Bach Society Houston

In Leipzig, one of Bach’s main duties was the performance of a sacred cantata at Sunday worship services. His theological sensitivity ensured that these extended works for voices and instruments were closely tied to the themes of each Sunday’s gospel reading. At our Bach Vespers, the cantatas are presented in an evening prayer (vespers) service, surrounded with many of the same elements which gave them context and meaning in their original setting. Choral motets, psalm settings, scripture readings, and prayers are all chosen to give deeper insight to the listeners, who are also invited to sing and participate as Bach’s congregation did.