MUSIC AT MARSH CHAPEL 10|11
Scott Allen Jarrett Music Director
Sunday, January 30, 2011 – 9:45A.M.
The Bach Experience
BWV 171: ‘Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm’
Marsh Chapel Choir and Collegium
Scott Allen Jarrett, DMA, presenting
BWV 171: ‘Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm’ - Composed and performed as early as January 1, 1729 for New Year or Feast of the Circumcision; first movement appears later in the Credo of the B Minor Mass: ‘Patrem omnipotentem’ - Scored for three trumpets, timpani, two oboes, and strings; solos for soprano, alto, tenor and bass - Central message is the name of Christ – the purity of Jesus’ name as a means of intercession, power and strength - The libretto is compiled and authored by Picander, drawing on Psalm 48:10 for the opening movement. - Duration: about 21 minutes
Some helpful German words to know . . . Ruhm fame Wolken clouds Süsser sweet Trost comfort Ruh rest or peace Kreuze cross lauf laugh verfolget persecuted Heliand savior
See the morning’s bulletin for a complete translation of Cantata 171.
Some helpful music terms to know . . . Continuo – generally used in Baroque music to indicate the group of instruments who play the bass line, and thereby, establish harmony; usually includes the keyboard instrument (organ or harpsichord), and a combination of cello and bass, and sometimes bassoon. Da capo – literally means ‘the head’ in Italian; in musical application this means to return to the beginning of the music. As a form (i.e. ‘da capo’ aria), it refers to a style in which a middle section, usually in a different tonal area or key, is followed by an exact restatement of the opening section: ABA. [Both arias of Cantata 171 are in modified ‘da capo’ form. Though these arias follow an ABA structure, the return of the A is often shorter and, by necessity, written out.] Recitative – a style of singing in which the delivery is guided by the rhythm of regular speech; most often heard in opera and oratorio; recitatives can be either secco (dry) or accompagnato (accompanied). The first recitative is strictly secco, but the second, with the presence of the two oboes, is accompagnato. BWV - this is an acronym, which stands for Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, or Bach Works Catalogue. Many composers’ works are catalogued by Opus (work) numbers, but some use a slightly different system. For instance, Mozart’s works are usually indicated by a ‘K’ number, named after the man who first catalogued Mozart’s music, Ludwig Ritter von Köchel. Whereas opus numbers tend to arrange compositions chronologically, BWV numbers are arranged thematically. The next Bach Experience . . . Sunday, April 10, 2011 – Lecture at 9:45AM following by the service at 11:00AM. Excerpts from the St. Matthew Passion are featured for the fourth and final Bach Experience this year.
Scott Allen Jarrett, DMA is the Director of Music at Boston University’s Marsh Chapel. His appointment at the University includes lectureships in both the School of Theology in sacred music, and in the School of Music on the conducting faculty. As director of Music at Marsh Chapel, Dr. Jarrett oversees the rich musical life of the Chapel, including a music staff of associates, managers, Choral Scholars, and the Inner Strength Gospel Choir. Dr. Jarrett is the Music Director of Boston’s Back Bay Chorale and is on the conducting staff of the Charlotte Symphony (NC), where he is Music Director of the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte. Through these appointments, Dr. Jarrett regularly conducts the great masterworks of the choral/orchestral repertoire, with a particular focus on the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Having established the Marsh Chapel Bach Cantata Series, he has conducted more than 35 cantatas, and multiple performances of each of Bach's four major works (St John Passion, St Matthew Passion, Mass in B Minor, and the Christmas Oratorio). As a keyboardist, he was a frequent accompanist for the late Robert Shaw, and appears regularly as a continuo player with Miami-based Seraphic Fire. Dr. Jarrett served eight summers on the conducting staff at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute in the Berkshires. BUTI is part of the Tanglewood Music Center, the summer home of the Boston Symphony. BM, Furman University; MM, DMA, Boston University; Present position, 2004.
Highlights of the Marsh Chapel Choir’s 2010/2011 concert season:
Bach Cantatas 34, 62, and 171as part of the 4th Annual Bach Cantata Series
Robert Schumann - Paradise and the Peri Saturday, November 6, 2010 – 7:30P.M.performed in observance of the 200th anniversary of Schumann’s birth
The 37th Annual Service of Lessons and Carols – Friday, December 3 – 6P.M.
Bach’s St. Matthew Passion - Saturday, April 16 – 7:30P.M.
Buxtehude – Membra Jesu nostri – Good Friday, April 22, 2011 – Noon
Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill Dean and Chaplain of the University
Br. Lawrence A. Whitney, LC+ University Chaplain for Community Life
Ray Bouchard Director of Marsh Chapel
Scott Allen Jarrett, DMA Director of Music
Justin Thomas Blackwell, MM Associate Director of Music
Elizabeth Fomby Hall Director of Hospitality
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