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June 2025 Bach at Noon

Before Handel and Bach, there was Giacomo Carissimi. Join us for a powerful performance of Carissimi’s Jephte, considered an early Baroque masterpiece. One of the composer’s best-known and earliest sacred oratorios, it was composed circa 1648 in Latin and predates Handel’s large-scale oratorios by nearly a century, helping lay the groundwork for future oratorio compositions. A heartbreaking tale of triumph, sacrifice, and sorrow, this dramatic work is full of intimate solos and vivid storytelling. This Baroque gem climaxes in the unforgettable chorus “Plorate, filii Israel”—a deeply moving final lament where the full breadth of talent from soloists to the full Bach Choir will be on display. Beginning the program is Bach’s “Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke,” BWV 84 (“I am content with my fortune”), a lovely and lesser-known solo soprano cantata composed and performed in 1727. Written for Septuagesima Sunday, the third Sunday before Lent, the lyrics reflect the humble and introspective mood surrounding the time. Contrasting with Bach’s more grandiose choral cantatas, only one vocal soprano soloist is featured throughout giving the piece an intimate character supported by the graceful orchestration of strings and oboes.