Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity to Celebrate Advent with Mix of Classics and Rare Works

Every Sunday from November 30th through December 28th, the multiple Grammy-nominated Choir and Players of Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity will present works of Bach and his North-German contemporaries in celebration of the Advent season.

Led by music director Donald R. Meineke, the exciting and carefully planned programming is to include Johann Sebastian Bach's Cantata 36 (Schwingt freudig euch empor), Cantata 132 (Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn!), his much-loved Magnificat in D-Major BWV 243, combined with favorite hymns and carols in celebration of the season. These weekly programs will feature soloists from within the ranks of the Bach Choir and Players, made up of some of New York City's fines baroque musicians. A complete listing of events is available on the Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity's website.

Called "New York's temple to Bach" by the New York Times and named "a cultural landmark" by the New York Landmarks Conservancy, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity was the first organization in the Western Hemisphere to present the cantatas and other works of Johann Sebastian Bach and his contemporaries within their intended sacred context. Bach Vespers offers performances open to all through a free-will offering every Sunday evening at 5:00 PM from October to May and features the renown Bach Choir and Players on period instruments within the most authentic setting to hear the music of Bach outside of Leipzig, Germany.

Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity are free, open the public, and made possible through freewill offering and the generous support of individual and corporate sponsors. Holy Trinity is located at the corner of Central Park West and 65th street in the Lincoln Center neighborhood.

For a complete listing of events this season, visit www.bachvespersnyc.org.