Travels with Sebastian
AGAVE featuring Jennifer Paulino, soprano
Saturday, October 29th at 3 P.M.
Bachgrounder lecture 35 minutes before each performance
Johann Sebastian Bach may have never physically left his native turf in eastern Germany, but his music provided a virtual vehicle to take him around Europe. His music not only captures the essence of French and Italian Baroque styles, but also integrates these with his German love of counterpoint so as to transcend earlier models. Grammy-nominated string ensemble AGAVE and soprano sensation Jennifer Paulino take you on a European tour, with music by French
and Italian composers whose works were to be found in Bach’s library, as well as works by the master himself,
including his only Italian cantata and an exceptional overture in the French style.
AGAVE featuring Jennifer Paulino, soprano
Saturday, October 29th at 3 P.M.
Bachgrounder lecture 35 minutes before each performance
Johann Sebastian Bach may have never physically left his native turf in eastern Germany, but his music provided a virtual vehicle to take him around Europe. His music not only captures the essence of French and Italian Baroque styles, but also integrates these with his German love of counterpoint so as to transcend earlier models. Grammy-nominated string ensemble AGAVE and soprano sensation Jennifer Paulino take you on a European tour, with music by French
and Italian composers whose works were to be found in Bach’s library, as well as works by the master himself,
including his only Italian cantata and an exceptional overture in the French style.
Jennifer Paulino, soprano
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AGAVE
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“Bach used themes by Giovanni Legrenzi...knew the music of Arcangelo Corelli, and was familiar with the works of Tomaso Albinoni, Francesco Antonio Bonaporti, and Antonio Vivaldi.” —Hans T. David and Arthur Mendel (1945)
While a student in Lüneburg, my father had the opportunity to listen to a band kept by the Duke of Celle,
consisting for the most part of Frenchmen; thus he acquired a thorough grounding in the French taste,
which in those regions was something quite new...” —from Bach’s Obituary, C.P.E. Bach and J.F. Agricola (1750)
consisting for the most part of Frenchmen; thus he acquired a thorough grounding in the French taste,
which in those regions was something quite new...” —from Bach’s Obituary, C.P.E. Bach and J.F. Agricola (1750)