Open rehearsal for The Brandenburg Concertos

Join us for an open rehearsal as we prepare for our performances of The Brandenburg Concertos. This is an opportunity to be up close to the musicians and witness the process of preparing the program. You are invited to stay on to meet the musicians and enjoy refreshments once the rehearsal concludes at 5pm.

Please arrive no later than 3.30pm.

Artists
Madeleine Easton - Violin and Artistic Director
Bach Akademie Australia

Compiled in 1721, and presented to the Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt in Berlin, the six Brandenburg Concertos were written for a diverse, demanding and sometimes daring combination of instruments and represent some of the most jubilant and joyful music of the 18th century. Not discovered until 100 years after Bach’s death, the works are now widely regarded as masterpieces in Western music and human civilisation, so much so that in 1977, the second concerto was sent into space on the Voyager Golden Record as a supreme example of human achievement. Experience the unbridled joy and musical energy of this music when Bach Akademie Australia presents all six concertos in one concert.

Program
J.S. Bach
Concerto No. 1 in F major BWV 1046
Concerto No. 2 in F major BWV 1047
Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Concerto No. 5 in D major BWV 1050
Concerto No.6 in B flat major BWV 1051