Voices of Music presents: Bach and the Dance

Sunday, Oct 25, 11am-11:45am Pacific time Bach and the Dance Join us for a livestreamed lecture by Nicholas McGegan, Music Director Laureate Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale: Much of Johann Sebastian Bach's music is based on the rhythms of the court dances of his day, not just in the Suites and Partitas with named dance movements but also, less obviously, in the Cantatas and Passions. This talk aims to show how deep this vein of the dance runs in Bach's music, as well as what characters each type of dance had for musicians of the Baroque period. --- Voices of Music is the most popular Early Music ensemble in the world: every day more than 50,000 people watch their programming on the Voices of Music YouTube channel (that's more than the Metropolitan Opera). More people watch Voices of Music's online performances than all of the orchestras and Classical music ensembles in California--combined. Recent Awards: August 2020: In the 2019-2020 San Francisco Classical Voice annual Best of the Bay Awards, Voices of Music placed first in eight categories-an all-time record. Best Chamber Ensemble of 2019-2020 Best Early Music/Baroque Ensemble of 2019-2020 Best Chamber Music Performance of 2019-2020 Voices of Music: Concerto delle Donne Best Early/Baroque Performance of 2019-2020 Voices of Music: The Harmonic Labyrinth Best Instrumental Recital Performance of 2019-2020 Voices of Music: Stylus Phantasticus Best Vocal Recital Performance of 2019-2020 Voices of Music: Concerto delle Donne Best Festival of 2019-2020 Voices of Music: Online Summer Early Music Festival Best Streamed Performance Created During the Pandemic: Augusta McKay Lodge for Voices of Music February 2019 Silver Creator Award by YouTube