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We hope you enjoy this beautiful and profound grand motet, “O lachrymae” (LWV 26), by Jean-Baptiste Lully, first performed at Versailles in 1664. Surprisingly, although it was first recorded in France 30 years ago, the performance featured here represents the first American concert rendition of the work. Most often when Lully is performed in the US, it is the operas, ballets, or their attending instrumental suites and chamber music that receive emphasis. Sacred grand motets, if performed at all, have typically included examples such as “Dies irae,” “Exaudiat te, Dominus,” and “Te Deum.” Interestingly, the grand motet setting of “O lachrymae” did not at first appear in collected editions of Lully’s works and the full score still remains unpublished. An early manuscript copy of the full score was digitized by the Bibliotheque Nationale de France only in 2020.

Performed at National Presbyterian Church

Dana Marsh, conductor

Dessus
Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soloist
Margot Rood, soloist
Paulina Francisco
Sara MacKimmie
Elijah McCormack

Haute-Contre
James Reese, soloist
Hannah Baslee
Rhianna Cockrell
Derek Greten-Harrison
Clifton Massey
Lucy McVeigh

Taille/Bass-Taille
Jacob Perry Jr., soloist
Blake Beckemeyer
David Evans
Andrew Sauvageau
Matthew Smith

Bass-Taille/Bass
Ian Pomerantz, soloist
Ross Tamaccio, soloist
Mark Duer
Michael Mang
Jason Widney

Dessus de Violon
Andrew Fouts, concertmaster
Freya Creech
Natalie Rose Kress

Haute-Contre/Taille/Quinte de Violon
Risa Browder
Isaiah Chapman
Marika Holmqvist (dessus de violon)
Scott McCormick
Daniel McCarthy
Leslie Nero (dessus de violon)

Basse de Violon
John Moran
Wade Davis
Alexa Haynes-Pilon

Taille/Basse de Viole
Niccolo Seligmann

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig

Theorbo
Dušan Balarin
Cameron Welke

Harpsichord/Organ
Adam Pearl

Flute
Colin St-Martin
Kathryn Roth

Oboe
Geoffrey Burgess
Margaret Owens

Bassoon
Anna Marsh

Trumpet
Josh Cohen
Dillon Parker

Timpani
Michelle Humphreys

Audio and Video produced by:
Mark Willey
www.markwilley.com

From the Washington Bach Consort’s recent Director’s Series program of Sacred Grand Motets by Lully and Charpentier, we will be offering excerpts from a number of works. While these pieces are rarely heard live, Lully’s, Exaudiat te Dominus is among his more popular examples in the genre. Soloists include Margaret Carpenter Haigh and Margot Rood, Dessus; James Reese, Haute-contre; Jacob Perry, Taille; Ross Tamaccio, Basse-taille; Ian Pomerantz, Basse. Preceding the motet is a fanfare from scene 10 of Lully’s opera, Thesee, “Entrée des Combattants.”

Performed at National Presbyterian Church

Dana Marsh, conductor

Dessus
Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soloist
Margot Rood, soloist
Paulina Francisco
Sara MacKimmie
Elijah McCormack

Haute-Contre
James Reese, soloist
Hannah Baslee
Rhianna Cockrell
Derek Greten-Harrison
Clifton Massey
Lucy McVeigh

Taille/Bass-Taille
Jacob Perry Jr., soloist
Blake Beckemeyer
David Evans
Andrew Sauvageau
Matthew Smith

Bass-Taille/Bass
Ian Pomerantz, soloist
Ross Tamaccio, soloist
Mark Duer
Michael Mang
Jason Widney

Dessus de Violon
Andrew Fouts, concertmaster
Freya Creech
Natalie Rose Kress

Haute-Contre/Taille/Quinte de Violon
Risa Browder
Isaiah Chapman
Marika Holmqvist (dessus de violon)
Scott McCormick
Daniel McCarthy
Leslie Nero (dessus de violon)

Basse de Violon
John Moran
Wade Davis
Alexa Haynes-Pilon

Taille/Basse de Viole
Niccolo Seligmann

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig

Theorbo
Dušan Balarin
Cameron Welke

Harpsichord/Organ
Adam Pearl

Flute
Colin St-Martin
Kathryn Roth

Oboe
Geoffrey Burgess
Margaret Owens

Bassoon
Anna Marsh

Trumpet
Josh Cohen
Dillon Parker

Timpani
Michelle Humphreys

The two excerpts of works by Jean-Baptiste Lully to be heard here opened our Director’s Series concert in March 2024, featuring sacred grand motets of the French Baroque. The second work in this video, “Notus in Judaea,” we believe to be the first US performance—although if any of our listeners know otherwise, please do send along a concert program to verify!

Soloists in order of appearance: Jacob Perry, taille; Ross Tamaccio, basse-taille; James Reese, haute-contre; Margaret Carpenter Haigh and Margot Rood, dessus.

Performed at National Presbyterian Church

Dana Marsh, conductor

Dessus
Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soloist
Margot Rood, soloist
Paulina Francisco
Sara MacKimmie
Elijah McCormack

Haute-Contre
James Reese, soloist
Hannah Baslee
Rhianna Cockrell
Derek Greten-Harrison
Clifton Massey
Lucy McVeigh

Taille/Bass-Taille
Jacob Perry Jr., soloist
Blake Beckemeyer
David Evans
Andrew Sauvageau
Matthew Smith

Bass-Taille/Bass
Ian Pomerantz, soloist
Ross Tamaccio, soloist
Mark Duer
Michael Mang
Jason Widney

Dessus de Violon
Andrew Fouts, concertmaster
Freya Creech
Natalie Rose Kress

Haute-Contre/Taille/Quinte de Violon
Risa Browder
Isaiah Chapman
Marika Holmqvist (dessus de violon)
Scott McCormick
Daniel McCarthy
Leslie Nero (dessus de violon)

Basse de Violon
John Moran
Wade Davis
Alexa Haynes-Pilon

Taille/Basse de Viole
Niccolo Seligmann

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig

Theorbo
Dušan Balarin
Cameron Welke

Harpsichord/Organ
Adam Pearl

Flute
Colin St-Martin
Kathryn Roth

Oboe
Geoffrey Burgess
Margaret Owens

Bassoon
Anna Marsh

Trumpet
Josh Cohen
Dillon Parker

Timpani
Michelle Humphreys

Audio and Video produced by:
Mark Willey
www.markwilley.com

From the Washington Bach Consort’s recent Director’s Series program of Sacred Grand Motets by Lully and Charpentier, we will be offering excerpts from a number of works. While these pieces are rarely heard live, Lully’s, Exaudiat te Dominus is among his more popular examples in the genre. Soloists include Margaret Carpenter Haigh and Margot Rood, Dessus; James Reese, Haute-contre; Jacob Perry, Taille; Ross Tamaccio, Basse-taille; Ian Pomerantz, Basse. Preceding the motet is a fanfare from scene 10 of Lully’s opera, Thesee, “Entrée des Combattants.”

Performed at National Presbyterian Church

Dana Marsh, conductor

Dessus
Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soloist
Margot Rood, soloist
Paulina Francisco
Sara MacKimmie
Elijah McCormack

Haute-Contre
James Reese, soloist
Hannah Baslee
Rhianna Cockrell
Derek Greten-Harrison
Clifton Massey
Lucy McVeigh

Taille/Bass-Taille
Jacob Perry Jr., soloist
Blake Beckemeyer
David Evans
Andrew Sauvageau
Matthew Smith

Bass-Taille/Bass
Ian Pomerantz, soloist
Ross Tamaccio, soloist
Mark Duer
Michael Mang
Jason Widney

Dessus de Violon
Andrew Fouts, concertmaster
Freya Creech
Natalie Rose Kress

Haute-Contre/Taille/Quinte de Violon
Risa Browder
Isaiah Chapman
Marika Holmqvist (dessus de violon)
Scott McCormick
Daniel McCarthy
Leslie Nero (dessus de violon)

Basse de Violon
John Moran
Wade Davis
Alexa Haynes-Pilon

Taille/Basse de Viole
Niccolo Seligmann

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig

Theorbo
Dušan Balarin
Cameron Welke

Harpsichord/Organ
Adam Pearl

Flute
Colin St-Martin
Kathryn Roth

Oboe
Geoffrey Burgess
Margaret Owens

Bassoon
Anna Marsh

Trumpet
Josh Cohen
Dillon Parker

Timpani
Michelle Humphreys

In further observance of Holy Week 2024, we are delighted to offer this selection of aria excerpts from J.S. Bach’s St John Passion, performed by the Washington Bach Consort, featuring vocal soloists Reginald Mobley, Elijah McCormack, Jacob Perry, Jonathon Adams, and Enrico Lagasca. Instrumental soloists include Geoffrey Burgess and Meg Owens; Colin St-Martin and Katy Wroth; Andrew Fouts and Tatiana Chulochnikova; John Moran, Jessica Powell Eig, and Adam Pearl, and Wade Davis.

Performed at National Presbyterian Church

Dana Marsh, conductor

Soprano
Elijah McCormack, soloist
Amy Broadbent
Crossley Danielle Hawn
Sara MacKimmie, maid
Margot Rood

Alto/Countertenor
Reginald Mobley, soloist
Hannah Baslee
Kristen Dubenion-Smith
Sylvia Leith
Lucy McVeigh

Tenor
Gene Stenger, Evangelist
Jacob Perry Jr., soloist
David Evans
Patrick Kilbride, servant
Matthew Smith
John Logan Wood

Bass
Jonathon Adams, Christus
Enrico Lagasca, Pilate
Ian Pomerantz
David Rugger, Peter
Ross Tamaccio
Jason Widney

Violin I
Andrew Fouts, concertmaster
Natalie Rose Kress
Gail Hernández Rosa
Leslie Nero

Violin II
Tatiana Chulochnikova
Jude Ziliak
Freya Creech
Marlisa del Cid Woods

Viola
Marika Holmqvist
Isaiah Chapman
Daniel McCarthy

Violoncello
John Moran
Wade Davis, viola da gamba

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig

Harpsichord
Adam Pearl

Flute
Colin St-Martin
Kathryn Roth

Oboe/Oboe d’amore
Geoffrey Burgess
Margaret Owens, oboe da caccia

Bassoon
Anna Marsh

Continuing our observance of Holy Week 2024 for those who follow, we offer this video compilation of chorus highlights from Bach’s St John Passion. Evangelist recitatives sung by American tenor, Gene Stenger; with bass, Enrico Lagasca, as Pilate.

Performed at National Presbyterian Church

Dana Marsh, conductor

Soprano
Elijah McCormack, soloist
Amy Broadbent
Crossley Danielle Hawn
Sara MacKimmie, maid
Margot Rood

Alto/Countertenor
Reginald Mobley, soloist
Hannah Baslee
Kristen Dubenion-Smith
Sylvia Leith
Lucy McVeigh

Tenor
Gene Stenger, Evangelist
Jacob Perry Jr., soloist
David Evans
Patrick Kilbride, servant
Matthew Smith
John Logan Wood

Bass
Jonathon Adams, Christus
Enrico Lagasca, Pilate
Ian Pomerantz
David Rugger, Peter
Ross Tamaccio
Jason Widney

Violin I
Andrew Fouts, concertmaster
Natalie Rose Kress
Gail Hernández Rosa
Leslie Nero

Violin II
Tatiana Chulochnikova
Jude Ziliak
Freya Creech
Marlisa del Cid Woods

Viola
Marika Holmqvist
Isaiah Chapman
Daniel McCarthy

Violoncello
John Moran
Wade Davis, viola da gamba

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig

Harpsichord
Adam Pearl

Flute
Colin St-Martin
Kathryn Roth

Oboe/Oboe d’amore
Geoffrey Burgess
Margaret Owens, oboe da caccia

Bassoon
Anna Marsh

Beyond the turbulence of the passion drama are the beacons of belief that befit every age—the Passion Chorales. Taken from the Washington Bach Consort’s October 2023 performance of Bach’s St John Passion (1749 version), we present a selection of chorale highlights as Holy Week approaches.

Performed at National Presbyterian Church

Dana Marsh, conductor

Soprano
Elijah McCormack, soloist
Amy Broadbent
Crossley Danielle Hawn
Sara MacKimmie, maid
Margot Rood

Alto/Countertenor
Reginald Mobley, soloist
Hannah Baslee
Kristen Dubenion-Smith
Sylvia Leith
Lucy McVeigh

Tenor
Gene Stenger, Evangelist
Jacob Perry Jr., soloist
David Evans
Patrick Kilbride, servant
Matthew Smith
John Logan Wood

Bass
Jonathon Adams, Christus
Enrico Lagasca, Pilate
Ian Pomerantz
David Rugger, Peter
Ross Tamaccio
Jason Widney

Violin I
Andrew Fouts, concertmaster
Natalie Rose Kress
Gail Hernández Rosa
Leslie Nero

Violin II
Tatiana Chulochnikova
Jude Ziliak
Freya Creech
Marlisa del Cid Woods

Viola
Marika Holmqvist
Isaiah Chapman
Daniel McCarthy

Violoncello
John Moran
Wade Davis, viola da gamba

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig

Harpsichord
Adam Pearl

Flute
Colin St-Martin
Kathryn Roth

Oboe/Oboe d’amore
Geoffrey Burgess
Margaret Owens, oboe da caccia

Bassoon
Anna Marsh

Here’s a fun, rollicking chorus from Handel’s Messiah intended for the season of Lent, taken from the Bach Consort’s Strathmore performance in March 2023—Enjoy!

Performed at The Music Center at Strathmore
Dana Marsh, conductor

Soprano
Sonya Headlam, soloist
Jaely Chamberlain Turner
Laura Choi Stuart
Crossley Hawn
Sara MacKimmie
Margot Rood

Alto/Countertenor
Patrick Dailey, soloist
Julie Bosworth
Sarah Davis Issaelkhoury
Kristen Dubenion-Smith
Derek Greten-Harrison
Barbara Hollinshead

Tenor
Dann Coakwell, soloist
Aaron Cates
David Evans
Jason Rylander
Andrew Sauvageau
John Logan Wood

Bass
Jonathan Woody, soloist
Joshua Brown
Karl Hempel
Carter Sligh
Gilbert Spencer
Ross Tamaccio

Violin I
Andrew Fouts
Freya Creech
Marlisa del Cid Woods
Jude Ziliak
Carmen Johnson-Pájaro

Violin II
Natalie Rose Kress
Gersh Chervinsky
Leslie Nero
Caroline Levy
Caitlin Cribbs

Viola
Risa Browder
Scott McCormick
Asa Zimmerman

Violoncello
John Moran
Wade Davis

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig

Harpsichord
Paula Maust

Organ
Patrick Merrill

Lute
Dušan Balarin

Oboe
Sarah Schilling
Sarah Weiner

Bassoon
C. Keith Collins
Kelsey Schilling

Trumpet
Josh Cohen
Dillon Parker

Timpani
Michelle Humphreys

Rehearsal Pianist
Wei-Han Wu

Video Produced by Mark Willey

Here, in its entirety from a concert featuring all seven of Bach’s iconic motets, is the motet “Jesu, meine Freude.” Among singers and enthusiasts, it’s always among the very top favorites. We hope you enjoy this live performance!

Performed at National Presbyterian Church

Dana Marsh, conductor

Soprano I
Amy Broadbent
Katelyn Grace Jackson
Sara MacKimmie
Elijah McCormack

Soprano II
Alicia DePaolo
Margot Rood
Laura Choi Stuart

Alto I
Rhianna Cockrell
Kristen Dubenion-Smith
Crossley Danielle Hawn

Alto II
Hannah Baslee
Roger O. Isaacs
Clifton Massey

Tenor I
Gene Stenger
Gregório Taniguchi
Jeffrey Thompson

Tenor II
David Evans
Matthew Hill
Oliver Mercer

Bass I
Mark Duer
Ian Pomerantz
Ross Tamaccio

Bass II
Karl Hempel
David Rugger
Paul Max Tipton

Violoncello
John Moran

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig

Organ
Adam Pearl

Here’s the “it’s-not-Christmas” part of Messiah that offers us one of everyone’s favorite sequences of choruses in the oratorio repertory. This week’s excerpt takes us from “Surely, he hath born our griefs” to “He trusted in God.” Tenor Dann Coakwell sings the recit, “All they that see him laugh him to scorn.”

Performed at The Music Center at Strathmore

Dr. Dana T. Marsh, conductor

Soprano
Sonya Headlam, soloist
Jaely Chamberlain Turner
Laura Choi Stuart
Crossley Hawn
Sara MacKimmie
Margot Rood

Alto/Countertenor
Patrick Dailey, soloist
Julie Bosworth
Sarah Davis Issaelkhoury
Kristen Dubenion-Smith
Derek Greten-Harrison
Barbara Hollinshead

Tenor
Dann Coakwell, soloist
Aaron Cates
David Evans
Jason Rylander
Andrew Sauvageau
John Logan Wood

Bass
Jonathan Woody, soloist
Joshua Brown
Karl Hempel
Carter Sligh
Gilbert Spencer
Ross Tamaccio

Violin I
Andrew Fouts
Freya Creech
Marlisa del Cid Woods
Jude Ziliak
Carmen Johnson-Pájaro

Violin II
Natalie Rose Kress
Gersh Chervinsky
Leslie Nero
Caroline Levy
Caitlin Cribbs

Viola
Risa Browder
Scott McCormick
Asa Zimmerman

Violoncello
John Moran
Wade Davis

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig

Harpsichord
Paula Maust

Organ
Patrick Merrill

Lute
Dušan Balarin

Oboe
Sarah Schilling
Sarah Weiner

Bassoon
C. Keith Collins
Kelsey Schilling

Trumpet
Josh Cohen
Dillon Parker

Timpani
Michelle Humphreys

Rehearsal Pianist
Wei-Han Wu

Video Produced by Mark Willey

From the March 2023 performance of Handel’s Messiah at Strathmore, we’re delighted to share this excerpt featuring bass Jonathan Woody’s powerful rendition of “Why do the nations so furiously rage together,” followed by the chorus, “Let us break their bonds asunder.” Messiah aficionados will notice that the bass aria is performed in this case—da capo—which means double the fun for Mr. Woody and for the rest of us who get to listen!

Performed at The Music Center at Strathmore

Dr. Dana T. Marsh, conductor

Soprano
Sonya Headlam, soloist
Jaely Chamberlain Turner
Laura Choi Stuart
Crossley Hawn
Sara MacKimmie
Margot Rood

Alto/Countertenor
Patrick Dailey, soloist
Julie Bosworth
Sarah Davis Issaelkhoury
Kristen Dubenion-Smith
Derek Greten-Harrison
Barbara Hollinshead

Tenor
Dann Coakwell, soloist
Aaron Cates
David Evans
Jason Rylander
Andrew Sauvageau
John Logan Wood

Bass
Jonathan Woody, soloist
Joshua Brown
Karl Hempel
Carter Sligh
Gilbert Spencer
Ross Tamaccio

Violin I
Andrew Fouts
Freya Creech
Marlisa del Cid Woods
Jude Ziliak
Carmen Johnson-Pájaro

Violin II
Natalie Rose Kress
Gersh Chervinsky
Leslie Nero
Caroline Levy
Caitlin Cribbs

Viola
Risa Browder
Scott McCormick
Asa Zimmerman

Violoncello
John Moran
Wade Davis

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig

Harpsichord
Paula Maust

Organ
Patrick Merrill

Lute
Dušan Balarin

Oboe
Sarah Schilling
Sarah Weiner

Bassoon
C. Keith Collins
Kelsey Schilling

Trumpet
Josh Cohen
Dillon Parker

Timpani
Michelle Humphreys

Rehearsal Pianist
Wei-Han Wu

Video Produced by Mark Willey

We’re delighted to share another excerpt from our recent performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor, performed at the concluding Director’s Series concert on April 30, 2023. Featured this week are selections from the Credo: Confiteor and Et expecto. We hope you enjoy!

Performed at National Presbyterian Church, Washington DC.

Dr. Dana T. Marsh, Artistic Director

Soprano I
Paulina Francisco, soloist
Alicia DePaolo
Katelyn Jackson
Sara MacKimmie
Elijah McCormack

Soprano II
Crossley Danielle Hawn, soloist
Elissa Edwards
Susan Kavinski
Genevieve McGahey
Kate Vetter-Cain

Alto/Countertenor
Roger O. Isaacs, soloist
Hannah Baslee
Julie Bosworth
Sarah Davis Issaelkhoury
Derek Greten-Harrison
Barbara Hollinshead

Tenor
Kyle Stegall, soloist
Ryan C. Connelly
Matthew Loyal Smith
Robert Petillo
Jason Rylander

Bass
Mischa Bouvier, soloist
Karl Hempel
Ian Pomerantz
David Rugger
Ross Tamaccio

Violin I
Andrew Fouts, concertmaster
Carmen Johnson-Pájaro
Natalie Kress
Leslie Nero
Gersh Chervinsky

Violin II
Tatiana Chulochnikova
Freya Creech
Allison Moore
Caroline Levy

Viola
Risa Browder
Scott McCormick
Asa Zimmerman

Violoncello
John Moran
Wade Davis

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig

Harpsichord
Adam Pearl

Organ
Paula Maust

Flute
Colin St-Martin
Kathryn Roth

Oboe
Geoffrey Burgess
Margaret Owens
Anna Marsh

Bassoon
Anna Marsh, dbl. oboe
Kelsey Schilling

Horn
Brad Tatum

Trumpet
Josh Cohen
Jason Dovel
Dennis Anthony Ferry

Timpani
Michelle Humphreys

Video Produced by Mark Willey

This week, the Washington Bach Consort is delighted to share more than 20 minutes of selections from Part I of Bach’s Missa in B minor (Kyrie-Gloria), recorded live at National Presbyterian Church in the final Director’s Series performance of the 2022-2023 season. Bach’s B Minor Mass is always a life-affirming event, giving us some of the most profoundly moving music ever composed.

Performed at National Presbyterian Church, Washington DC.

Dr. Dana T. Marsh, Artistic Director

Soprano I
Paulina Francisco, soloist
Alicia DePaolo
Katelyn Jackson
Sara MacKimmie
Elijah McCormack

Soprano II
Crossley Danielle Hawn, soloist
Elissa Edwards
Susan Kavinski
Genevieve McGahey
Kate Vetter-Cain

Alto/Countertenor
Roger O. Isaacs, soloist
Hannah Baslee
Julie Bosworth
Sarah Davis Issaelkhoury
Derek Greten-Harrison
Barbara Hollinshead

Tenor
Kyle Stegall, soloist
Ryan C. Connelly
Matthew Loyal Smith
Robert Petillo
Jason Rylander

Bass
Mischa Bouvier, soloist
Karl Hempel
Ian Pomerantz
David Rugger
Ross Tamaccio

Violin I
Andrew Fouts, concertmaster
Carmen Johnson-Pájaro
Natalie Kress
Leslie Nero
Gersh Chervinsky

Violin II
Tatiana Chulochnikova
Freya Creech
Allison Moore
Caroline Levy

Viola
Risa Browder
Scott McCormick
Asa Zimmerman

Violoncello
John Moran
Wade Davis

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig

Harpsichord
Adam Pearl

Organ
Paula Maust

Flute
Colin St-Martin
Kathryn Roth

Oboe
Geoffrey Burgess
Margaret Owens
Anna Marsh

Bassoon
Anna Marsh, dbl. oboe
Kelsey Schilling

Horn
Brad Tatum

Trumpet
Josh Cohen
Jason Dovel
Dennis Anthony Ferry

Timpani
Michelle Humphreys

Video Produced by Mark Willey

We’re delighted to share the final two movements of Bach’s joyous “Jauchzet Gott, in allen Landen,” BWV 51, sung and played with jubilant flair by Washington Bach Consort artists Katelyn Jackson, soprano; Tatiana Chulochnikova and Natalie Kress, violins; and Josh Cohen, trumpet. Directed by Dr. Dana Marsh, this concert completed both the Noontime Cantata Series and the entire 2022–2023 season!

Performed at Church of the Epiphany, Washington DC.

Dr. Dana T. Marsh, conductor

Katelyn Grace Jackson, soprano soloist
Josh Cohen, trumpet soloist

Violin I
Tatiana Chulochnikova
Gersh Chervinsky

Violin II
Natalie Kress
Freya Creech

Violoncello
John Moran

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig

Organ
Adam Pearl

In the ecstatic conclusion of our 45th season, we offer an excerpt from our final Director’s Series performance—one of the most sublimely joyful peaks to be found in Bach’s Mass in B minor: “Et resurrexit.” Many congratulations to all who performed in that memorable, sold-out concert!

Recorded at National Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC

Dr. Dana T. Marsh, conductor

Soprano I
Paulina Francisco, soloist
Alicia DePaolo
Katelyn Jackson
Sara MacKimmie
Elijah McCormack, soloist

Soprano II
Crossley Danielle Hawn
Elissa Edwards
Susan Kavinski
Genevieve McGahey
Kate Vetter-Cain

Alto/Countertenor
Roger O. Isaacs, soloist
Hannah Baslee
Julie Bosworth
Sarah Davis Issaelkhoury
Derek Greten-Harrison
Barbara Hollinshead

Tenor
Kyle Stegall, soloist
Ryan C. Connelly
Matthew Loyal Smith
Robert Petillo
Jason Rylander

Bass
Mischa Bouvier, soloist
Karl Hempel
Ian Pomerantz
David Rugger
Ross Tamaccio

Violin I
Andrew Fouts, concertmaster
Carmen Johnson-Pájaro
Natalie Kress
Leslie Nero
Gersh Chervinsky

Violin II
Tatiana Chulochnikova
Freya Creech
Allison Moore
Caroline Levy

Viola
Risa Browder
Scott McCormick
Asa Zimmerman
Violoncello
John Moran
Wade Davis

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig

Harpsichord
Adam Pearl

Organ
Paula Maust

Flute
Colin St-Martin
Kathryn Roth

Oboe
Geoffrey Burgess
Margaret Owens
Anna Marsh

Bassoon
Anna Marsh, dbl. oboe
Kelsey Schilling

Horn
Brad Tatum

Trumpet
Josh Cohen
Jason Dovel
Dennis Anthony Ferry

Timpani
Michelle Humphreys

The second of our selections from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio features the opening four movements of Part V. We hope that you’ve had a wonderful holiday season and wish you a very happy 2023!

Recorded at Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD

Washington Bach Consort
Dr. Dana T. Marsh, Artistic Director

Soprano
Elijah McCormack, soloist
Katelyn Grace Jackson
Amy Nicole Broadbent
Sara MacKimmie
Margot Rood
Kate Vetter Cain

Alto
Kristen Dubenion Smith, soloist
Hannah Baslee
Sarah Davis Issaelkhoury
Derek Greten-Harrison
Barbara Hollinshead
Sylvia Leith

Tenor
Jacob Perry, Jr.,
soloist & Evangelist
David Evans
Patrick Kilbride
Matthew Loyal Smith
Oliver Mercer
Robert Petillo
Andrew Sauvageau

Bass
Enrico Lagasca, soloist
Joshua Brown
Karl Hempel
Ian Pomerantz
Gilbert Spencer
Jason Widney

Violin I
Andrew Fouts
Natalie Rose Kress
Leslie Nero
Freya Creech

Violin II
Tatiana Chulochnikova
Gail Hernández Rosa
Caroline Levy
Annie Loud

Viola
Daniel Elyar
Marika Holmqvist
Scott McCormick

Violoncello
John Moran
Wade Davis

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig
Motomi Igarashi

Flute
Colin St-Martin
Kathryn Roth

Oboe
Geoffrey Burgess
Margaret Owens
Fatma Daglar
Sarah Schilling

Bassoon
Anna Marsh

Trumpet
Josh Cohen
David Puckhoff
Dennis Anthony Ferry

Timpani
Michelle Humphreys

Harpsichord
Adam Pearl

Organ
Leon Schelhase

Marking the completion of the Christmas season, we offer two selections from our December performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. The first of these presents the concluding recitative and chorus movements of Part II.

Recorded at Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD

Washington Bach Consort
Dr. Dana T. Marsh, Artistic Director

Soprano
Elijah McCormack, soloist
Katelyn Grace Jackson
Amy Nicole Broadbent
Sara MacKimmie
Margot Rood
Kate Vetter Cain

Alto
Kristen Dubenion Smith, soloist
Hannah Baslee
Sarah Davis Issaelkhoury
Derek Greten-Harrison
Barbara Hollinshead
Sylvia Leith

Tenor
Jacob Perry, Jr.,
soloist & Evangelist
David Evans
Patrick Kilbride
Matthew Loyal Smith
Oliver Mercer
Robert Petillo
Andrew Sauvageau

Bass
Enrico Lagasca, soloist
Joshua Brown
Karl Hempel
Ian Pomerantz
Gilbert Spencer
Jason Widney

Violin I
Andrew Fouts
Natalie Rose Kress
Leslie Nero
Freya Creech

Violin II
Tatiana Chulochnikova
Gail Hernández Rosa
Caroline Levy
Annie Loud

Viola
Daniel Elyar
Marika Holmqvist
Scott McCormick

Violoncello
John Moran
Wade Davis

Violone
Jessica Powell Eig
Motomi Igarashi

Flute
Colin St-Martin
Kathryn Roth

Oboe
Geoffrey Burgess
Margaret Owens
Fatma Daglar
Sarah Schilling

Bassoon
Anna Marsh

Trumpet
Josh Cohen
David Puckhoff
Dennis Anthony Ferry

Timpani
Michelle Humphreys

Harpsichord
Adam Pearl

Organ
Leon Schelhase

The Washington Bach Consort wishes a joyous and Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Our musical offering from the recent program, Orpheus Britannicus, is not a Christmas carol or an anthem about the Nativity. However, the text of Henry Purcell’s “O sing unto the Lord” is Psalm 96—which is liturgically assigned to Christmas Eve. This captivating work was one of seven commissioned in 1687/88 by the Rev’d John Gostling, renowned basso profundo colleague of Purcell’s in the Chapel Royal. This performance features the Bach Consort and Jonathon Adams (bass), with Amy Broadbent (soprano), Clifton Massey (countertenor), and Matthew Loyal Smith (tenor). Dana Marsh conducts.

Recorded at National Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC

Washington Bach Consort
Dr. Dana T. Marsh, Artistic Director

SOPRANO
Amy Nicole Broadbent, soloist
Julie Bosworth
Jaely Chamberlain Turner
Alicia DePaolo
Susan Lewis Kavinski
Sara MacKimmie
Margot Rood

ALTO
Clifton Massey, soloist
Hannah Baslee
Kristen Dubenion-Smith
Barbara Hollinshead
Sylvia Leith
P. Lucy McVeigh

TENOR
Matthew Loyal Smith, soloist
Ryan C. Connelly
David Evans
Patrick Kilbride
Jacob Perry, Jr.
Jason Rylander

BASS
Jonathon Adams, soloist
Jason Widney, soloist
Joshua Brown
Ian Pomerantz
David Rugger
Ross Tamaccio

VIOLIN I
Andrew Fouts, concertmaster
Marika Holmqvist
Gail Hernández Rosa
Natalie Kress

VIOLIN II
Tatiana Chulochnikova
Marlisa del Cid Woods
Leslie Nero
Freya Creech

VIOLA
Risa Browder
Scott McCormick
Isaiah Chapman

BASS VIOLIN
John Moran
Wade Davis
Alexa Haynes-Pilon

VIOLON
Jessica Powell Eig

OBOE & RECORDER
Geoffrey Burgess
Margaret Owens

TRUMPET
Josh Cohen
Jason Dovel

TIMPANI
Michelle Humphreys

HARPSICHORD & ORGAN
Paula Maust

LUTE & THEORBO
William Simms

Written only three years before the composer’s death, this is one of Purcell’s finest large-scale works, set to a text by Nicholas Brady. After a brilliant opening symphony and chorus follows the duet, “Hark, each tree” sung here by Clifton Massey (countertenor) and Jonathon Adams (bass); then follows the iconic recitative/arioso, “‘Tis nature’s voice” sung by Clifton Massey. The excerpt concludes with an exhilarating chorus, “Soul of the world.” We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as the Consort enjoyed performing it!

Recorded at National Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC

Washington Bach Consort
Dr. Dana T. Marsh, Artistic Director

SOPRANO
Amy Nicole Broadbent, soloist
Julie Bosworth
Jaely Chamberlain Turner
Alicia DePaolo
Susan Lewis Kavinski
Sara MacKimmie
Margot Rood

ALTO
Clifton Massey, soloist
Hannah Baslee
Kristen Dubenion-Smith
Barbara Hollinshead
Sylvia Leith
P. Lucy McVeigh

TENOR
Matthew Loyal Smith, soloist
Ryan C. Connelly
David Evans
Patrick Kilbride
Jacob Perry, Jr.
Jason Rylander

BASS
Jonathon Adams, soloist
Jason Widney, soloist
Joshua Brown
Ian Pomerantz
David Rugger
Ross Tamaccio

VIOLIN I
Andrew Fouts, concertmaster
Marika Holmqvist
Gail Hernández Rosa
Natalie Kress

VIOLIN II
Tatiana Chulochnikova
Marlisa del Cid Woods
Leslie Nero
Freya Creech

VIOLA
Risa Browder
Scott McCormick
Isaiah Chapman

BASS VIOLIN
John Moran
Wade Davis
Alexa Haynes-Pilon

VIOLON
Jessica Powell Eig

OBOE & RECORDER
Geoffrey Burgess
Margaret Owens

TRUMPET
Josh Cohen
Jason Dovel

TIMPANI
Michelle Humphreys

HARPSICHORD & ORGAN
Paula Maust

LUTE & THEORBO
William Simms

Here is an excerpt from a rarely performed work by Henry Purcell, “My Heart is Inditing,” (Z.30), first performed in Westminster Abbey for the coronation of King James II in 1685. The work evinces some of Purcell’s very finest string writing (played by the English Court’s strings, modeled on the French Vingt-Quatre Violins du Roi), also including some of the composer’s most beautiful writing for vocal ensemble. The piece also marks the first performance of this particular coronation text at such an occasion. An exquisite piece—we hope you enjoy the excerpt! Stay tuned—a new video yet to come for St. Cecilia’s Day, November 22!

Recorded at National Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC

Washington Bach Consort
Dr. Dana T. Marsh, Artistic Director

SOPRANO
Amy Nicole Broadbent, soloist
Julie Bosworth
Jaely Chamberlain Turner
Alicia DePaolo
Susan Lewis Kavinski
Sara MacKimmie
Margot Rood

ALTO
Clifton Massey, soloist
Hannah Baslee
Kristen Dubenion-Smith
Barbara Hollinshead
Sylvia Leith
P. Lucy McVeigh

TENOR
Matthew Loyal Smith, soloist
Ryan C. Connelly
David Evans
Patrick Kilbride
Jacob Perry, Jr.
Jason Rylander

BASS
Jonathon Adams, soloist
Jason Widney, soloist
Joshua Brown
Ian Pomerantz
David Rugger
Ross Tamaccio

VIOLIN I
Andrew Fouts, concertmaster
Marika Holmqvist
Gail Hernández Rosa
Natalie Kress

VIOLIN II
Tatiana Chulochnikova
Marlisa del Cid Woods
Leslie Nero
Freya Creech

VIOLA
Risa Browder
Scott McCormick
Isaiah Chapman

BASS VIOLIN
John Moran
Wade Davis
Alexa Haynes-Pilon

VIOLON
Jessica Powell Eig

OBOE & RECORDER
Geoffrey Burgess
Margaret Owens

TRUMPET
Josh Cohen
Jason Dovel

TIMPANI
Michelle Humphreys

HARPSICHORD & ORGAN
Paula Maust

LUTE & THEORBO
William Simms

From the opening of our chamber series in October 2021, enjoy this delicious excerpt from the “Gloria” movement of Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s “Missa Assumpta est Maria” (1702). This glorious music gives the listener all that is best about the French Baroque, compressed into one Mass! 10 singers, organ, theorbo, flutes, and a consort of viols, crowned with a pardessus de viole!

Washington Bach Consort
Dr. Dana T. Marsh, Artistic Director

Vocalists:
Margaret Carpenter Haigh & Amy Nicole Broadbent, sopranos
Sylvia Leith & Andrew Rader, altos
Jacob Perry, Jr. & Matthew Loyal Smith, tenors
Aaron Cain & Ian Pomerantz, baritones
Mark Duer & Edmund Milly, basses

Instrumentalists:
Colin St-Martin & Kathryn Roth, flutes
Joanna Blendulf, Leslie Nero, Niccolo Seligmann & Amy Domingues, viols
Jessica Powell Eig, violone
William Simms, theorbo
John Walthausen, organ

Devotion & Contemplation
Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75
Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 8 p.m. on YouTube
Recorded at The Franciscan Monastery

Dieterich Buxtehude (c.1637/39–1707)
Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75

The North German composer Dieterich Buxtehude (c.1637/39–1707) was held in such high reverence by the 20-year-old Johann Sebastian Bach that he walked 250 miles from Arnstadt to Lübeck to hear the great organist/composer. Membra Jesu nostri is an exquisite cycle of seven short cantatas, each a contemplation of a different part of the body of Christ. Derived from a thirteenth-century poem, the work evinces a vast spectrum of divinely inspired emotion and introspective beauty.

Read the Program Notes

Vocalists:
Margot Rood & Sara MacKimmie, sopranos; Reginald Mobley, countertenor; Jacob Perry, Jr., tenor; Jonathan Woody, bass

Instrumentalists:
Julie Andrijeski & David McCormick, violins; Amy Domingues, John Moran, Leslie Nero & Niccolo Seligmann, violas da gamba; Jessica Powell Eig, viola da gamba & violone; Adam Pearl, organ