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Love Bach Cantatas? The Bach Society of Minnesota invites you to a unique day of do-it-yourself music making. Come to learn and perform a Bach cantata; enjoy the company of other music lovers (not to mention a delicious lunch); perform the cantata and go home knowing you’ve done something beautiful, and made some new friends, too. Performances for all workshops listed below begin at 3:00 pm in the sanctuary of University Lutheran Church of Hope, Minneapolis (or Calvary Episcopal Church in Rochester). They are free and open to the public. This season we have two workshops in the Twin Cities and are in the planning stages for workshops in Rochester and St. Cloud. Known dates and cantatas numbers are below. To register click the Register Now button to the left. Workshop I (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Workshop II (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Cantata 161 (Komm, du susses Todestund) Saturday, April 2, 2011 University Lutheran Church of Hope, Minneapolis 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Participant Fee: $40 (includes lunch)
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The workshops work like this. Arrive at the church by 9:15 to register, spend the morning rehearsing, have lunch, rehearse a bit more, enjoy a short break before the concert, and perform the cantata. Every effort is made to keep everyone busy. But there will be a few breaks during the day while various movements are rehearsed. The concerts are very informal. Wear whatever clothes you feel comfortable in. All musicians are welcome, both amateur and professional. Participants must be able to read music well. The Bach Society's Artistic Director (Paul Boehnke) will be conducting. Within the cantata there are opportunities for solos for vocalists. Instrumental solos will be played by the entire section or as decided at the workshop. If you're interested in being considered for a solo, let us know on the registration form and provide at least one reference of someone who knows your singing. The director will make decisions regarding soloists based on these references. Music will be available a month before the workshop. Please come well prepared. Rehearsal times for recitatives and arias will be very limited. Music is available ahead of time on two different websites, both for free. Vocal scores with a piano reduction of the orchestra are available at bach-cantatas.com. Click on "scores" and find the cantata number. You may then download a PDF of the music. Those wishing a full score can download the cantata from the Bach Gesellschaft edition of Bach's complete works also in PDF format. This work is now in the public domain. Links to both of these are found on the registration page. Instrumentalists may request a part to be sent to them. Please send a message on our "Contact" page. The fee for the day is $40 (includes lunch). If you find the registration fee to be more than you're able to pay, please let us know. There is a limited amount of financial aid available. We don't want people missing out simply because of cost. You can register online here. Click on the link at the left. Payment is made through Paypal with a credit card. If you need to cancel after registering, you may do so by one week prior to the workshop to receive a full refund. Just let us know on the form on the Contact page. After the one week date, contact us to see what refund is possible. If you have any further questions, click on the "Contact" button above and send us your questions. We'll respond as quickly as we can.
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