PACIFIC BAROQUE SERIES

THE MASTER'S MASTERS:
TEACHERS of the YOUNG BACH 

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Dates to be announced
Christ Church Cathedral

PERFORMERS

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Mark McDonald, organ

PROGRAMME INFORMATION

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The pieces in the Andreas Bach Book and the so-called Möller manuscript, two significant collections compiled by J. S. Bach’s eldest brother and keyboard teacher Johann Ernst Bach, are a treasure trove of the greatest composers of the day and shed light on the early musical education of the young J. S. Among the many great names in the collections – Pachelbel, Froberger, Lully, Albinoni – are two of Bach’s greatest influences, the celebrated organists Dieterich Buxtehude and Georg Böhm whom Bach would seek out in his early years as a budding musician. Take a musical journey through the sound world of the young Bach, whose own early works in the collection, like the great Passacaglia in C minor, show his ascension from studious pupil to master in his own right.

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PROGRAMME

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Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637–1707)

Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137

 

Georg Böhm (1661–1733)

Partite diverse Sopra l'Aria: Jesu du bist all zu schöne

 

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Fugue in G minor (“Little”), BWV 578

 

Dieterich Buxtehude

Passacaglia in D minor, BuxWV 161

 

Georg Böhm

Prelude, Fugue and Postlude in G minor

 

Johann Sebastian Bach

Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582

COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS:

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The health and safety of our patrons, musicians, staff, and volunteers is of paramount concern. Please see below to read the steps we are taking to ensure everyone's safety while enjoying the concert:

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• Reduced audience numbers in socially distanced seats

• Audience members must wear a mask inside the venue at all times

• Doors will not be opened until 15 minutes before the performance

• The venue will be sanitized before each performance