DAY 1: START – »We thank you, O God, we thank you!«
St. Thomas’ Church, Saturday, 13 June 2020
2.30–4.00 pm / Opening concert
Thomanerchor, Sächsisches Barockorchester, conductor: Thomaskantor Gotthold Schwarz 4.00–4.30 pm / Warm-Up with Bach Chorales I
Thomasorganist Ullrich Böhme (organ) · Calmus Ensemble Leipzig 4.30–5.00 pm / »A new song« – Motets by Bach
Calmus Ensemble Leipzig 5.00–6.00 pm / As a line of dark blue silence
Lambda 6.00–7.10 pm / Motet with audience
Pauliner Barockensemble, conductor: Universitätsmusikdirektor David Timm 7.10–7.30 pm / Musical Greeting from the global Bach family I
Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra, conductor: David Chin 7.30–8.00 pm / Musical Greeting from the global Bach family II
Bach Society Houston, Bach Cantata Vespers Choir of Grace Lutheran, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Emmanuel Music Boston, Bach Cantata Choir Portland 8.00–9.30 pm / Lecture-recital »for the amusement of the mind«
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) 9.30–10.30 pm / Bach – Listen with your eyes – POSTPONED!
SING and SIGN Choir and Orchestra
DAY 2: 6 HOURS PASSION – with fervour
St. Thomas’ Church, Sunday, 14 June 2020
4.00–4.30 pm / Warm-Up with Bach Chorales II
Sebastian Heindl (organ) · amarcord 4.30–5.15 pm / Chamber music by the father and his »sons«
Members of the Mendelssohn Kammerorchester Leipzig 5.15–5.50 pm / Musical Offering original
Members of the Leipziger Barockorchester 6.00–7.55 pm / Service with audience
Thomanerchor Leipzig, Sächsisches Barockorchester, conductor: Thomaskantor Gotthold Schwarz 7.05–7.45 pm / Musical Greeting from the global Bach family III
Johannesburg Bach Choir, Bach Cantata Vespers Choir of Grace Lutheran, Bach Cantata Choir Portland, Emmanuel Music (Boston), The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Bach Society Houston, The Soft Bach Society Yamaguchi, Marktkirche Gotha 7.45–80.30 pm / Workshop
Rudolf Lutz, Prof. Dr. Michael Maul 8.30–10.00 pm / Johannes-Passion à trois 2.0 – extended version
Benedikt Kristjánsson (tenor), Elina Albach (harpsichord, organ), Philipp Lamprecht (percussion). Concept and production of the video: MDR KLASSIK
DAY 3: 6 HOURS CONSOLATION – for the soul
St. Nicholas’ Church, Saturday, 20 June 2020
3.00–3.30 pm / Warm-Up with Bach Chorales III
Lucas Pohle (organ) · Ensemble Nobiles 3.30–4.30 pm / Bach – Listen with your eyes
SING and SIGN Ensembles 4.30–5.30 pm / Consolatio et spes – consolation and hope
Teachers and alumni of the department for Early Musicat the HMT 5.30–6.00 pm / Chaconne
Sebastian Breuninger (violin), Gewandhausorganist Michael Schönheit (forte piano) 6.00–7.00 pm / Armarium – from the music cabinet of St. Thomas’ Boys Choir
amarcord 7.00–8.00 pm / Israelsbrünnlein
Axel Thielmann (speaker) · Opella Musica 8.00–8.45 pm / Lamenti
Collegium 1704, conductor: Václav Luks 8.45–9.15 pm / Musical Greeting from the global Bach family IV 9.15–10.15 pm / At Bach’s Home
Klaus Mertens (bass), Ton Koopman (harpsichord, organ)
DAY 4: 6 HOURS CONFIDENCE – from B minor to D major
St. Nicholas’ Church, Sunday, 21 June 2020
4.00–4.30 pm / Warm-Up with Bach Chorales IV
David Timm (Orgel) · Sjaella 4.30–5.00 pm / Champagner from music scores
Merseburger Hofmusik 5.00–6.15 pm / Service with audience
Merseburger Hofmusik, conductor: Ton Koopman 6.15–7.15 pm / Sadness turned into joy
Camerata Bachiensis
broadcast at 7.00 pm by MDR KULTUR and MDR KLASSIK 7.15–8.00 pm / Preview to the 2021 Bachfest
Prof. Dr. Michael Maul 8.00–10.00 pm / The Mass in B minor to sing along
Aelbgut · Camerata Lipsiensis, conductor: Gregor Meyer
broadcast at the same time by MDR KULTUR and MDR KLASSIK
