99th Annual Bach Festival

When: May 5-6 & 11-13, 2006

Where: Lehigh University

CANTATAS & MISSAE BREVES
Fridays, May 5 & 12
Packer Memorial Church, Lehigh University
Part 1 at 4:00pm
Mass in G Major, BWV 236 Cantata 174, Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte (Festival premiere)Cantata 75, Die Elenden sollen essen (Festival premiere)

Part 2 at 8:30pm
Mass in G Minor, BWV 235Cantata 76, Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre GottesCantata 59, Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten (Festival premiere)Cantata 69, Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele

Bach’s sacred cantatas are gems of artistry. This year, three Festival premieres are included, as well as the cantatas Bach wrote for his first two Sundays in his new position at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, juxtaposed with two of his missae breves (short masses). This continues the Bethlehem Festival’s tradition of providing an unmatched opportunity to immerse yourself in the rich variety of Bach’s creative genius.

THE MASS IN B MINOR
Saturdays, May 6 & 13,
Part 1 at 2:15pm,
Part 2 at 4:30pm
Packer Memorial Church, Lehigh University
The Bach Choir of Bethlehem gave the American premiere of Bach’s choral masterpiece in 1900 and has been acclaimed for performances of this magnificent work at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Usher Hall Edinburgh, and Kings College Cambridge.

For more information visit The Bach Choir of Bethlehem.