Religious Struggle in the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach
鈥淟eave me, o scornful world, in troubled loneliness!鈥�
Religious Struggle in the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach
Presented by Miranda Wilson, Lionel Hampton School of Music.
Miranda Wilson
Lionel Hampton School of Music
Presented with support of the Provost鈥檚 Office and University Honors Program
Abstract
The music of J. S. Bach has such universal appeal because it speaks to universal human experience. Suffering, alienation, death, yearning, redemption: these are the big questions Bach addresses in his sacred vocal music. This year鈥檚 Idaho Bach Festival (October 15-17) features some of Bach鈥檚 most heart-rending settings of religious texts: 鈥淟ass, o Welt, mich aus Verachtung in betr眉bter Einsamkeit鈥� (鈥淟eave me, o scornful world, in troubled loneliness鈥�) and 鈥淚ch habe genug鈥� (鈥淚 have enough鈥�). This presentation will explore Bach鈥檚 musical treatment of serious religious subject matter in these compositions and will include a performance of movements from his Six Suites for Solo Cello.
Biography
Miranda Wilson is assistant professor of cello and double bass at the Lionel Hampton School of Music, 果冻传媒麻豆社. She is co-artistic director of the Idaho Bach Festival.