Thursday, March 03, 2005
Thursdays With Johann 2
Today was the last of six classes on Bach cantatas. We covered cantatas 1-11 and in each session we had live music. Many of the musicians were students from the College of William and Mary. Others were local musicians who came to sing and play for us because they love the music.
We had a sight and sound treat every week, and our teacher, Ruth van Baak Griffioen, is so knowledgeable that we learned a lot about all kinds of music. For example, in explaining what Bach did in Cantata BWV 10, she taught us about Gregorian Chant.
We became so enthused with the music we bought Das Kantatenwerk, Sacred Contatas, Vol. I (a six CD set, covering Bach's first 19 cantatas.) Now each night at dinner, we can hear the cantatas we studied.
The class will resume next fall for six more sessions. Life is good.
We had a sight and sound treat every week, and our teacher, Ruth van Baak Griffioen, is so knowledgeable that we learned a lot about all kinds of music. For example, in explaining what Bach did in Cantata BWV 10, she taught us about Gregorian Chant.
We became so enthused with the music we bought Das Kantatenwerk, Sacred Contatas, Vol. I (a six CD set, covering Bach's first 19 cantatas.) Now each night at dinner, we can hear the cantatas we studied.
The class will resume next fall for six more sessions. Life is good.
