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David Lang’s Little Match Girl Passion is a modern, minimalist, and deeply moving interpretation of the Passion story from a secular perspective. The biblical story is replaced with Christian Andersen’s The Little Match Girl, which tells the story of a little girl sent out into the bitter winter by an abusive father to sell matches. This work is Lang’s response to Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, and each of the chorales is a tribute to Bach in English.

The Little Match Girl Passion

Sunset Center

JS Bach had an extensive personal library, which provides a unique insight into what music he admired most. Two of the composers whose works he collected were Antonio Vivaldi and Jan Dismas Zelenka. While Bach never met Vivaldi in person, he clearly admired his works; he transcribed and arranged many of the Italian musician’s concertos for his own performances. Zelenka, on the other hand, was a personal friend of Bach; both had works by the other in their library and performed each others’ works. Rounding out the concert is a cantata by Caroline Shaw, the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize, and a friend to many in our Chorale and Orchestra. To the Hands is inspired by the music of Buxtehude, another of Bach’s contemporaries and one who, like Vivaldi and Zelenka, was an important influence on the great master. Join us for a concert exploring some of the music Bach loved most.

Bach’s Library

Carmel Mission Basilica Museum

A special visit to the Esterházy palace by war hero Admiral Lord Nelson and his mistress, Lady Emma Hamilton, inspired this concert of works by Haydn.

EPSG:4326

Enlightenment Festival: A Visit with Haydn

St. Gregory's Episcopal Church

Church of the Little Flower

All Saints Episcopal Church

Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church

Father and son Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti were influential in the musical life of Naples, Italy in the Baroque period. Captivating and meditative, these intricate Baroque vocal works provide a pause from modern life.

Luthien Brackett

Mezzo-soprano

Events

Past events

19 - 26 Jul, 2024

The Little Match Girl Passion · Carmel Bach Festival

17 - 24 Jul, 2024

Bach’s Library · Carmel Bach Festival

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in Kyrie in G minor by Vivaldi

Carmel Bach Festival

Singer in To the Hands by Shaw

Carmel Bach Festival

Singer in Crucifixus by Lotti

Carmel Bach Festival

Singer in Missa Dei Filii by Zelenka

Carmel Bach Festival

Singer in Little Match Girl Passion by Lang

Carmel Bach Festival

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