In the final episode of Season Six, we return to the subject of Bach translation in a conversation with scholars Michael Marissen and Daniel R. Melamed about their free, open-access Bach cantata translation project, https://bachcantatatexts.org/. If you have questions, comments, or even cantata translations requests, you can reach them at the website, where you can also sign up for email announcements of new translations.

In the final episode of Season Six, we return to the subject of Bach translation in a conversation with scholars <a href="https://www.swarthmore.edu/profile/michael-marissen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Marissen</a> and <a href="https://music.indiana.edu/faculty/current/melamed-daniel-r.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daniel R. Melamed</a> about their free, open-access Bach cantata translation project, <a href="https://bachcantatatexts.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bachcantatatexts.org/</a>. If you have questions, comments, or even cantata translations requests, you can reach them at the website, where you can also sign up for email announcements of new translations.

Translating Bach

This month we hear from historian Dr. Tanya Kevorkian, Associate Professor of History at Millersville University, about her forthcoming book, Music and Urban Life in Baroque Germany, which documents and explores the rich variety of everyday sounds and music that characterized life in German Baroque cities. This episode is sponsored by the American Bach Society, which supports the study and performance of the music of J.S. Bach in the U.S. and Canada, with membership open to anyone interested.

This month we hear from historian <a href="https://www.millersville.edu/history/faculty1/t-kevorkian.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Tanya Kevorkian</a>, Associate Professor of History at Millersville University, about her forthcoming book, <a href="https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5057" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Music and Urban Life in Baroque Germany</a>, which documents and explores the rich variety of everyday sounds and music that characterized life in German Baroque cities. This episode is sponsored by the <a href="https://www.americanbachsociety.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Bach Society</a>, which supports the study and performance of the music of J.S. Bach in the U.S. and Canada, with membership open to anyone interested.

Hearing Baroque German Cities

In April 2022, Bach Society Houston premiered a new American English translation of the St. John Passion. On today’s episode, we’ll hear from the collaborators who brought this innovative project to life over years of workshops and dialogue by phone, zoom, text and email:  Madeleine Marshall, translator; Ryan Rogers, scribe; and Rick Erickson, Artistic Director of Bach Society Houston. The April 2022 premiere can be viewed here.

In April 2022, Bach Society Houston premiered a new American English translation of the St. John Passion. On today’s episode, we’ll hear from the collaborators who brought this innovative project to life over years of workshops and dialogue by phone, zoom, text and email: <a href="https://cst.academia.edu/MadeleineMarshall/CurriculumVitae" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Madeleine Marshall</a>, translator; <a href="https://www.ryanrogersmusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan Rogers</a>, scribe; and <a href="https://www.bachsocietyhouston.org/director" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rick Erickson</a>, Artistic Director of Bach Society Houston. The April 2022 premiere can be <a href="https://youtu.be/Ob78JIT-7uY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">viewed here</a>.

A New Translation of Bach's St. John Passion

This episode of "Notes on Bach" is sponsored by the American Bach Society. This month we hear from Dr. Mark Peters and Dr. Reginald Sanders about the complex subject of meaning in Bach’s vocal music, which can emerge from compositional choices, listener reception, and an intersection of these and other factors. Dr. Peters and Dr. Sanders edited an essay collection on this subject,  Compositional Choices and Meaning in the Vocal Music of J.S. Bach, published by Lexington Books.

This episode of "Notes on Bach" is sponsored by the <a href="https://americanbachsociety.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Bach Society</a>. This month we hear from <a href="https://www.trnty.edu/faculty/mark-peters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Mark Peters</a> and <a href="https://www.kenyon.edu/directory/reginald-sanders/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Reginald Sanders</a> about the complex subject of meaning in Bach’s vocal music, which can emerge from compositional choices, listener reception, and an intersection of these and other factors. Dr. Peters and Dr. Sanders edited an essay collection on this subject, <a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498554961/Compositional-Choices-and-Meaning-in-the-Vocal-Music-of-J.-S.-Bach" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Compositional Choices and Meaning in the Vocal Music of J.S. Bach</a>, published by Lexington Books.

Meaning in Bach's Vocal Music

In this episode of “Notes on Bach,” we hear from musicologist and violinist Dr. Noelle Heber about J.S. Bach’s attitudes towards, experiences with, and cantatas related to the ideas of spiritual and material wealth. Dr. Heber's book, J.S. Bach's Material and Spiritual Treasures, can be ordered  here. For more about her book, check out  Dr. Heber's blog post. Resources Mentioned in the Show For recent research about Anna Magdalena Bach, visit Eberhard Spree's English-language blog and check out our earlier  Notes on Bach episode with Dr. Andrew Talle. To hear about how scholars have used Bach's Calov Bible in their research, check out our Notes on Bach episode with Dr. Robin Leaver. To learn more about the Calov Bible and see facsimile pages, visit here.

In this episode of “Notes on Bach,” we hear from <a href="https://www.noelleheber.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicologist and violinist Dr. Noelle Heber</a> about J.S. Bach’s attitudes towards, experiences with, and cantatas related to the ideas of spiritual and material wealth. Dr. Heber's book, J.S. Bach's Material and Spiritual Treasures, can be ordered <a href="https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781783275717/j-s-bachs-material-and-spiritual-treasures/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>. For more about her book, check out <a href="https://boydellandbrewer.com/blog/music/j-s-bachs-material-and-spiritual-treasures/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Dr. Heber's blog post.</a> Resources Mentioned in the Show For recent research about Anna Magdalena Bach, visit Eberhard Spree's <a href="https://www.eberhardspree.com/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">English-language blog</a> and check out our earlier <a href="https://bachsocietyhouston.libsyn.com/anna-magdalena-bach-and-her-notebooks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Notes on Bach episode with Dr. Andrew Talle</a>. To hear about how scholars have used Bach's Calov Bible in their research, check out our <a href="https://bachsocietyhouston.libsyn.com/reading-bachs-bible" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Notes on Bach episode with Dr. Robin Leaver</a>. To learn more about the Calov Bible and see facsimile pages, visit <a href="https://www.bachbijbel.nl/english/the-history/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a>

Bach, Money, and Spiritual Treasure

To kick off Season 6 of “Notes on Bach,” we hear from musicologist and BBC radio host  Dr. Hannah French about how conductor Sir Henry Wood, long associated with the BBC Proms, shaped Bach reception in twentieth-century England. Her book, Sir Henry Wood, Champion of J.S. Bach, was recently published by Boydell and Brewer. For more, check out “Henry and Seb,” Dr. French’s podcast miniseries on the book.   Image above: Wood’s final conducting score of J.S. Bach, Organ Toccata and Fugue in D minor: For Orchestra, orch. Henry J. Wood [Klenovsky] (London: Oxford University Press, 1934), p. 39. Property of Dr. Hannah French.   

To kick off Season 6 of “Notes on Bach,” we hear from musicologist and BBC radio host <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/34Fg2XVC3GXDtFyWRmPpNbW/hannah-french" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Dr. Hannah French</a> about how conductor Sir Henry Wood, long associated with the BBC Proms, shaped Bach reception in twentieth-century England. Her book, Sir Henry Wood, Champion of J.S. Bach, was recently published by Boydell and Brewer. For more, check out “<a href=":%20https:/open.spotify.com/show/2ZhbyEsw30u1eUSW402OZf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Henry and Seb</a>,” Dr. French’s podcast miniseries on the book.  Image above: Wood’s final conducting score of J.S. Bach, Organ Toccata and Fugue in D minor: For Orchestra, orch. Henry J. Wood [Klenovsky] (London: Oxford University Press, 1934), p. 39. Property of Dr. Hannah French.

Bach in England

Bach Society Houston is grateful to the American Bach Society for sponsoring this episode. In our final episode of the season, we hear from Dr. Stephen Rose, Professor of Music at Royal Holloway University of London, about his recent book, Musical Authorship from Schütz to Bach (soon available in paperback). Dr. Rose joins us to discuss how people in early modern Lutheran Germany thought about musical creativity, authorship, and ownership in economic, cultural, theological, and philosophical terms.

Bach Society Houston is grateful to the <a href="http://www.americanbachsociety.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">American Bach Society</a> for sponsoring this episode. In our final episode of the season, we hear from <a href="https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/stephen-rose(186a1362-3d43-4007-8a16-8fe40303193d).html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Stephen Rose</a>, Professor of Music at Royal Holloway University of London, about his recent book, <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/musical-authorship-from-schutz-to-bach/78337447485883F44C8B862462555DDC" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Musical Authorship from Schütz to Bach</a> (soon available in <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/music/eighteenth-century-music/musical-authorship-schutz-bach?format=PB" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a>). Dr. Rose joins us to discuss how people in early modern Lutheran Germany thought about musical creativity, authorship, and ownership in economic, cultural, theological, and philosophical terms.

Musical Creativity, Originality, and Ownership in Early Modern Germany

On June 6, 2021, Bach Society Houston will present a concert called “Music in the Americas at the Time of Bach," which can be streamed online. The concert’s theme—“eighteenth-century music” outside the European geographical context and repertoire typically implied by the term—might raise questions for BSH audiences. Our episode today will explore some of those questions with Dr. Glenda Goodman, Associate Professor of Music at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the book  Cultivated By Hand: Amateur Musicians in the Early American Republic  (Oxford University Press). Dr. Goodman joins us to discuss how her book—and concerts like the one I just mentioned—can help us consider, and then expand, some of our assumptions, definitions, and labels around European-derived music during Bach's lifetime and in the generation or two following him. Resources mentioned in the show: Image from an 18th-century American music notebook at Dr. Goodman’s website “Notes on Bach” episodes with Dr. Andrew Talle about his book Beyond Bach and the Anna Magdalena notebooks Vast Early America episode of the history podcast “Ben Franklin’s World,” featuring Dr. Karin Wulf and other scholars Dr. Candace Bailey, Unbinding Gentility: Women Making Music in the Nineteenth-Century South (University of Illinois Press)

On June 6, 2021, Bach Society Houston will present a concert called “Music in the Americas at the Time of Bach," which can be <a href="https://www.bachsocietyhouston.org/vespersamericas" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">streamed online</a>. The concert’s theme—“eighteenth-century music” outside the European geographical context and repertoire typically implied by the term—might raise questions for BSH audiences. Our episode today will explore some of those questions with <a href="https://music.sas.upenn.edu/music/people/standing-faculty/glenda-goodman" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Glenda Goodman</a><a href="https://music.sas.upenn.edu/music/people/standing-faculty/glenda-goodman" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">,</a> Associate Professor of Music at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the book <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/cultivated-by-hand-9780190884901?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Cultivated By Hand: Amateur Musicians in the Early American Republic</a> (Oxford University Press). Dr. Goodman joins us to discuss how her book—and concerts like the one I just mentioned—can help us consider, and then expand, some of our assumptions, definitions, and labels around European-derived music during Bach's lifetime and in the generation or two following him. Resources mentioned in the show: <a href="https://www.glendagoodman.org/wrong-wrong-wrong" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Image from an 18th-century American music notebook</a> at Dr. Goodman’s website “Notes on Bach” episodes with Dr. Andrew Talle about his book <a href="https://bachsocietyhouston.libsyn.com/the-music-of-regular-people-in-bachs-time" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Beyond Bach</a> and the <a href="https://bachsocietyhouston.libsyn.com/anna-magdalena-bach-and-her-notebooks" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Anna Magdalena notebooks</a> <a href="https://benfranklinsworld.com/episode-300-vast-early-america/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Vast Early America episode</a> of the history podcast “Ben Franklin’s World,” featuring Dr. Karin Wulf and other scholars Dr. Candace Bailey, <a href="https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/54sbr6gx9780252043758.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Unbinding Gentility: Women Making Music in the Nineteenth-Century South</a> (University of Illinois Press)

Music in the Early American Republic 

This episode is generously sponsored by the American Bach Society (ABS), which supports the study, performance, and appreciation of the music of J.S. Bach in the U.S. and Canada. The ABS produces publications and a video lecture-concert series, sponsors conferences, and offers research grants and prizes. Information on membership, open to all, is available here. This month we hear from Dr. Christina Fuhrmann about the history, mission, activities, personnel, and holdings of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute (RBI) at Baldwin-Wallace University, which recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. The RBI houses rare sources related to J. S. Bach, his family, and contemporaries; historical reference materials; scores; recordings; and sources related to other noted figures in Western classical music. The Institute also sponsors conferences and performances, supports and collaborates with scholars at many career stages, and publishes musical editions and research. Dr. Fuhrmann is editor of the journal BACH, the RBI's important English-language journal, and gives us an inside look at the workings of a key site for Bach studies in the United States. In our conversation, Dr. Fuhrmann references some virtual exhibits that indicate the breadth of the RBI's holdings: 1) RBI librarian Paul Cary’s virtual exhibit on the manuscript copy of the Well-Tempered Clavier, in the hand of Bach’s student H. N. Gerber, and 2) Dr. Fuhrmann's class’s virtual exhibit on Classical and Romantic era items at the RBI.

This episode is generously sponsored by the <a href="http://www.americanbachsociety.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">American Bach Society</a> (ABS), which supports the study, performance, and appreciation of the music of J.S. Bach in the U.S. and Canada. The ABS produces publications and a video lecture-concert series, sponsors conferences, and offers research grants and prizes. Information on membership, open to all, is available <a href="https://www.americanbachsociety.org/contact.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. This month we hear from <a href="https://www.bw.edu/academics/bios/fuhrmann-christina" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Christina Fuhrmann</a> about the history, mission, activities, personnel, and holdings of the <a href="https://www.bw.edu/libraries/riemenschneider-bach-institute/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Riemenschneider Bach Institute</a> (RBI) at Baldwin-Wallace University, which recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. The RBI houses rare sources related to J. S. Bach, his family, and contemporaries; historical reference materials; scores; recordings; and sources related to other noted figures in Western classical music. The Institute also sponsors conferences and performances, supports and collaborates with scholars at many career stages, and publishes musical editions and research. Dr. Fuhrmann is editor of the journal <a href="https://www.bw.edu/libraries/riemenschneider-bach-institute/bach-journal/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">BACH</a>, the RBI's important English-language journal, and gives us an inside look at the workings of a key site for Bach studies in the United States. In our conversation, Dr. Fuhrmann references some virtual exhibits that indicate the breadth of the RBI's holdings: 1) RBI librarian Paul Cary’s <a href="https://libguides.bw.edu/GerberMS" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">virtual exhibit on the manuscript copy of the Well-Tempered Clavier, in the hand of Bach’s student H. N. Gerber</a>, and 2) Dr. Fuhrmann's class’s <a href="https://libguides.bw.edu/MUC321Fall2020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">virtual exhibit on Classical and Romantic era items at the RBI</a>.

50 Years of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute

In this episode, Dr. Bettina Varwig of Cambridge University joins us to discuss a wide range of Bach-related topics, starting with Cantata BWV 131 (Aus der Tiefen rufe ich), which Bach Society Houston will present in a streamed Passiontide concert later this month (March 2021). We also hear about Dr. Varwig's recent research into how Bach’s Leipzig congregants listened to his cantatas in ways that differ from the “attentive listening” model now associated with Western classical music culture. The conversation concludes with a preview of the essay collection Rethinking Bach, which Dr. Varwig is currently editing for Oxford University Press. Read more about Dr. Varwig here. Instrumentation, text and translation(s), and additional resources for BWV 131 can be found here and here.  Stream Bach Society Houston's Passiontide Vespers performance of BWV 131 and other works on March 28, 2021, at their webpage or Facebook page. Audio example used in episode is from an archived Bach Society Houston performance of BWV 131.

In this episode, Dr. Bettina Varwig of Cambridge University joins us to discuss a wide range of Bach-related topics, starting with Cantata BWV 131 (Aus der Tiefen rufe ich), which Bach Society Houston will present in a streamed Passiontide concert later this month (March 2021). We also hear about Dr. Varwig's recent research into how Bach’s Leipzig congregants listened to his cantatas in ways that differ from the “attentive listening” model now associated with Western classical music culture. The conversation concludes with a preview of the essay collection Rethinking Bach, which Dr. Varwig is currently editing for Oxford University Press. Read more about Dr. Varwig <a href="https://www.mus.cam.ac.uk/directory/bettina-varwig" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Instrumentation, text and translation(s), and additional resources for BWV 131 can be found <a href="https://www.vmii.org/bwv-131-aus-der-tiefen-rufe-ich-herr-zu-dir" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.bach-cantatas.com/BWV131.htm" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.  Stream Bach Society Houston's Passiontide Vespers performance of BWV 131 and other works on March 28, 2021, at <a href="https://www.bachsocietyhouston.org/passion2021" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">their webpage</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BachSocietyHouston" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>. Audio example used in episode is from an archived Bach Society Houston performance of BWV 131.

Cantata BWV 131, Historical Listening Modes, and a New Essay Collection

Conversations with scholars on the life, times, music, and legacy of J.S. Bach, sponsored by Bach Society Houston.

In this month's episode, we hear from noted scholar and harpsichordist Dr. David Schulenberg of Wagner College. He joins us to discuss his  new biography of Bach, recently published by Oxford University Press. We'll hear about the process of researching and writing this kind of book--including challenges and surprises--as well as why we need an updated biography of this formidable subject. We also draw on aspects of Dr. Schulenberg's new biography to discuss J.S. Bach's Violin Sonatas and Partitas, which Bach Society Houston will perform in Spring 2021. Listeners will hear about the historical context and notable stylistic features of these six works, aspects of which Dr. Schulenberg helps us hear by playing excerpts of his own harpsichord transcriptions. For more about Dr. Schulenberg, including recordings and scholarship, visit here. For Bach Society Houston's upcoming concerts, including Bach's complete solo violin works which you can stream beginning in late February, visit here.

In this month's episode, we hear from noted scholar and harpsichordist Dr. David Schulenberg of <a href="https://wagner.edu/music/profile/dschulen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wagner College</a>. He joins us to discuss his <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/bach-9780190936303?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> new biography of Bach</a>, recently published by Oxford University Press. We'll hear about the process of researching and writing this kind of book--including challenges and surprises--as well as why we need an updated biography of this formidable subject. We also draw on aspects of Dr. Schulenberg's new biography to discuss J.S. Bach's Violin Sonatas and Partitas, which Bach Society Houston will perform in Spring 2021. Listeners will hear about the historical context and notable stylistic features of these six works, aspects of which Dr. Schulenberg helps us hear by playing excerpts of his own harpsichord transcriptions. For more about Dr. Schulenberg, including recordings and scholarship, <a href="https://faculty.wagner.edu/david-schulenberg/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">visit here</a>. For Bach Society Houston's upcoming concerts, including Bach's complete solo violin works which you can stream beginning in late February, <a href="https://www.bachsocietyhouston.org/season" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">visit here</a>.

A New Bach Bio and the Solo Violin Works

Earlier in November, Bach Society Houston performed works from the two Anna Magdalena Bach Notebooks; you can watch the concert  here. These notebooks, which originated in 1722 and  1725, respectively, were owned by Anna Magdalena Bach, J.S. Bach’s second wife. These two manuscript collections contain keyboard and vocal works of varying levels of complexity, composed by multiple people and entered into the notebooks by different scribes, including Anna Magdalena herself. In our own time, some of the more elementary pieces in the books are still well-known as teaching pieces for piano students. The notebooks are one of the few surviving sources related to Anna Magdalena Bach, who has been the subject of research, conjecture, devotion and fiction across centuries and continents. With us to talk about Anna Magdalena's musical and domestic life, her Notebooks and other sources related to her, and how we know what we think we know about her is  Dr. Andrew Talle. Dr. Talle is Associate Professor of Musicology at Northwestern University and a scholar of music and society in eighteenth-century Germany. He is author of the book  Beyond Bach: Music and Everyday Life in the Eighteenth Century. Stay tuned at the end of the interview to hear more about his new research into popular music in the Leipzig of Bach's time.

Earlier in November, Bach Society Houston performed works from the two Anna Magdalena Bach Notebooks; you can watch the concert <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGRb0XxIKUU&amp;t=2375s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>. These notebooks, which originated in 1722 and <a href="https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalSource_source_00001136;jsessionid=44718F28E0D7EE4B2549B410007DCDB6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 1725</a>, respectively, were owned by Anna Magdalena Bach, J.S. Bach’s second wife. These two manuscript collections contain keyboard and vocal works of varying levels of complexity, composed by multiple people and entered into the notebooks by different scribes, including Anna Magdalena herself. In our own time, some of the more elementary pieces in the books are still well-known as teaching pieces for piano students. The notebooks are one of the few surviving sources related to Anna Magdalena Bach, who has been the subject of research, conjecture, devotion and fiction across centuries and continents. With us to talk about Anna Magdalena's musical and domestic life, her Notebooks and other sources related to her, and how we know what we think we know about her is <a href="https://music.northwestern.edu/faculty/profile/andrew-talle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Dr. Andrew Talle</a>. Dr. Talle is Associate Professor of Musicology at Northwestern University and a scholar of music and society in eighteenth-century Germany. He is author of the book <a href="https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/56tcp7mn9780252040849.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Beyond Bach: Music and Everyday Life in the Eighteenth Century.</a> Stay tuned at the end of the interview to hear more about his new research into popular music in the Leipzig of Bach's time.

Anna Magdalena Bach and Her Notebooks

To finish Season 4, we hear from Dr. Erin Lambert, Associate Professor of History at the University of Virginia. She joins us to talk about her book, Singing the Resurrection: Body, Community, and Belief in Reformation Europe, published by Oxford University Press. Our conversation covers how the Reformation fragmented late medieval belief about the body, resurrection, and community into a kaleidoscope of differing confessional notions which then found expression in song. We also talk about Erin’s research process and where her book fits with, and how it interrogates, existing Reformation historiography.

To finish Season 4, we hear from Dr. Erin Lambert, Associate Professor of History at the University of Virginia. She joins us to talk about her book, Singing the Resurrection: Body, Community, and Belief in Reformation Europe, published by Oxford University Press. Our conversation covers how the Reformation fragmented late medieval belief about the body, resurrection, and community into a kaleidoscope of differing confessional notions which then found expression in song. We also talk about Erin’s research process and where her book fits with, and how it interrogates, existing Reformation historiography.

Resurrection, Community, and Song in 16th-Century Europe

Sara Levy

This month, we're diving into the world of Jewish salon culture in late-18th- and early-19th-century Berlin, a setting where women such as Sara Levy shaped the transmission and reception of Bach family music. Our guest on this episode is early music scholar and performer  Dr. Rebecca Cypess, who joins us to discuss new research about Sara Levy in the book Sara Levy's World along with two related recordings by the Raritan Players: In Sara Levy's Salon and Sisters, Face to Face: The Bach Legacy in Women's Hands. Together, these projects provide new perspectives on the complicated musical and cultural agency of a notable upper-class Jewish woman in Enlightenment Germany.

This month, we're diving into the world of Jewish salon culture in late-18th- and early-19th-century Berlin, a setting where women such as Sara Levy shaped the transmission and reception of Bach family music. Our guest on this episode is early music scholar and performer <a href="https://www.masongross.rutgers.edu/music/faculty/rebecca-cypess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Dr. Rebecca Cypess</a>, who joins us to discuss new research about Sara Levy in the book <a href="https://boydellandbrewer.com/sara-levy-s-world.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sara Levy's World</a> along with two related recordings by the <a href="https://www.raritanplayers.org/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raritan Players</a>: <a href="https://acisproductions.com/in-sara-levys-salon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Sara Levy's Salon</a> and <a href="https://acisproductions.com/sisters-face-to-face/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sisters, Face to Face: The Bach Legacy in Women's Hands</a>. Together, these projects provide new perspectives on the complicated musical and cultural agency of a notable upper-class Jewish woman in Enlightenment Germany.

Sara Levy and the Music of the Bach Family

If you can identify the sound of the harpsichord but know very little about its history and performance practice, this is the episode for you. Join us as Mark Kroll, internationally-known harpsichordist, noted scholar, and Emeritus Professor of Music at Boston University, tells us about a comprehensive new book on the harpsichord, the  Cambridge Companion to the Harpsichord. Kroll edited the collection, which includes essays covering various national/geographical harpsichord traditions, key composers for the instrument, and 20th-century harpsichord music. Houston listeners who plan on attending Bach Society Houston's upcoming concert of Bach's Concertos, which includes the harpsichord showpiece Brandenburg No. 5, will be especially interested in this episode. 

If you can identify the sound of the harpsichord but know very little about its history and performance practice, this is the episode for you. Join us as <a href="http://www.markkroll.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Kroll</a>, internationally-known harpsichordist, noted scholar, and Emeritus Professor of Music at Boston University, tells us about a comprehensive new book on the harpsichord, the <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-companion-to-the-harpsichord/940EA5E0CDCABDDC765CD8CD26580B66" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cambridge Companion to the Harpsichord</a>. Kroll edited the collection, which includes essays covering various national/geographical harpsichord traditions, key composers for the instrument, and 20th-century harpsichord music. Houston listeners who plan on attending Bach Society Houston's <a href="https://www.bachsocietyhouston.org/concertosmfah" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">upcoming concert of Bach's Concertos, which includes the harpsichord showpiece Brandenburg No. 5,</a> will be especially interested in this episode.

A New Harpsichord Companion

People often hear the pipe organ more in December than in other months, thanks to the profusion of Christmas-centered church services and concerts. Here to give us a "crash course" on this mighty instrument--its anatomy and its history in various geographical regions--is noted U.S. organ consultant, restorer, and builder John Bishop, owner of John Bishop Organ Consultation. He is also the Executive Director of the Organ Clearing House, whose mission is to "rehome" unused or unwanted organs. Additionally, John writes a monthly column for the organ journal The Diapason.   Other organ resources, including videos of historic organs that John selected for us:  Gwendolyn Toth plays Scheidemann on the 1457 organ at Rysum      Visit to the oldest organ in Holland, Oosthuizen, 1521   Considered the oldest organ in the world, Sion Switzerland, 1390. This one is especially charming because Guy Bovet playing the music of Haydn (1730-1809). The organ is nearly 400 years older than the music. Vox Humana, a web magazine of current organ research/trends

People often hear the pipe organ more in December than in other months, thanks to the profusion of Christmas-centered church services and concerts. Here to give us a "crash course" on this mighty instrument--its anatomy and its history in various geographical regions--is noted U.S. organ consultant, restorer, and builder John Bishop, owner of <a href="http://www.bishoporgan.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Bishop Organ Consultation</a>. He is also the Executive Director of the <a href="https://www.organclearinghouse.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Organ Clearing House</a>, whose mission is to "rehome" unused or unwanted organs. Additionally, John writes a monthly column for the organ journal <a href="https://thediapason.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Diapason</a>.  Other organ resources, including videos of historic organs that John selected for us:  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46b25dTcdjg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gwendolyn Toth plays Scheidemann</a> on the 1457 organ at Rysum   <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTKwxN0854U&amp;list=RDNTKwxN0854U&amp;start_radio=1&amp;t=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Visit to the oldest organ in Holland</a>, Oosthuizen, 1521   <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XApoHGVZByo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Considered the oldest organ in the world</a>, Sion Switzerland, 1390. This one is especially charming because Guy Bovet playing the music of Haydn (1730-1809). The organ is nearly 400 years older than the music. <a href="https://www.voxhumanajournal.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vox</a> <a href="https://www.voxhumanajournal.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Humana</a>, a web magazine of current organ research/trends

A Crash Course on the Pipe Organ

This month, we hear from Dr. Tanya Kevorkian, Associate Professor of History at Millersville University. She joins us to discuss her research into sacred and secular musical life in Baroque Germany and helps us understand Bach's place in the complex social hierarchies that ordered early modern Germany. Our wide-ranging conversation covers two of Dr. Kevorkian's books:  Baroque Piety: Religion, Society, and Music in Leipzig, 1650-1750 and Weddings, Rumbles, and Tower Guards: Music and Urban Life in Baroque Germany, forthcoming in 2021 from the University of Virginia Press. 

This month, we hear from <a href="https://www.millersville.edu/history/faculty1/t-kevorkian.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Tanya Kevorkian, Associate Professor of History at Millersville University</a>. She joins us to discuss her research into sacred and secular musical life in Baroque Germany and helps us understand Bach's place in the complex social hierarchies that ordered early modern Germany. Our wide-ranging conversation covers two of Dr. Kevorkian's books: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Baroque-Piety-Religion-Society-1650-1750/dp/0754654907/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=kevorkian+baroque&amp;qid=1568057327&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Baroque Piety: Religion, Society, and Music in Leipzig, 1650-1750</a> and Weddings, Rumbles, and Tower Guards: Music and Urban Life in Baroque Germany, forthcoming in 2021 from the <a href="https://www.upress.virginia.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Virginia Press</a>.

Music and Society in Baroque Germany

To kick off our 2019-2020 Notes on Bach season, we hear from Dr. Samantha Owens, Professor of Musicology at Victoria University Wellington. She joins us to discuss a recent collection of essays that she co-edited, J.S. Bach in Australia: Studies in Reception and Performance, available from Lyrebird Press/University of Melbourne in  paperback or as an  e-book.  In the episode, we talk about how European colonists and immigrants spread Bach's music to Australia. We hear about some of the people and institutions who helped create a uniquely Australian Bach culture, along with challenges they faced in mounting performances of Bach's St. Matthew Passion and B Minor Mass in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Dr. Owens also tells us about the current robust early music scene in Australia, including organizations such as the Australian Bach Society and the Orchestra of the Antipodes. If you've never thought much about Bach performance and reception outside of a European geographical context, this episode is for you!

To kick off our 2019-2020 Notes on Bach season, we hear from <a href="https://www.victoria.ac.nz/nzsm/about/staff/samantha-owens" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Samantha Owens</a>, Professor of Musicology at Victoria University Wellington. She joins us to discuss a recent collection of essays that she co-edited, J.S. Bach in Australia: Studies in Reception and Performance, available from Lyrebird Press/University of Melbourne in <a href="http://ecommerce.lyrebirdpress.unimelb.edu.au/product.asp?pID=188&amp;cID=7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> paperback</a> or as an <a href="http://ecommerce.lyrebirdpress.unimelb.edu.au/product.asp?pID=189&amp;cID=7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> e-book</a>.  In the episode, we talk about how European colonists and immigrants spread Bach's music to Australia. We hear about some of the people and institutions who helped create a uniquely Australian Bach culture, along with challenges they faced in mounting performances of Bach's St. Matthew Passion and B Minor Mass in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Dr. Owens also tells us about the current robust early music scene in Australia, including organizations such as the <a href="https://www.bach.org.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Australian Bach Society</a> and the <a href="https://www.pinchgutopera.com.au/orchestra-of-the-antipodes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Orchestra of the Antipodes</a>. If you've never thought much about Bach performance and reception outside of a European geographical context, this episode is for you!

Bach in Australia

In our final episode for Spring 2019, we have a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Daniel R. Melamed, Professor of Musicology at Indiana University, about his latest book, Listening to Bach: The Mass in B Minor and the Christmas Oratorio.  Click here to hear a previous Notes on Bach interview with Dr. Melamed about his book Hearing Bach’s Passions.

In our final episode for Spring 2019, we have a wide-ranging conversation with <a href="http://info.music.indiana.edu/faculty/current/melamed-daniel-r.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Daniel R. Melamed</a>, Professor of Musicology at Indiana University, about his latest book, <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/listening-to-bach-9780190881054?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listening to Bach: The Mass in B Minor and the Christmas Oratorio</a>.  <a href="http://bachsocietyhouston.libsyn.com/listening-to-bachs-passions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a> to hear a previous Notes on Bach interview with Dr. Melamed about his book <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/hearing-bachs-passions-9780190490126?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hearing Bach’s Passions</a>.

Hearing Bach in the 21st Century

This month we’ll be hearing about Bach’s so-called Calov Bible, a rare surviving example of the composer’s once-robust theological library and, for many scholars, a window into Bach’s life and work. Joining us to discuss the Calov Bible is Dr. Robin Leaver, one of the first scholars to extensively explore Bach’s copy of what is really a three-volume German theological commentary built largely on Martin Luther’s writings. Dr. Leaver is author of numerous books and articles about Bach, theology, and Lutheranism. He is Emeritus Professor at Westminster Choir College and, until recently, Visiting Professor at Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. More Resources: Click here to read about, or order, the Calov Bible Commentary facsimile published last year. Read more about Dr. Leaver’s book J.S. Bach and Scripture: Glosses from the Calov Bible Commentary. For an accessible and recent example of how one noted Bach scholar has used the Calov Bible to interpret aspects of Bach’s biography,  read this New York Times article by Michael Marissen. For more about Dr. Leaver’s background and academic career, check out this  2017 interview. For more images from the original volumes,  visit the webpage of Concordia Seminary, where the Calov Bible has resided since the 1930s. (Image of title page of Bach's Calov Bible Commentary, below, courtesy of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.)

This month we’ll be hearing about Bach’s so-called Calov Bible, a rare surviving example of the composer’s once-robust theological library and, for many scholars, a window into Bach’s life and work. Joining us to discuss the Calov Bible is Dr. Robin Leaver, one of the first scholars to extensively explore Bach’s copy of what is really a three-volume German theological commentary built largely on Martin Luther’s writings. Dr. Leaver is author of numerous books and articles about Bach, theology, and Lutheranism. He is Emeritus Professor at Westminster Choir College and, until recently, Visiting Professor at Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. More Resources: <a href="https://www.bachbijbel.nl/english/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read about, or order, the Calov Bible Commentary facsimile published last year. Read more about Dr. Leaver’s book <a href="https://www.cph.org/p-6234-j-s-bach-and-scripture-glosses-from-the-calov-bible-commentary.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">J.S. Bach and Scripture: Glosses from the Calov Bible Commentary.</a> For an accessible and recent example of how one noted Bach scholar has used the Calov Bible to interpret aspects of Bach’s biography, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/arts/music/bach-religion-music.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> read this New York Times article by Michael Marissen</a>. For more about Dr. Leaver’s background and academic career, check out this <a href="http://danielmartynlewis.com/bachconversations/interview-robin-leaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 2017 interview</a>. For more images from the original volumes, <a href="https://www.csl.edu/campus-life/music-arts/bach-at-the-sem/bach-bible/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> visit the webpage of Concordia Seminary</a>, where the Calov Bible has resided since the 1930s. (Image of title page of Bach's Calov Bible Commentary, below, courtesy of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.)

Reading Bach's Bible

Was pretty disappointed in the &#34;Hearing Bach in the 21st Century&#34; episode. The conversation seemed to be mostly intent on criticizing an unknown straw man who evidently sometimes reads spiritual meanings in Bach&#39;s music that aren&#39;t there. The horror! When they finally got around to analyzing the Mass, the guest just said that some movements are in an older style, and some are in a newer style. No examples, no musical excerpts, he didn&#39;t even say which movement was which. Would prefer a podcast more intent on building up than on deconstructing.

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Notes on Bach

J.S. Bach

Guest: Dr. Ruth Tatlow, Independent Scholar (Sweden): co-founder of Bach Network UK, designer and founder of the open-access journal Understanding Bach, and frequent visiting researcher at the Leipzig Bach Archive.    Every year in January, many people attribute deep importance to the notion of a fresh start, triggered by the first day of the first month of a new year—an example of how some cultures still impute psychological significance to numbers. It’s a good time to think about the role that numbers can play in human society, a topic that certainly occupied the scientific, artistic, and theological minds of J.S. Bach’s time. Hear Dr. Tatlow discuss these themes in her book, Bach’s Numbers: Compositional Proportion and Significance, recently released in paperback. In January 2017, the book was given a prestigious CHOICE award by the American Libraries Association.  To order the book, visit http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/music/eighteenth-century-music/bachs-numbers-compositional-proportion-and-significance.

Guest: Dr. Ruth Tatlow, Independent Scholar (Sweden): co-founder of Bach Network UK, designer and founder of the open-access journal Understanding Bach, and frequent visiting researcher at the Leipzig Bach Archive.    Every year in January, many people attribute deep importance to the notion of a fresh start, triggered by the first day of the first month of a new year—an example of how some cultures still impute psychological significance to numbers. It’s a good time to think about the role that numbers can play in human society, a topic that certainly occupied the scientific, artistic, and theological minds of J.S. Bach’s time. Hear Dr. Tatlow discuss these themes in her book, Bach’s Numbers: Compositional Proportion and Significance, recently released in paperback. In January 2017, the book was given a prestigious CHOICE award by the American Libraries Association.  To order the book, visit <a href="http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/music/eighteenth-century-music/bachs-numbers-compositional-proportion-and-significance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/music/eighteenth-century-music/bachs-numbers-compositional-proportion-and-significance</a>.

Numbers and the Music of J.S. Bach

In J.S. Bach's time, Lutherans marked Good Friday--which falls in mid-April this year--with musical settings of the Passion, the story of Jesus's trial and crucifixion drawn from the New Testament gospels. Musical retellings of the Passion are still common in much of the world during Holy Week; as part of this tradition, Bach Society Houston will perform Bach's St. John Passion in April 2017. On this month's episode, Dr. Daniel R. Melamed (click name for bio), Professor of Musicology at Indiana University, joins us to discuss his book Hearing Bach’s Passions (click title to order), focusing especially on St. John. Melamed's book aims to help non-academics better understand the many complicated historical and musical dimensions surrounding the performance and reception of Bach’s Passions. It was recently released by Oxford University Press in an updated paperback edition. 

In J.S. Bach's time, Lutherans marked Good Friday--which falls in mid-April this year--with musical settings of the Passion, the story of Jesus's trial and crucifixion drawn from the New Testament gospels. Musical retellings of the Passion are still common in much of the world during Holy Week; as part of this tradition, Bach Society Houston will perform Bach's <a href="http://www.bachsocietyhouston.org/stjohn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">St. John Passion</a> in April 2017. On this month's episode, <a href="http://info.music.indiana.edu/faculty/current/melamed-daniel-r.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Daniel R. Melamed</a> (click name for bio), Professor of Musicology at Indiana University, joins us to discuss his book <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/hearing-bachs-passions-9780190490126?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hearing Bach’s Passions</a> (click title to order), focusing especially on St. John. Melamed's book aims to help non-academics better understand the many complicated historical and musical dimensions surrounding the performance and reception of Bach’s Passions. It was recently released by Oxford University Press in an updated paperback edition.

Listening to Bach's Passions

Michael Marissen

The annual approach to Passion season and Holy Week affords a timely opportunity to consider how the theological context of 18th-century Lutheranism informs Bach's music. This month, we hear from one of the world's foremost Bach scholars who works on this topic: Dr. Michael Marissen, Daniel Underhill Professor Emeritus of Music at Swarthmore College. Michael is a popular public speaker and author of numerous scholarly books and articles along with pieces for the New York Times (click here for a more recent Times article on Bach's Calov Bible) and Huffington Post. Our wide-ranging conversation covers his recent book,  Bach and God (published in 2016 by Oxford University Press), the evolving nature of Bach studies, the relationship between early Lutheranism and Judaism, and the tricky (but intellectually necessary) process of attempting to interpret Bach's music relative to the Lutheran theological tradition that he inherited and in which he composed. 

The annual approach to Passion season and Holy Week affords a timely opportunity to consider how the theological context of 18th-century Lutheranism informs Bach's music. This month, we hear from one of the world's foremost Bach scholars who works on this topic: <a href="https://www.swarthmore.edu/profile/michael-marissen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Michael Marissen, Daniel Underhill Professor Emeritus of Music at Swarthmore College</a>. Michael is a popular public speaker and author of numerous scholarly books and articles along with pieces for the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/arts/24iht-web-0425handelB.5418126.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/arts/music/bach-religion-music.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here for a more recent Times article</a> on Bach's Calov Bible) and <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-marissen/handels-messiah-anti-semitism-_b_5150084.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a>. Our wide-ranging conversation covers his recent book, <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/bach-and-god-9780190606954?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Bach and God (published in 2016 by Oxford University Press)</a>, the evolving nature of Bach studies, the relationship between early Lutheranism and Judaism, and the tricky (but intellectually necessary) process of attempting to interpret Bach's music relative to the Lutheran theological tradition that he inherited and in which he composed.

Bach and God: A Conversation with Michael Marissen 

In this month's episode, we hear from Dr. Matthew Dirst, Professor of Music at the University of Houston's Moores School of Music and founder and Artistic Director of Ars Lyrica Houston, a Grammy-nominated early music ensemble. Matthew gives us a crash course in 18th-century keyboard culture and some insight into his recent role as editor of Bach and the Organ, a collection of essays published by the University of Illinois Press. You'll also hear about Matthew's latest research project, a reconstruction of BWV 1052 and 1053--which most listeners think of as harpsichord concertos--for organ. Look for Matthew's album of these reconstructed organ concertos to come out on Loft Recordings later in 2018.

In this month's episode, we hear from Dr. Matthew Dirst, <a href="http://www.uh.edu/kgmca//music/faculty-staff/dirst_m/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Professor of Music</a> at the University of Houston's Moores School of Music and founder and Artistic Director of <a href="http://www.arslyricahouston.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ars Lyrica Houston</a>, a Grammy-nominated early music ensemble. Matthew gives us a crash course in 18th-century keyboard culture and some insight into his recent role as editor of <a href="https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/38pfs7fx9780252040191.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bach and the Organ</a>, a collection of essays published by the University of Illinois Press. You'll also hear about Matthew's latest research project, a reconstruction of BWV 1052 and 1053--which most listeners think of as harpsichord concertos--for organ. Look for Matthew's album of these reconstructed organ concertos to come out on <a href="https://www.gothic-catalog.com/aboutus.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Loft Recordings</a> later in 2018.

New Research on Bach's Keyboard Music

Guest: Dr. Markus Rathey, Assoc. Prof. of Music, Yale University Bio: http://music.yale.edu/faculty/rathey-markus/  This month's "Notes on Bach" episode features Dr. Rathey discussing Bach’s Advent music in its liturgical and historical context, focusing on Advent pieces mentioned in his latest book. Aimed at general audiences, Bach’s Major Vocal Works: Music, Drama, and Liturgy provides musical interpretation drawn from historical and liturgical contexts of some of Bach’s most well-known works. To order go to http://yalebooks.com/book/9780300217209/bachs-major-vocal-works. We also briefly mention his newer book on the Christmas Oratorio, available from Oxford University Press at https://global.oup.com/academic/product/johann-sebastian-bachs-christmas-oratorio-9780190275259?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;.  Special note to listeners: Markus and I agreed prior to recording that I would use the Anglicized/Americanized pronunciation of his surname, instead of the German pronunciation, to help listeners who might search online for more information on his books to be able to spell his name accurately. 

Guest: Dr. Markus Rathey, Assoc. Prof. of Music, Yale University Bio: <a href="http://music.yale.edu/faculty/rathey-markus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://music.yale.edu/faculty/rathey-markus/</a>  This month's "Notes on Bach" episode features Dr. Rathey discussing Bach’s Advent music in its liturgical and historical context, focusing on Advent pieces mentioned in his latest book. Aimed at general audiences, Bach’s Major Vocal Works: Music, Drama, and Liturgy provides musical interpretation drawn from historical and liturgical contexts of some of Bach’s most well-known works. To order go to <a href="http://yalebooks.com/book/9780300217209/bachs-major-vocal-works" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://yalebooks.com/book/9780300217209/bachs-major-vocal-works</a>. We also briefly mention his newer book on the Christmas Oratorio, available from Oxford University Press at <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/johann-sebastian-bachs-christmas-oratorio-9780190275259?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://global.oup.com/academic/product/johann-sebastian-bachs-christmas-oratorio-9780190275259?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;</a>.  Special note to listeners: Markus and I agreed prior to recording that I would use the Anglicized/Americanized pronunciation of his surname, instead of the German pronunciation, to help listeners who might search online for more information on his books to be able to spell his name accurately.

Advent and J.S. Bach

Join us this month as we hear from Robert and Traute Marshall, co-authors of a new book about Bach Country called Exploring the World of J.S. Bach: A Traveler's Guide. Whether you're planning a trip to Germany or just dreaming about one, you'll enjoy hearing about the Marshalls' many trips to Germany, Bach's relationships with cities such as Leipzig and Dresden, and--as always--the ever-evolving nature of Bach studies.  Robert Marshall, a prominent Bach scholar, is Sachar Professor Emeritus of Music at Brandeis University, and Traute Marshall is a translator and author of a guidebook to New England art museums. Exploring the World of J.S. Bach: A Traveler's Guide is available as a paperback, hardcover, or e-book from the  University of Illinois Press or  Amazon. Listeners, please let Notes on Bach how we're doing by taking our brief survey, and make sure to tune back in this fall for Season 3 of Notes on Bach! 

Join us this month as we hear from Robert and Traute Marshall, co-authors of a new book about Bach Country called Exploring the World of J.S. Bach: A Traveler's Guide. Whether you're planning a trip to Germany or just dreaming about one, you'll enjoy hearing about the Marshalls' many trips to Germany, Bach's relationships with cities such as Leipzig and Dresden, and--as always--the ever-evolving nature of Bach studies. <a href="http://www.brandeis.edu/facultyguide/person.html?emplid=9d6e7a17246d137200237a48208b32ed6082d0d8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Robert Marshall</a>, a prominent Bach scholar, is Sachar Professor Emeritus of Music at Brandeis University, and Traute Marshall is a translator and author of a guidebook to New England art museums. Exploring the World of J.S. Bach: A Traveler's Guide is available as a paperback, hardcover, or e-book from the <a href="https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/33yxw6kp9780252040313.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> University of Illinois Press</a> or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-World-J-Bach-Travelers-ebook/dp/B0189EHD4Y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Amazon</a>. Listeners, please let Notes on Bach how we're doing by taking <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/V532B7N" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our brief survey, and </a>make sure to tune back in this fall for Season 3 of Notes on Bach!

A Traveler's Guide to Bach Country

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