May 23
Cantata
Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, BWV 129
Praised be the Lord, my God
Written for Trinity Sunday in 1724, Bach uses the text of Johann Olearius’s 1665 hymn “Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott” to create a five-movement chorale cantata. The festive opening chorus, three buoyant arias, and a concluding four-part chorale all join in jubilant praise of the Triune God.
The brass section of the Bach Cantata Vespers Orchestra performs Richard Hillert’s Three Pieces for Brass, Timpani, and Organ as the prelude to the service at 3:45 p.m.
Homilist
Jennie English-Dumont, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Chicago, Illinois
Prelude
Richard Hillert: Three Pieces for Brass, Timpani, and Organ
Motet
Andreas Hammerschmidt, Heilig ist der Herr
Musicians
Bach Cantata Vespers Chorus and Orchestra
Grace Cantor Michael D. Costello, conducting
Susan Nelson, soprano
Amanda Koopman, mezzo-soprano
Peter Wesoloski, baritone
