BRATTLEBORO — In the tradition of the New England Bach Festival, the Brattleboro Music Center's Blanche Moyse Chorale will present four cantatas of J.S. Bach in two performances: Friday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 7, at 2:30 p.m.
Both concerts will take place at the BMC at 72 Blanche Moyse Way.
The program will include Bach's BWV 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden; BWV 14, Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit; BWV 20, O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort; and BWV 60, O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort. The concert will feature vocal and instrumental soloists familiar to the Chorale's audience.
The Chorale was founded in 1978 by Blanche Moyse as a chamber choir that focused primarily on the church cantatas and other choral works of J.S. Bach. The group was showcased in the annual New England Bach Festival as well as in other concert settings.
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Mary Westbrook-Geha, the Chorale moves forward with the skills, passion, and musicality inspired by Moyse.
The Chorale now also explores an ever-widening range of repertoire with a fresh commitment to the highest level of choral excellence, precision, and beauty of tone.