Rejoice and Lift Up Your Hearts – Concert with Bach Cantatas by Bach-Verein Chur

Description

Saturday, November 28, 2026, 8 pm at Comanderkirche Chur
Sunday, November 29, 2026, 5 p.m. at Catholic Church Thusis

Works:

• Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 61
• Weeping, lamenting, sorrowing, despairing BWV 12
• Swing joyfully upwards BWV 36

The ensemble

• Bach Choir Chur
• Bach Orchestra Chur

Soloists:

• Manuela Tuena, soprano
• Nora Bertogg, mezzo-soprano
• Christoph Waltle, tenor
• Mattias Müller-Arpagaus, baritone

Musicians:

• Maria Scheidegger, violin 1
• Jacoba Mlosch, violin 2
• Silvia Matile-Eggenberger, viola 1
• N.N., viola 2
• Selina Matile, violoncello
• Daniel Sailer, double bass

Additional musicians:

• Sonja Reinthaler, oboe 1
• Luzi Juon, oboe 2
• Gion Andrea Casanova, bassoon

Harpsichord: Pieder Jörg

The association

Dedicated musicians came together in Chur in 2019 to perform works by Johann Sebastian Bach. After successful first concerts, the Bach-Verein Chur was founded as a support association. Its aim is to rehearse annual concerts with music by J. S. Bach and, where possible, to include local musicians. From the initial ripieno tasks, a 25-strong choir of advanced amateur singers has been formed. The soloist and instrumental ensemble has established itself over the years. To date, the Bach-Verein Chur has performed 21 Bach cantatas. In April 2022, one of the most important works of church music, the "St. John Passion," was on the program. In addition to the usual concert weekends in Chur and the surrounding area, an engagement on October 27, 2024, also took our ensemble to Weiningen ZH, where we performed a kind of "best-of" from our previous programs of recent years.

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Highlights

• Performance of three Bach cantatas
• Featuring soloists and a full orchestra
• Concerts on November 28 and 29, 2026

General Information

The Bach-Verein Chur presents a concert featuring three cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by the Bach Choir and Orchestra Chur. The event takes place at Comanderkirche Chur and Catholic Church Thusis on November 28 and 29, 2026, respectively. The program includes works such as BWV 61, BWV 12, and BWV 36, with soloists and musicians from the local community.

Location

Sennensteinstrasse 28, 7000 Chur, Schweiz

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