Bach Cantata Ring 2018 - Paris (Versailles) - Chapelle Royale De Versailles

Programme
'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' BWV 61
'Schwingt freudig euch empor' BWV 36
'Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!' BWV 70
'Unser Mund sei voll Lachens' BWV 110

It’s now nearly twenty years after the momentous Bach Cantata Pilgrimmage in 2000 where Sir John Eliot Gardiner led the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists trailblazing tour, performing all 198 of Bach’s sacred cantatas in more than 60 churches throughout Europe and the US.

In May and June 2018, Sir john Eliot Gardiner and the same two celebrated ensembles will draw inspiration from that phenomenal achievement and embark on a major new Bach Cantata project. This two-month tour will bring a carefully selected programme of Cantatas from across the liturgical calendar to audiences in prominent concert halls and churches throughout Europe.