National Philharmonic Goes All-Bach With Brandenburg Concertos

Music Center at Strathmore (5301 Tuckerman Lane North Bethesda, MD 20852)

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Guest instrumentalists and vocalists join Maestro Piotr Gajewski and the National Philharmonic for this all-Bach program featuring four of the six Brandenburg Concertos. Few musical works are as beloved and as often performed as these, and they display the lighter side of Bach's extraordinary genius. Each of the celebrated concertos highlights a different instrumental combination. For example, the Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 features soloists on flute, violin, oboe and trumpet with strings and basso continuo. Concerto No. 4 features Bach's unusual combination of a violin and a pair of flutes and offers a range of effects from brilliant virtuosity to compelling sweetness. In 1723, Bach composed his towering masterpiece, the joyous and dramatic Magnificat for soloists, chorus and orchestra. First performed on Christmas, the celebratory work conveys Mary's great joy and profound humility in response to the news that she had been chosen to give birth to the Messiah.

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It was good and very well attended but why did they change the conductor without prior notification and why was it not reviewed in the Post? Who conducted?

Written on Feb 28 2012

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Featured Soloists:
Nurit Bar-Josef, violin
David Whiteside, flute
Nicolette Oppelt, flute
Mark Hill, oboe
Chris Gekker, trumpet
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
and
Julie Keim, soprano
Magdalena Wor, mezzo-soprano
Robert Breault, tenor
Christopheren Nomura, baritone

Program:
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049
Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243

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As the Music Center at Strathmore's ensemble-in-residence, the National Philharmonic showcases world-renowned guest artists in time-honored symphonic masterpieces conducted by Maestro Piotr Gajewski and monumental choral masterworks under National Philharmonic Chorale Artistic Director Stan Engebretson. The National Philharmonic boasts a long-standing tradition of reasonably priced tickets and free admission to all young people age 7-17.