Bach Collegium San Diego
Bach at Noon

MOTET MILESTONES

Though separated by a generation, Johann Schelle (1648-1701) and Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) both held one of the central musical posts in Germany, Cantor of St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. Schelle is credited with ushering in the use of the German language (replacing Latin) in Lutheran liturgical music, an achievement that is the foundation for Bach's work several decades later. "Motet Milestones" offers a fascinating side-by-side look at representative works of these two masters.

J.S. Bach | Motet: Jesu, meine freude BWV 227
Johann Schelle | Motet: Komm, Jesu, komm

All Souls' Episcopal Church
1475 Catalina Blvd, San Diego, CA 92107
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