The Countertenor - Bach's Holy Spirit (Brisbane)

Bach Akademie Australia with soloist Reginald Mobley
Madeleine Easton Artistic Director

According to theological tradition in Lutheran Germany, the alto voice was the very symbol of the Holy Ghost. Bach felt this deeply, thus reserving the alto voice for the most moving and special of arias in his passions and cantatas. Bach Akademie Australia is proud to present the internationally acclaimed Grammy-nominated American counter tenor Reginald Mobley in a program of Bach’s cantatas for the alto voice. Equally at home with gospel and jazz alongside music of the baroque period, Reginald’s purity of tone, clarity of articulation and deep personal connection to this music ensures an evening of sublime music making. Mobley performs arias and cantatas of solace and profundity, including Bach’s Agnus Dei from the Mass in B minor, alongside his instrumental works and Nations composer Troy Russell's “Clans", a response to the the Morning Star and commissioned by Bach Akademie Australia.

Program
J.S. Bach Cantata BWV 170, aria 'Vergnügte ruh'
J.S. Bach Obbligato Sonata No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015
J.S. Bach Cantata BWV 82a, aria 'Schlummert ein'
J.S. Bach Largo and Allegro Assai from Sonata No.3 in C major BWV 1005
J.S. Bach Mass in B minor BWV 232 'Agnus Dei'

INTERVAL

J.S. Bach Aria from BVW 201 'Aufgeblasne Hitze'
Troy Russell 'Clans', arr. for solo violin by Madeleine Easton
J.S. Bach Cantata BWV 54 'Widerstehe doch der Sünde'

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