1747 witnessed the intersection of Baroque mysticism and Enlightenment-inspired reason in the forms of Johann Sebastian Bach and Frederick the Great of Prussia. Their meeting and clash of philosophies about the role of music in society ultimately resulted in one of the more significant collections of compositions of the 18th century: The Musical Offering.

This faculty recital explores the significance of this meeting of minds and how the future of Western European music was in many ways shaped by it.

• JS Bach: Suite for Cello in C Minor, BWV 1011

• GF Handel: Arias "Crude furie degli orridi abissi" from Xerxes and "As with rosy steps" from Theodora

• Frederick the Great: Sonata for Flute and Continuo in E Minor, SpiF 154

• JS Bach: Selected Canons from "The Musical Offering

Featured faculty artists are...
Sophia Heinz, mezzo-soprano
Caroline Pittman, flute
Veronica Kolegas, cello
Rick Ferguson, piano, harpsichord, and lecturer

Tickets available at https://themusicaloffering.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/themusicaloffering/event.jsp?event=293&

"There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself."
--Johann Sebastian Bach