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Sunday afternoons Prelude at 3:45 p.m.

Welcome to the 48th season ofBach Cantata Vespers at GraceLutheran Church.

Greetings to you in the name of Jesus.

In this brochure you will read about the 48th season ofBach Cantata Vespers at Grace. It is a year filled withbeautiful cantatas, each one unique in its expression ofthe love of God poured out for us in Jesus Christ.

This year’s series begins on September 30 with Bach’scantata Es erhub sich ein Streit (There arose a greatstrife, BWV 19), written for the Feast of St. Michael.Following the service we will present Bach’s charmingCoffee Cantata, Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht (Bequiet, don’t chatter, BWV 211), and we will alsocelebrate with Paul Bouman, founder of Grace’s BachCantata Vespers ministry, as we acknowledge his 100th

birthday.

The season will continue to unfold with one wonderfulcantata after another, including the lesser-performedversion of Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Now come,Savior of the nations, BWV 62); Sie werden aus Sabaalle kommen (They will all come forth out of Sheba,BWV 65) during Grace’s Sunday morning celebration ofthe Epiphany; and a very special performance of thebeautiful Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir (Out of thedepths I call, Lord, to you, BWV 131) with periodinstruments.

Come early for the 3:00 p.m. lecture before eachcantata to learn more about the music.

Please consider supporting this ministry with adonation. Use the enclosed envelope or give online atwww.bachvespers.org. Your gifts make these deeplymoving services possible. I look forward to seeing youduring the year ahead. Soli Deo Gloria!

The Rev. Michael D. Costello, Grace Cantor

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BachCantata Vespers

Year at a glance…

September 30Es erhub sich ein Streit, BWV 19Prelude: Bach’s Concerto for Flute, Violin, and Harpsichord

in A minor, BWV 1044

Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211 (Coffee Cantata)Presented during a post-vespers reception.

October 28Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79Prelude: Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068

November 18Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62Prelude: Scott M. Hyslop, organ

January 6, 10:00 a.m.Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, BWV 65Prelude: Prelude and Fugue in C Major (9/8), BWV 547

January 27Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72Concordia University Kapelle, Charles P. Brown, conductorPrelude: Steven Wente, organ

February 24Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22Prelude: Kontras Quartet (Grace string quartet in residence)

March 24Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131Prelude: Brescianello’s Trio Sonata for Oboe, Violin, and Continuo

in C minor; Bach’s Canonic Trio in F Major, BWV 1040

April 28Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4Prelude: Daniel Schwandt, organ

May 19Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66Prelude: Telemann’s Concerto for 3 Trumpets, 2 Oboes, and Timpani in D Major, TWV 54:D3

Hillert’s Prelude to Evening Prayer

September 30

Es erhub sich ein Streit, BWV 19There arose a great strife

Written for the feast of St. Michael in 1726, this festive cantata was thefirst cantata to be performed as part of the Bach Cantata Vespersministry in 1970. The conductor of that performance was Paul Bouman,Grace’s Minister of Music Emeritus. We mark the beginning of a newseason of cantatas at Grace and celebrate with Paul Bouman upon his100th birthday.

3:00 p.m. Cantata Preview LectureDr. Carl F. Schalk, Concordia University Chicago

3:45 p.m. Bach Cantata VespersPrelude: J. S. Bach, Concerto for Flute, Violin,

and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044

Cynthia Fudala, flute Betty Lewis, violin Mark Shuldiner, harpsichord

Motet: H. Praetorius, Factum est silentium

Stephen P. Bouman, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, homilist

Bach Cantata Vespers Chorus and Orchestra Grace Cantor Michael D. Costello, conducting

Susan Nelson, soprano Derek Chester, tenor Douglas Anderson, baritone

5:30 p.m. ReceptionJoin us in Fellowship Hall following the service

to celebrate the start of a new season and enjoy a performance of Bach’s Coffee Cantata.

Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211Be quiet, don’t chatter

Bouman Fudala Lewis Shuldiner

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October 28

Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79God the Lord is sun and shield

Written for Reformation Day in 1725, this cantata is known for its joyousopening movement, the alto aria that bears the cantata’s name, and afestive setting of the chorale Nun danket alle Gott (Now thank we all ourGod). We join together on Reformation Sunday to give thanks for thegift of the Gospel.

3:00 p.m. Cantata Preview LectureDr. Mark P. Bangert, Lutheran School of Theology

at Chicago

3:45 p.m. Bach Cantata VespersPrelude: J. S. Bach, Orchestral Suite No. 3

in D Major, BWV 1068

Motet: Schütz, Nun danket alle Gott, SWV 418

Saïd Ailabouni, Grace Lutheran Church, LaGrange, Ill., homilist

Bach Cantata Vespers Chorus and Orchestra Grace Cantor Michael D. Costello, conducting

Maura Janton Cock, soprano Sarah Ponder, mezzo-soprano Douglas Anderson, baritone

Ailabouni Anderson Cock Ponder

November 18

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62Now come, Savior of the nations

Composed for the First Sunday of Advent in 1724 for the churches inLeipzig, this is one of two cantatas by Bach on the great Advent hymn“Savior of the Nations, Come.” This is the lesser-performed one, and itemploys the entire text of the chorale in its various movements. At theend of the liturgical year the church gathers together to pray, “Come,Lord Jesus.”

3:00 p.m. Cantata Preview LectureDr. Mark Peters, Trinity Christian College,

Palos Heights, Ill.

3:45 p.m. Bach Cantata VespersPrelude: Scott M. Hyslop, St. Lorenz Lutheran

Church and School, Frankenmuth, Mich., organist

Motet: Gallus, Jerusalem, gaude gaudio magno

David W. Wegner, Grace Lutheran Church and School, River Forest, Ill., homilist

Bach Cantata Vespers Chorus and Orchestra Grace Cantor Michael D. Costello, conducting

Susan Nelson, soprano Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano

January 6, 10:00 a.m.

Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, BWV 65They will all come forth out of Sheba

Composed during his first year in Leipzig, this joyous cantata was firstperformed on the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6, 1724. The cantata isplaced within Grace’s festival service of Holy Communion at 10:00 a.m.

9:50 a.m. Organ PreludePrelude and Fugue in C Major (9/8), BWV 547

10:00 a.m. Festival Service of Holy Communion Motet: Palestrina, Surge illuminare Jerusalem

David R. Lyle, Grace Lutheran Church and School, River Forest, Ill., homilist

Bach Cantata Vespers Chorus and Orchestra Grace Cantor Michael D. Costello, conducting

Patrick Muehleise, tenor Douglas Anderson, baritone

Hyslop

January 27

Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72All things according to God’s will

Composed for the Third Sunday after Epiphany in 1726, this cantata wasgiven its premiere on January 27, 1726. Bach thought highly enough ofthis cantata that he later used the opening chorus as the source materialfor the Gloria of his Mass in G minor, BWV 235.

3:00 p.m. Preview Lecture Dr. Mark Peters, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, Ill.

3:45 p.m. Bach Cantata Vespers Prelude: Steven Wente, Concordia University Chicago, organist

Motet: Gumpelzhaimer, Was mein Gott will, das g’scheh allzeit

Frederick Niedner, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind., homilist

Kapelle of Concordia University Chicago, guest choir Charles P. Brown, conducting

Maura Janton Cock, soprano Angela Young Smucker, mezzo-soprano Douglas Anderson, baritone

Kapelle

Niedner Brown Wente

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February 24

Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22Jesus gathered the twelve to himself

Bach composed this cantata as an audition piece for the job ofThomaskantor in Leipzig. It was written for Quinquagesima, the lastSunday before Lent, and was first performed in Leipzig on February 7,1723. This cantata’s structure is unique, as Bach demonstrated hisability to compose a dramatic scene involving Jesus, his disciples, and anarrator.

3:00 p.m. Cantata Preview LectureDr. Mark P. Bangert, Lutheran School of Theology

at Chicago

3:45 p.m. Bach Cantata Vespers Prelude: Kontras Quartet: Dmitri Pogorelov, François Henkins, Ben Weber, and Jean Hatmaker (Grace’s string quartet-in-residence)

Motet: di Lasso, Confitemini Domino

M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas), Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill., homilist

Bach Cantata Vespers Chorus and Orchestra Grace Cantor Michael D. Costello, conducting

Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano Matthew Dean, tenor

Kontras Quartet

Carroll

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March 24

Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131Out of the depths I call, Lord, to you

Based on Martin Luther’s German translation of Psalm 130, this deeplymoving cantata was composed in 1707 or 1708, making it one of Bach’searliest cantatas. This penitential cantata is fitting for the Lentenseason. It will be sung one voice per part, accompanied by periodinstruments, as we are joined by musicians from the Haymarket OperaCompany in Chicago.

3:00 p.m. Cantata Preview LectureDr. Mark Peters, Trinity Christian College,

Palos Heights, Ill.

3:45 p.m. Bach Cantata Vespers Prelude: G. A. Brescianello, Trio Sonata for Oboe, Violin, and Continuo in C minor; J. S. Bach, Canonic Trio in F Major, BWV 1040

Kristin Olson, New York City, Baroque oboe Jeri-Lou Zike, Chicago, Baroque violin

Motet: J. C. Bach, Fürchte dich nicht

Elizabeth Palmer, The Christian Century, Chicago, homilist

Bach Cantata Vespers Soloists Musicians from the Haymarket Opera Company Grace Cantor Michael D. Costello, conducting

Kaitlin Foley, soprano Sarah Ponder, mezzo-soprano Ryan Townsend Strand, tenor

Palmer Zike Olson

April 28

Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4Christ lay in death’s bonds

Most likely written for Easter Sunday in 1707, this cantata is also one ofBach’s earliest. Bach expands Martin Luther’s chorale using uniquecombinations of instrumental and vocal forces to proclaim the goodnews that Christ is risen.

3:00 p.m. Cantata Preview LectureDr. Carl F. Schalk, Concordia University Chicago

3:45 p.m. Bach Cantata Vespers Prelude: Daniel Schwandt, South Bend, Ind., organist

Motet: Scheidt, Surrexit Christus Hodie

Laura Voelkert Weant, Bethany Lutheran Church, Boone, N.C., homilist

Bach Cantata Vespers Chorus and Orchestra Grace Cantor Michael D. Costello, conducting

Maura Janton Cock, soprano Sarah Ponder, mezzo-soprano Matthew Dean, tenor Douglas Anderson, baritone

Schwandt Weant

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May 19

Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66Rejoice, you hearts

Composed for the Second Day of Easter in 1724 for the churches inLeipzig, this rousing cantata is based on an earlier cantata dated from1718, which Bach wrote in Köthen. This cantata makes a fittingconclusion to the season in a year when the Easter season stretchesalmost to early summer.

3:00 p.m. Cantata Preview LectureDr. Mark P. Bangert, Lutheran School of Theology

at Chicago

3:45 p.m. Bach Cantata Vespers Prelude: G. P. Telemann, Concerto for 3 Trumpets, 2 Oboes, and Timpani in D Major, TWV 54:D3 Hillert, Prelude to Evening Prayer

Motet: Gallus, Alleluja. In resurrection tua

Lois E. Malcolm, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., homilist

Bach Cantata Vespers Chorus and Orchestra Grace Cantor Michael D. Costello, conducting

Amanda Koopman, mezzo-soprano Matthew Dean, tenor Douglas Anderson, baritone

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