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American Kantorei
The American Kantorei is a chorus and orchestra based in St. Louis, Missouri, and dedicated to performing the music of Johann Sebastian Bach in performances accessible to all audiences. The American Kantorei was incorporated as an independent Missouri nonprofit organization in July 2017. Previously, the group operated under the auspices of Concordia Seminary in Clayton, Missouri, and performed in the ''Bach at the Sem'' concert series for more than 25 years. Depending on the requirements of each performance, the American Kantorei averages 30 members in the choir and 10 members in the orchestra. Repertoire The American Kantorei presents several concerts each year and specializes in the performance of List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach’s sacred choral works in the original German, as well as music of Heinrich Schütz, Schütz, Dieterich Buxtehude, Buxtehude, Felix Mendelssohn, Mendelssohn, and other Lutheranism, Lutheran composers. History Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard works such as the ''Goldberg Variations'' and ''The Well-Tempered Clavier''; organ works such as the '' Schubler Chorales'' and the Toccata and Fugue in D minor; and vocal music such as the ''St Matthew Passion'' and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach revival he has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. The Bach family already counted several composers when Johann Sebastian was born as the last child of a city musician in Eisenach. After being orphaned at the age of 10, he lived for five years with his eldest brother Johann Christoph, after which he continued his musical education in Lüneburg. From 1703 he was back in Thuringia, working as a musician for Protestant c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
