Friday 4 August, 7:30pm
Drill Hall Gallery.
Kingsley St, Acton ACT 2601

Sunday 6 August, 5:30pm
Drill Hall Gallery.
Kingsley St, Acton ACT 2601

Saturday 12 August, 3:00pm
St Jude’s Church
38 Bendooley St, Bowral NSW 2576

Sunday 13 August, 2:00pm
Braidwood Uniting Church
64 Monkittee St, Braidwood NSW 2622

Much has been made of Bach’s fascination for numerology and his penchant for encoding his name in his music. The BACH motif is perhaps the most famous musical cryptogram, but it was by no means the first.  From Josquin de Prez to Heinrich Schütz, composers have weaved their own name in the very fabric of their music.

In this concert of musical cyphers, Luminescence Chamber Singers join forces with guest artist Anna Freer (violin/voice) to perform Bach’s monumental Partita no.2 in D Minor, interwoven with some of Bach’s most beloved chorales. The concert culminates in a new arrangement of the Chaconne – a setting for voices and violin that reveals a tapestry of references to Bach chorales buried in bones of the Chaccone.

PROGRAMME

Heinrich Schütz Das ist je gewißlich wahr

Guillaume de Machaut Ma fin est mon commencement

Adrian Willaert O socii durate

Josquin des Prez Illibata Dei

J.S. Bach, Jesu Meine Freude, BWV 227: Gute Nacht

J.S. Bach, Jesu Meine Freude, BWV 227: Jesu Meine Freude (Chorale)

J.S. Bach Partita no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Allemande 

J.S. Bach Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 277

J.S. Bach Partita no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Corrente

J.S. Bach Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 89

J.S. Bach Partita no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Sarabande

J.S. Bach Nun Lob, mein Seel, den Herren, BWV 389

J.S. Bach Partita no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Giga

J.S. Bach, Jesu Meine Freunde, BWV 358

J.S. Bach Partita no. 2 Chaconne (arr. violin and voices)

Heinrich Schütz Selig sind die Toten