Nederlandse Bachvereniging (©Eduardus Lee)

All Souls’ Day

Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Fri 30 Oct 2026 20:00 - 22:00

Fri 30 Oct 2026

20:00 - 22:00

Fri 30 Oct 2026

20:00 - 22:00

Externe locatie

From Tue 31 Mar 2026 12:00

Program

Johann Kuhnau Gott, sei mir gnädig nach deiner Güte
Johann Rosenmüller Sinfonia Undecima à 5 / Sinfonia Quarta à 5
Johann Schelle Herr, lehre uns bedenken / Christus ist des Gesetzes Ende
Johann Christoph Bach Es ist nun aus mit meinem Leben JCB3
Dietrich Buxtehude Jesu, meines Lebens Leben BuxWV 62 / Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr BuxWV 41
Sebastian Knüpfer Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist
John Cage 4’ 33’’ / Apartment House 1776: Harmony No. 3, Funeral Anthem

Credits

Nederlandse Bachvereniging
Johanna Soller musical leader and organ
Dorothee Mields soprano
William Shelton alto
Jakob Pilgram tenor
Felix Schwandtke bass

The sound of silence

The most beautiful and moving music often emerges from the silence of death. For this edition of All Souls’ Day, artistic director Johanna Soller has selected works from the early Baroque alongside pieces by John Cage, including his iconic ‘silent piece’ 4’33”. Additionally, the Nederlandse Bachvereniging (Netherlands Bach Society) commemorates the departed with music by Bach’s predecessors: Johann Schelle, Sebastian Knüpfer, and Johann Kuhnau, all of whom preceded Bach as Thomaskantor in Leipzig.
Bach learned the art of composition by studying the works of Johann Rosenmüller and Dietrich Buxtehude. The recurring chorale melodies in their music are a profound, quiet meditation on mortality. With 20th-century composer John Cage (1912-1992), this reflection on death is stripped back to its absolute essence: not a single note or harmony is superfluous, culminating in his famous composition 4’33”. Here, nothing seems to remain but silence.

This programme takes place in the Waalse Kerk.

Part of

The Netherlands Bach Society 26/27

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