Bach Society, Sunday, April 29th

Here's a listing for the next Bach Society concert. Christ the King Lutheran Church is located near the Rice Village area which is full of small cafes and bistros, boutiques, bookstores, etc. Plan to arrive a couple of hours before the concert and enjoy the surrounding neighborhood.

On April 29 at 5:00 p.m., the Bach Society at Christ the King Lutheran Church will present the distinguished organist Martin Rost of Stralsund, Germany, in the dedicatory concert of Christ the King Church's new continuo organ. This concert, part of the Bach Society's Chamber Music series, is entitled "A Musical Journey across Europe" and includes secular music by composers from Germany, Spain, Italy, England, the Netherlands, Lithuania, and elsewhere.

Built by the firm of Taylor & Boody of Staunton, Virginia, the new organ has one manual with five stops:Gedackt 8'Blockflöte 4'Principal 2'Hohlquinte 2 2/3'Regal 8'It will have many uses; primarily it will be featured as a continuo organ in cantatas and orchestral works. It can also play beautifully some of the solo organ repertoire that is written for one manual alone.

The concert will take place in the parish hall at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Boulevard at Greenbriar. There is no admission charge; a free-will offering will be received to support the series. For more information visit our website at http://www.bachsocietyhouston.org/ or call (713) 523-2864.

Organ Vespers: Sunday,Mar 18th,5 pm

The Bach Society presents Organ Vespers on Sunday, March 18 at 5:00 p.m., featuring Christoph Keggenhoff, Domkantor of the historic cathedral in Speyer Germany.

In observance of the 300th anniversary of Dieterich Buxtehude's death (1637-1707) he will play an all-Buxtehude program.

Christoph Keggenhoff founded and directs the Schola Cantorum Saliensis, a vocal ensemble that specializes in performing medieval music, especially Gregorian Chant and related repertoire. He teaches at the institute for Church Music in Speyer. He is an official organ consultant for the diocese of Speyer, and an elected member of the advisory board for the Organization of German Organ Consultants.

He has recorded five CD's of organ music and Gregorian Chant on the Organum Classics label. On the Sunday following his visit to Houston he will play a concert in the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
Christ the King Lutheran Church is located at the corner of Rice Boulevard and Greenbriar.

There is no admission charge; a free-will offering will be received to support the series.

The Bach Society's 2006-2007 season is funded in part by a grant from the City of Houston through the Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County.

For more information:
Bach Society
Christ the King Lutheran Church
2353 Rice Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
Telephone: (713)523-2864
E-mail: info@BachSocietyHouston.org

Bach - Free Concert, Sunday, Feb. 25th

The Bach Society presents a Chamber Music Concert on Sunday, February 25, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.* in the parish hall of Christ the King Lutheran Church. *Please note the later starting time.

The Buxtehude Trio (Amsterdam) includes two ex-Houstonians known from last year's chamber music series: Mimi Mitchell, violin, and Christina Edelen, harpsichord are joined by Cassandra Luckhardt, viola da gamba. Their program includes works by Buxtehude, Krieger, Erlbach, Becker, Spiegler, and Richter.
Christ the King Lutheran Church is located at the corner of Rice Boulevard and Greenbriar. There is no admission charge; a free-will offering will be received to support the series.

For more information visit our website at http://www.bachsocietyhouston.org/ or call (713) 523-2864.

The Bach Society is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.

Did anyone attend the concerts?

Happy Monday, everyone! Unfortunately, I was unable to attend either of the concerts I mentioned for Sunday, February 18th.

I'll try to post more later, yet I do know about a couple of upcoming concerts, including:

1. The Bach Society will be hosting Chamber Music this Sunday, Feb. 25th at 7:30 p.m. I promise to fill in the details later this week.
2. Diane Bish, Organist, will be performing at Chapelwood United Methodist Church on Sunday, March 25th. If you don't know who Diane Bish is, she's the lady who frequently appears on one of the religious channels and hosts concerts from the great cathedrals and pipe organs of the world.

More West Houston postings later this week. Have a good one! Terre

Bach - Free Concert, Sunday Feb. 18th

The Bach Society presents the Calmus Ensemble of Leipzig in a special Abendmusik on Sunday, February 18, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. The vocal quintet will perform a program of works spanning five centuries, including Bach's motet Jesu, mein Freude, as well as works by Josquin, di Lasso, Elgar, Mendelssohn, Taverner, and other composers.

The Calmus Ensemble, founded in 1999 by former members of the St. Thomas Boys’ Choir and later supplemented by soprano Anja Lipfert, is without question one of the most exciting German vocal ensembles. The jury of the “4th International Robert Schumann Choral Competition 2002”, the a cappella competition “Jugend kulturell 2004”, the “International Contest for Vocal Ensembles 2005” in Tampere (Finland) and the “37th Choral Contest 2005” in Tolosa (Spain) agreed: in all of these highly esteemed competitions Calmus took first place – with great accolades from the audiences as well. The stylistic breadth of the ensemble knows no bounds and extends from medieval sacred music to the era of Romanticism, to lively pop songs and the evergreens of the Comedian Harmonists.

The concert will be held at Christ the King Lutheran Church, located at the corner of Rice Boulevard and Greenbriar. There is no admission charge; a free-will offering will be received to support the series.

For more information visit our website at http://www.bachsocietyhouston.org/ or call (713) 523-2864