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2011/2012 Season
2012 marks the 80th year of the Bach Society of Minnesota (BSM). By popular demand, the season begins with a repeat of the program Musical Victor which pairs Bach’s Musical Offering with excerpts from the book Evening in the Palace of Reason.
In January we’re branching out to another world; the jazz world. Join the BSM, jazz guitarist Chris Olson, and his friends for an evening of serious fun.
In March the Bach Society of Minnesota, in collaboration with United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, brings to life Bach’s Passion According to St. John, one of history’s greatest masterpieces. Included will be panel discussions, presentations, and a dinner during the week leading up to the per-formance. The concert will take place in St. Mary’s Chapel on the campus of the St. Paul Seminary, one of the most beautiful and sacred spaces in Minnesota.
Then we end our season with two cantatas for soprano and orchestra along with works for oboe with our guests Glorious Revolution Baroque and baroque oboist, Debra Nagy.
Don’t miss out! Mark your calendar to come hear the music as well as enjoy the stories that will lift your spirits. Click on "Tickets" above and reserve yours now. See you there.
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Musical Victor
Oct. 29, 2011
Sundin Hall, Hamline University St. Paul, MN
8:00 pm
Oct. 30, 2011, Boe Chapel, St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN — 3:00 pm*
J. S. Bach and Frederick the Great were two very different people from very different generations. Yet their meeting in 1747 created the spark which resulted in Bach‘s stunning creation known as the Musical Offering. But was Bach the dutiful servant or the victim of a cruel joke? Hear the music and learn the story through excerpts from the book relating the famous meeting, Evening in the Palace of Reason.
Hear an excerpt broadcast over Minnesota Public Radio.
Bach and Jazz
Jan. 14, 2012, Celtic Junction, St. Paul, MN
8:00 pm
Guest: Chris Olson, guitar
What do Bach and jazz have in common? Lots. Come hear some of Bach’s music as well as some jazz inspired by him and some of Bach’s music… jazzed. It’s not sacreligious; just fun!
Hear an excerpt broadcast over Minnesota Public Radio.
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Passion According to St. John**
March 24, 2012, St. Mary‘s Chapel
St. Paul Seminary, 2260 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN — 7:30 pm
DIRECTIONS: Exit I-94 at Cretin/Vandalia. Go south to Grand Ave. (one block south of Summit Ave.). Turn right into parking lot and continue straight ahead to chapel entrance. No parking permits required for the concert/dinner.
Guests: William Hite, Evangelist
Bradley Greenwald, Jesus
Scott Sandersfeld, Pilate
Carrie Henneman Shaw, soprano
Nicole Warner, alto
Roy Heilman, tenor
Aaron Larson, bass
A great masterwork of all time presented in collaboration with United Theological Seminary. The perfect piece for a deeply meaningful Lenten season. Ticket purchases can still be made through our website. Click on "Tickets" above. Reservations for the dinner preceding the concert are closed.
Bach's Wives**
April 21, 2012, Sundin Hall, Hamline University
St. Paul, MN — 8:00 pm
Guests: Glorious Revolution Baroque
Debra Nagy, baroque oboe
Bach’s wives were both sopranos. But were they divas too? We’ll bring you two solo cantatas for soprano by Bach along with works for oboe.
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*This activity is fuded, in part, by the Minnesota State Arts Board through the arts and cultural heritage fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the Legacy Amendment vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
 
**This activity is made possible, in part, by funds provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council from an appropriation by the Minnesota Legislature.
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