyterian Church

Johann Sebastian Bach is most known for his remarkable and super-human accomplishments during his 27-year tenure at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. Though born into a musical family of great reputation, Bach’s entry into the world of music began in the provincial countryside of Germany. The early compositions of the young Bach, trained by his older brother, are undeniably rooted in the previous generation of compositional style. Yet, the genius of Bach was already apparent from the first stroke of his quill, and his unique and provocative accent began to push the established boundaries towards a new sound which would change the musical world forever. Ensemble VIII's final concert of the season features cantatas for choir and chamber orchestra along with keyboard works from Bach’s earliest periods of composing.

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Event Details

• Date: March 11, 2022
• Time: 7:30 PM
• Venue: Redeemer Presbyterian Church
• Website: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ensembleviii/550691/

Ticket Information

• Cost: $35.00-$45.00
• Phone: 5125274739

Presenter Details

• Name: ENSEMBLE VIII

The mission of Ensemble VIII is to perform vocal music of the Renaissance and Baroque at the highest artistic level with a keen attention to scholarship and historically informed performance practices.

Ensemble VIII comprises some of the nation’s most accomplished and outstanding early musicians. Under the direction of artistic director Donald Meineke, these artists bring to the extremely challenging music of the Baroque and Renaissance superior technical abilities and experience in performing stunning and exacting repertoire.

Ensemble VIII’s ambition is to make the vast canon of Renaissance and Baroque vocal music accessible and fresh to Austin and Central Texas audiences. The ensemble offers a rare opportunity to hear superb specialists in early music perform at the highest degree of technical precision and dramatic intensity.

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