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In the fall of 2024, Music Worcester embarked on a monumental project: THE COMPLETE BACH, the first-ever presentation of EVERYTHING that Johann Sebastian Bach wrote, presented live in 132 concerts over the next 11 years. Artistic Director Dr. Chris Shepard will present an overview of the project, taking the audience on a brief tour of the extraordinary output of J.S. Bach, explaining the significance of western music's greatest composer-- and the significance of this unique project for Worcester.
This Spotlight is being held in person at Assumption University, Tsotsis Family Academic Center, Ballroom B
Guests are welcome! Register today.
About Dr. Chris Shepard:
Now in his sixteenth year as Artistic Director of the Worcester Chorus, Chris also serves as conductor of the Connecticut Choral Artists (CONCORA), Connecticut’s oldest professional choir. In May 2024, Chris launched THE COMPLETE BACH, a 132-concert project to present live performances of all of J.S. Bach’s works for the first time ever in America. This monumental undertaking, under the auspices of Music Worcester, was inspired by Chris’s BACH2010 project, in which his Sydneian Bach Choir and Orchestra performed all of Bach’s choral cantatas in Sydney, Australia. THE COMPLETE BACH brings together local ensembles as well as internationally recognized performers such as pianists Jeremy Denk and Simone Dinnerstein, and Boston’s Handel & Haydn Society and Emmanuel Music.
Chris' musical interests hardly stop in the eighteenth century, however. To read more, see this link: The Worcester Chorus | Music Worcester
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