{"id":14607,"date":"2013-04-09T14:00:24","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T19:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=14607"},"modified":"2013-04-09T03:45:40","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T08:45:40","slug":"apsu-chamber-singers-to-perform-bachs-mass-in-g-minor-april-26th-27th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2013\/04\/09\/apsu-chamber-singers-to-perform-bachs-mass-in-g-minor-april-26th-27th\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU Chamber Singers to perform Bach’s Mass in G Minor April 26th-27th"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – The German composer Johann Sebastian Bach wrote more than a thousand complex musical works in his lifetime, but modern audiences know only a few of the baroque musician\u2019s masterful creations.<\/p>\n

His Mass in B minor is one of his most played works, with some music scholars arguing that his reputation could rest on that composition alone.<\/p>\n

\"APSU<\/a>

APSU Chamber Singers<\/p><\/div>\n

The popularity of that work, along with the cheer volume of Bach\u2019s output, sometimes overshadows his other beautiful compositions. Later this month, the Austin Peay State University Chamber Singers will present one of those \u201chidden gems\u201d to the Middle Tennessee community with a new concert, \u201cBach\u2019s Mass in G minor.\u201d<\/p>\n

The choral ensemble will perform this work at 7:30pm, April 26th, in the Mabry Concert Hall, and at 7:30pm, April 27th, at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Nashville, TN. Both concerts are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be a brilliant new experience for Tennessee audiences,\u201d Dr. Korre Foster, director of choral activities at APSU, said. \u201cWhen people think of a Bach mass, they think \u2018B minor.\u2019 They don\u2019t think of \u2018G minor.\u2019 This is one of those hidden gems.\u201d<\/p>\n

Audiences will get a chance to hear the unheralded masterwork similar to the way it was originally performed, thanks to a partnership between the Chamber Singers and Music City Baroque, a Nashville-based baroque ensemble. The orchestra uses instruments and musical styles from the 17th and 18th centuries to create historically informed performances. This collaboration is supported by the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Chamber Singers will be using the Austro-Germanic pronunciation of Latin,\u201d Foster said. \u201cThis is how the 18th century Germans pronounced words of the mass. The orchestra will also be down a half step, so it will be more like what was heard in Bach\u2019s time. It\u2019s going to be as baroque as it can be.\u201d<\/p>\n

The concert will also feature special performances of the three solo movements in the middle of the Mass. APSU alumna Karen Crow will sing the alto solo, and APSU alumnus Walter Canales will perform the bass solo. Dr. Thomas King, APSU professor of music, will sing the tenor solo.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s highly important for our students to have an experience with Bach,\u201d Foster said. \u201cIt\u2019s very intricate and ever changing music. From a vocal point of view, it\u2019s very difficult for singers because many of the lines are instrumentally conceived. But it\u2019s very rewarding because the music is dramatic.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on the concert, contact Foster at fosterk@apsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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