Reginald Mobley and The Sarasa Ensemble join forces to provide solace in times of crisis
Fresh off his GRAMMY® nomination, Countertenor Reginald Mobley is joining forces with The Sarasa Ensemble for three performances entitled Music from the Heart: Mitteldeutschland. The concerts highlight the power of music to provide solace in times of crisis, through the lens of 17th-century Germany. Following the devastation of Germany’s 30 Years War, the resurgence of music became the focal point of every town and village, a rich lineage that led to the likes of JS Bach. Works by Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, JA Reincken, CH Abel and JS Bach.
Performers include: Reginald Mobley (countertenor); Elizabeth Blumenstock, Christina Day Martinson (violins); Keats Dieffenbach, Jenny Stirling (violas); Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton (cellos); and Michael Beattie (organ)
14 January | 7.30pm
Brattleboro Music Center, VT
15 January | 7.30pm
Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, Cambridge
16 January | 3.30pm
Follen Community Church, Lexington
Programme
PH Erlebach | Ouverture No 5 in F major for strings and basso continuo
JS Bach | Jesus ist ein guter Hirt from BWV 85
CH Abel | Bataille in D major for strings and basso continuo
PH Erlebach | Air traquenar from Ouverture No IV in D minor
PH Erlebach | motet Trocknet euch ihr heissen Zähren
JA Reinchen | Hortus Musicus IV in D minor for two violins and basso continuo
JS Bach | Cantata BWV 54, Widerstehe doch der Sünde
