ACDA 4 U: Central Division Features Bach St. Matthew Passion

In “A Conductor’s Guide to the Preparation of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion,” the work will be discussed AND performed.  This session will identify for the conductor the necessary steps and important considerations in the rehearsal process of Bach’s masterwork. The session will illuminate the conductor’s tasks in initial, separate rehearsals of the chorus, orchestra, and soloists through the conductor’s responsibilities in rehearsals immediately prior to performance. Salient musical issues will be addressed: for the chorus—text, phrasing, and articulation; for the orchestra—Baroque bowing and articulation; and for the soloists—secco and accompanied recitatives and singing with obbligato instruments. The session will isolate sections of diverse textures of the work to show how to unify phrasing and articulation among chorus, orchestra, and soloists.

 

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