A Musical Offering
St. Mark's-Trinity Church - Saturday, Februray 8, 2003 at 8 pm
"Yet though I have constantly treated old masters with reverence, it has never been at the
expense of the modern. Indeed, respect for the dead should not annihilate all kindness for the living..."
- Charles Burney, A General History of Music (1789)
Bach's monumental and awe-inspiring Musical Offering, composed in 1747 as a gift to the King of Prussia, is paired with The Burney Ensemble’s first commission – the world premiere of Vancouver composer Jocelyn Morlock's work based on the same royal theme.
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Trio Sonata from 'Das Musikalisches Opfer' (1747)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Trio Sonata in G major,
reconstructed from the sonatas, BWV 1027 and BWV 1039
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Canons from 'Das Musikalisches Opfer' (1747)
Jocelyn Morlock (b. 1969)
"Revenant"
Musicians:
Sonja Boon - baroque flute
Paul Luchkow - baroque violin
Nan Mackie - viola da gamba
Valerie Weeks - harpsichord
Readings will be drawn from the writing of Charles Burney as well as from anecdotal commentary on the nature of Bach's compositional practice and the preface to his Musical Offering.