Bach Akademie Australia

Internationally esteemed, GRAMMY-nominated American countertenor Reginald Mobley joins period performance specialists Bach Akademie Australia (BAA) for a dramatic and moving program of music by JS Bach and Troy Russell. BAA was founded in 2016 by violinist Madeleine Easton, and dedicates itself to performing the music of JS Bach. Reginald Mobley is renowned as a period and baroque specialist, frequently collaborating with the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra, the Academy of Ancient Music, the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, among others. Together, their innovative program for UKARIA juxtaposes the striking imagination of Bach’s secular instrumental works with vocal arias and recitatives from Bach’s Cantatas. This delicate interweaving of vocal and instrumental voices in a musical selection drawn from across the span of Bach’s working life will provide an afternoon of unique insight into the mind and inspiration of this revered composer.

Madeleine Easton
Artistic Director / Violin

Reginald Mobley
Countertenor

Simone Slattery
Violin

Anthea Cottee
Cello

Neal Peres Da Costa
Harpsichord

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Cantata BWV 170 (7')
Aria 1: Vergnügte ruh

Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Obbligato Harpsichord in A, BWV 1015 (15')
I. [Andante]
II. Allegro
III. Andante un poco
IV. Presto

Cantata BWV 82a (9')
Aria 3: Schlummert ein

Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C, BWV 1005 (9')
III. Largo
IV. Allegro assai

Mass in B minor, BWV 232 (6')
Aria: Agnus dei

INTERVAL

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Cantata BWV 201 (6')
Aria: Aufgeblasne Hitze

Troy Russell
Clans (arr. for solo violin by Madeleine Easton)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Cantata BWV 54 Widerstehe doch der Sünde (12')

I. Aria: Widerstehe doch der Sünde
II. Recitative: Die Art verruchter Sünden
III. Aria: Wer Sünde tut, der ist vom Teufel