Bach Ties the Knot – Win Tickets
byEarly Music Vancouver (EMV) presents Bach Ties the Knot, a captivating exploration of J.S. Bach’s wedding-related works, and you can enter to win tickets! This concert will feature renowned German soprano Dorothee Mields alongside EMV’s in-house orchestra, Pacific Baroque Orchestra (PBO) under the direction of Alexander Weimann.
Bach Ties the Knot
- Date: February 15, 2025 at 3:00pm
- Location: St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church (1022 Nelson St #100, Vancouver)
- Tickets: Available online now from $25 to $79. Free tickets for Indigenous persons. $10 Student Rush tickets at the door.
EMV has long enjoyed a close collaboration with Mields, whose spellbinding performances of Bach Cantatas and other early music selections during the 2019/20 season have previously captivated Vancouver audiences. Described as “one of the finest, most genteel singers of our time” (Jens F. Laurson), Mields will perform Bach’s beloved Cantata BWV 202 “Weichet nur,” possibly composed for Bach’s own wedding to Anna Magdalena, alongside the world premiere of her newly crafted Fictive Wedding Cantata, “O großes Hochzeitsfest!”.
Inspired by Bach’s technique of Parodie – reworking his own compositions – Mields has curated a cantata from a selection of Bach’s sinfonias, recitatives, arias, and one chorale. This artfully constructed work expands on the limited number of Bach cantatas for solo soprano, while simultaneously shining a spotlight on rarely performed yet exceptionally beautiful pieces from the composer’s vast and rich collection.
Bach Ties the Knot is one of three unique concerts featured in EMV’s LUMEN Festival, which takes place February 14–16, 2025. The other two concerts in the festival include Draw on Sweet Night with UK ensemble VOCES8 on February 14, 2025 and Huehuetenango: Music from 16th Century Guatemala, featuring tenor Jonatan Alvarado and vihuelist Ariel Abramovich on February 16, 2025.
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