2019–20 SEASON
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Bach Vespers: My Soul Longs after You
Sunday, October 4, 2020 | 6:00 P.M.
The season opens with a Bach Vespers centered around the chamber cantata Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich ("My Soul Longs after You, Lord"), one of Bach's early attempts at the genre that would make him famous. This event will be broadcast online.
Yanis Eberhart, Violin
Galveston: Saturday, October 19, 4:00 P.M. | Houston: Sunday, October 20, 3:00 P.M.
Since 2016, the Bach Society has supported young musicians interested in studying period instruments through the Bach Scholars program. This recital features baroque violinist Yanis Eberhart, one of the first recipients of this scholarship, who will perform works by Bach and his contemporaries.