Light of My Life

The Carmel Bach Festival writes:

This concert celebrates the unparalleled beauty of Bach’s choral masterpieces. O Jesu, Christ, Meins Lebens (or Oh Jesus, Christ, Light of my Life) is a sacred work in which Bach seems to speak to Jesus himself. With lyrical human voices, triumphant brass fanfares, and floating woodwind melodies, he sends a grateful prayer toward the heavens. Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis (or I had much grief) “Sinfonia” is an introspective piece featuring the Festival Orchestra. “Sinfonia” – the first movement ...