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Nederlandse Bachvereniging ©Simon van Boxtel
Nederlandse Bachvereniging ©Simon van Boxtel

Transition

Nederlandse Bachvereniging + Grete Pedersen
Fri 21 May 2027 20:15 - 22:00
Fri 21 May 2027
20:15 - 22:00
  • Fri 21 May 2027
    20:15 - 22:00
    Grote Zaal
    From Tue 31 Mar 2026 12:00

Program

Johann Sebastian Bach Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225 / Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf BWV 226 / Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227 / Komm, Jesu, komm BWV 229  
Kaija Saariaho Nuits, adieux  
Caroline Shaw Entr’acte 

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Nederlandse Bachvereniging 
Grete Pedersen conductor 

Two seemingly clashing worlds converge 

Two seemingly clashing worlds converge under the baton of renowned choral conductor Grete Pedersen. This programme explores transience and transition, blending Bach’s monumental motets with modern pieces by Caroline Shaw and Kaija Saariaho. Bach’s motets have always been very popular. While a large portion of Bach’s oeuvre went unperformed for decades following his passing, his motets were a notable exception. These works have long been beloved for the solace and significance they offer during life’s pivotal moments of transition, including funerals.  
 
Grete Pedersen complements the motets with Nuits, adieux, in which farewells and the transition from night to day take on a singing, breathing and whispering sound. In Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte, transition has become an end in itself. Here, extraordinary musical passages playfully tumble over one another. 

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