Simone Dinnerstein, CONCORA, and Baroklyn

Perform in Hartford, CT

Grammy-nominated American pianist Simone Dinnerstein and her chamber ensemble Baroklyn join CONCORA for a performance of works by Baroque master Johann Sebastian Bach. This program will showcase music from Baroklyn’s first professional recording, Complicité, including the choral cantata Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 9, Chorale-Preludes from Cantatas BWV 99, 22 & 182 and Dinnerstein performing the Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053. Dinnerstein will direct from the keyboard, providing a rare opportunity to hear the piano as a continuo instrument, just as composer Felix Mendelssohn did in his own performances of Bach’s choral works. This program is a continuation of CONCORA’s anchor ensemble role with THE COMPLETE BACH, an ambitious project that will present all of the music of Bach for the first time in America over an eleven-year period. This program is proudly presented in partnership with the Garmany Concert Series and Music Worcester.

PROGRAM
Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf, BWV 617
Der Leib zwar in der Erden, BWV 161
Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1060
Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
“In the Air” by Philip Lasser a reimagining of Bach’s Air on a G String for Piano and Strings No. 3, BWV 1068
Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 9
Chorale-Preludes from BWV99, 22 & 182