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Bach Festivals & Cantata Series
St Johns Southgate: Bach Cantata Service |
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Bach Cantata Services |
Location: |
Melbourne, Australia |
Venues: |
St Johns Southgate - 20 City Road, Southbank |
Years: |
Since November 1997 |
Months: |
February-November, although there are occasionally December and January events |
Artistic Director: |
Dr. Graham Lieschke |
Ensembles: |
St Johns Bach Choir
St Johns Bach Orchestra (Baroque instrument orchestra)
Occasionally/also:
VCA Bach Orchestra (1998-2009)
La Compañia
Australian Chamber Choir
Early Music Studio Baroque Ensemble and Early Voices (Faculty of the VCA and Music, University of Melbourne)
The Choir of Trinity College
The Consort of Melbourne |
Website: |
St Johns Southgate: Bach Cantata Service |
History & Mission: |
The series is coordinated by the Director of Music, Dr. Graham Lieschke. The cantatas are presented in regular worship services at St Johns, mostly Sunday morning Eucharists. The services include traditional Lutheran liturgy, congregational chorales, and organ music on the 1992 Smenge pipe organ. Approximately 8-10 J.S. Bach Cantata Services are presented per year. Presentations often involve visiting guest artists and collaborations with local groups.
As of December 2019, there have been 197 events which have encompassed the liturgical presentation of almost 130 different cantatas and also J.S. Bach's Motets, B Minor Mass (BWV 232), Magnificat (BWV 243), several small Latin masses, St Matthew Passion (BWV 244), Christmas (BWV 248), Easter (BWV 249) and Ascension (BWV 11) Oratorios, and some repeated works. An objective is eventually to have presented the entire J.S. Bach choral repertoire within a Lutheran liturgical context.
In support of the J.S. Bach program, St Johns runs several other projects. Visiting Music Directors have been: 2000 - Thomas Schmidt, New York, USA; 2006 - Thomaskantor Georg Christoph Biller, Leipzig, Germany; 2010 and 2018 - Albrecht Koch, Freiberg, Germany; 2013 - Rick Erickson, New York, USA; 2019 - Daniel Beilschmidt, Leipzig, Germany. An occasional Organ Scholar and/or Bach Scholar Program has been run. St Johns' collection of period instruments includes a 1996 Smenge chamber organ, a pair of oboes da caccia (Sand Dalton, USA), a set of 3 3 baroque timpani (Lefima, Germany), a pair of cornetti, a concert double harpsichord (McAllister, Melbourne), and a soprano recorder in d. The St Johns Southgate Bach Foundation Inc. was formed in 2011 to enhance opportunities for donors to directly support the program. |
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Posters & Programmes 2009-2010 |
Oct 11, 2009 |
Advent Festival -
Nov 28-29, 2009 |
Feb 21, 2010 |
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Posters & Programmes 2011 |
Jan 23, 2011
BWV 73 |
Mar 27, 2011
BWV 169 |
May 1, 2011
BWV 67 |
Jun 2, 2011
BWV 11 |
Jun 26, 2011
BWV 227 |
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Posters & Programmes 2012 |
Feb 5, 2012
BWV 83 |
Apr 1, 2012
BWV 143 |
Apr 8, 2012
BWV 160 |
May 17, 2012
BWV 43 |
Jun 3, 2012
BWV 160 |
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Jul 29, 2012
BWV 157+BWV 233a |
Aug 26, 2012
BWV 75 |
Sep 9, 2012
BWV 180 |
Oct 28, 2012
BWV 126 |
Dec 23, 2012
BWV 91 |
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Posters & Programmes 2013 |
Feb 17, 2013
BWV 40 |
Mar 24, 2013
BWV 105 |
May 9, 2013
BWV 37 |
Jun 23, 2013
BWV 41 |
Aug 11, 2013
BWV 199 |
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Sep 22, 2013
BWV 123 |
Oct 27, 2013
BWV 190 |
Dec 15, 2013
Brett Dean: ‘The Annunciation’ |
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Posters & Programmes 2014 |
Cantata Services
Mar 30-Jul 27, 2014 |
Apr 27, 2014
BWV 42 |
May 29, 2014
BWV 120 |
Exhibition: Glimpses of Bach’s Leipzig from the Lieschke collection
Jul 25-Aug 10, 2014 |
Jul 27, 2014
BWV 9 |
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Flyer |
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Aug 31, 2014
BWV 152 |
Oct 26, 2014
BWV 63 |
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Posters & Programmes 2015 |
Jan 4, 2015
BWV 248/6 |
Feb 15, 2015
BWV 159 |
Apr 19, 2015
BWV 134 |
May 14, 2015
BWV 193 |
May 31, 2015
BWV 71 |
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Aug 9, 2015
BWV 39 |
Sep 6, 2015
BWV 35 |
Oct 25, 2015
BWV 80 |
Nov 29, 2015
BWV 36 |
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Posters & Programmes 2016 |
Jan 3, 2016
BWV 248/5 |
Feb 14, 2016
BWV 54 |
Apr 3, 2016
G.C. Biller: St Thomas Ostermusik |
Apr 10, 2016
BWV 104 |
May 5, 2016
BWV 37 |
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May 15, 2016
BWV 34 |
Jul 3, 2016
BWV 63 |
Aug 7, 2016
BWV 8 |
Sep 4, 2016
BWV 73 |
Oct 30, 2016
BWV 171 |
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Dec 18, 2016
BWV 248/1 |
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Posters & Programmes 2017 |
Oct 1, 2017
BWV 69, 50 |
Oct
29, 2017
BWV 34 |
Dec 3, 2017
A. Schultz: Southern Cantata |
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Posters & Programmes 2018 |
Jan 7, 2018
BWV 96 |
Feb
14, 2018
BWV 135 |
Mar
30, 2018
BWV 23, BWV 232: Crucifixus |
May
10, 2018
BWV 11 |
Aug
12, 2018
BWV 158 |
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Sep
23, 2018
BWV 47 |
Oct 28, 2018
BWV 9 |
Nov
18, 2018
BWV 236 |
Dec
23, 2018
BWV 110 |
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Posters & Programmes 2019 |
Posters & Programmes 2020 |
Feb 2, 2020
BWV 103 |
Mar 8, 2020
BWV 68 |
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Posters & Programmes 2021 |
Apr 25, 2021
BWV 137 |
Jun 20, 2021
BWV 81 |
Dec 5, 2021
BWV 62 |
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Posters & Programmes 2022 |
Jan 23, 2022
BWV 17 |
Mar 6, 2022
BWV 183 |
May 8, 2022
BWV 175 |
Jun 5, 2022
BWV 74 |
Aug 7, 2022
BWV 115 |
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Nov 13, 2022
BWV 60 |
Dec 25, 2022
BWV 248/1 |
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Posters & Programmes 2023 |
Feb 22, 2023
BWV 199 |
Apr 16, 2023
BWV 66 |
May 18, 2023
BWV 128 |
Jun 18, 2023
BWV 176 |
Aug 27, 2023
BWV 87 |
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Oct 29, 2023
BWV 129 |
Dec 25, 2023
BWV 248/2 |
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Source: Graham Lieschke (October 2009 - December 2023) |
Prepared by Aryeh Oron (October 2009 - December 2023) |
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