October 26-27, 2024
BACH 52 • TENOR NICHOLAS PHAN
J.S. Bach, Christoph Graupner, and Dietrich Buxtehude
An exploration of the rich catalog of Bach cantata arias with Tenor Nicholas Phan, alongside the striking music of Bach contemporary Christoph Graupner, who (lest we forget) was offered the post of Thomaskantor in 1723 ahead of Bach!
GRAUPNER Reiner Geist lass doch mein Herz
GWV 1138/11
BUXTEHUDE Herr, wenn ich nur dich hab BuxWV 38
BACH Und wenn der harte Todesschlag BWV 124
Falscher Heuchler Ebenbild BWV 179
Ich habe meine Zuversicht BWV 188
Sanfte soll mein Todeskummer BWV 249
Bäche von gesalznen Zähren BWV 21
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church
3459 Manchester Ave, Cardiff, CA 92007
Sunday, October 27, 2024, 4:00 p.m. NEW TIME!
All Souls' Episcopal Church
1475 Catalina Blvd, San Diego, CA 92107
December 6-7, 2024
A FRENCH TWIST
À LA VIERGE • MUSIC FOR THE VIRGIN MARY AND THE NATIVITY
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Francis Poulenc, and Pierre Villette
Guest Director, Dana Marsh
A unusual meeting of repertoire by Charpentier, Poulenc, and Villette covering a span of over three hundred years, yet connected aesthetically by way of musical sensuousness and elegance. BCSD welcomes Guest Director, Dana Marsh (Artistic Director of the Washington Bach Consort and Director of the Historical Performance Institute at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music).
CHARPENTIER
Litanies de la Vierge à 6, H. 83
Magnificat pour 4 voix H. 79
Selections from Pour un reposoir H. 208
VILLETTE
Hymn à la Vierge
Jesu dulcis memoria
O magnum misterium
POULENC
Hodie Christus natus est
Videntes stellam
O magnum mysterium
Quem vidistis pastores
Salve Regina
Friday, December 6, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
Grace Lutheran Church (pending)
3967 Park Blvd. San Diego, CA 92103
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
St. James-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
743 Prospect St., La Jolla, CA 92037
March 15-16, 2025
TOTAL SOUND EXPLOSION 2!
Jean-Féry Rebel & Ludwig Van Beethoven
REBEL Les Élémens (Simphonie Nouvelle, 1737)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67
An unlikely pairing of groundbreaking works from different centuries by Jean-Féry Rebel and Ludwig Van Beethoven, beginning with Rebel's shocking depiction of chaos, through Beethoven's exhilarating ride from darkness to triumphant light.
Saturday, March 15, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church
3459 Manchester Ave, Cardiff, CA 92007
Sunday, March 16, 2025, 4:00 p.m. NEW TIME!
All Souls’ Episcopal Church
1475 Catalina Blvd, San Diego, CA 92107
May 3-4, 2025
KNOCKOUT SOUNDS WITH
COUNTERTENOR D’AMORE REGINALD MOBLEY
The Return of Bach to Bop
Countertenor d'Amore Reginald Mobley showcases the thin lines between the worlds of baroque and jazz. The repertoire, from J.S. Bach and Purcell to Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald, explores the world of improvisation, ornamentation, pulsating bass lines, and most importantly, groove.
Saturday, May 3, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
The Conrad Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
Sunday, May 4, 2025, 4:00 p.m. NEW TIME!
All Souls’ Episcopal Church
1475 Catalina Blvd, San Diego, CA 92107
