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These days the music of Bach, considered by many the best composer of all time, is flooding the city through many activities of the program 'Bach Cartagena', organized by the Department of Culture and the Early Music Projecty platform that conclude this Thursday March 21 with the Participatory Cantata, coinciding with the European Day of Ancient Music and the anniversary of the birth of JSBach.

The event, which takes place for the third year in Cartagena, will take place at the Church of Charity at 8:30 p.m., and aims to recreate the interpretation that was made of the cantatas in the Church of Santo Tomás de Leipzig at times of Bach himself.

At the beginning of the 18th century, the orchestral parts and the choirs were played by professional musicians, the choir of the Thomas Kirche and soloists, while the choirs were performed by the whole assembly that attended the service on Sundays.

The singers of the choirs of IES Elcano, Iuvenis Musica, Choral Mass Tomás Luis de Victoria, Coral Argentum de La Union and University Choir of Murcia will join their voices with the singing students of the Higher School of Music of Catalonia and the Higher Education Center of Music of the Basque Country to interpret the music of Bach and Buxtehude, accompanied by the University Orchestra of Murcia and directed by Jorge Losana.

This fourth edition of Bach Cartagena has meant the consolidation of this initiative that unites our city to a group of European cities that celebrate the European Day of Ancient Music.

This event was held for the first time on March 21, 2013 under the patronage of UNESCO, the European Union and the artists Jordi Savall, Willian Christie, and René Jacob, at the proposal of the European Association of Ancient Music.

From then on, it is celebrated every March 21, coinciding with the beginning of spring and the anniversary of JS Bach, born this day in 1685.

Therefore, the Participatory Cantata has become one of the most important cultural events in the city.

The following program will be interpreted:

Membra Jesu Nostri BuxWV 75

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)

Ad Pedes

Ecce super montes

Salve mundi salutare

Pedum nails, hard pests

Dulci Jesu

Ecce super montes

Salve mundi salutare

Ad latus

Surge amica mea

Salve latus salvatoris

Ecce tibi appropinquo

Hour mortis meus flatus

Surge amica mea

- PAUSE -

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 140

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Chorus: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme

Recitative: Er kommt

Aria (duet): Wann kommst du, mein Heil?

Coral: Zion hört die Wächter singen

Recitative: So geh herein zu mir

Aria (duet): Mein Freund ist mein!

Coral: Gloria sei dir gesungen

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena