Cantatas for Lent

Caelis Academy Ensemble, orchestra Les Temps Perdus and soloists directed by Matthew Larkin mark times of transition singing J. S. Bach’s Cantatas 4 (Christ lag), 150 (Nach dir, Herr), and 170 (Vergnügte Ruh) along with Handel’s Gloria for solo soprano.

Matthew Larkin, direction and organ

Janelle Lucyk, soprano
Matthew Muggeridge, countertenor
Nicholas Savage, tenor
Benjamin Mallory, bass

Members of Caelis Academy Ensemble
Sopranos: Janelle Lucyk, Katarina Michalyshyn, Ember-Leah Reed, Manon Veselovsky, Abby Wilson
Countertenors: Kevin Hassell, Matthew Muggeridge, Maeve Weddle
Tenors: Morgan Hassell, Nicholas Savage, Owen Spicer
Basses: Michael Carty, Gabriel Delannoy, Benjamin Mallory, Christopher Mallory

Les Temps Perdus
Violins: Olivier Brault, Etienne Pemberton
Viola: Edward Klorman
Cello: Jessica Korotkin
Oboe, Bassoon: Karim Nasr

Program

Cantata, BWV 150: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich (J. S. Bach)
Cantata, BWV 170: Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust (J. S. Bach)
Cantata, HWV deest: Gloria in excelsis Deo (G.F. Handel)
Cantata, BWV 4: Christ lag in Todesbanden (J. S. Bach)