In the past, the group focused more on the West European Baroque masters, like Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi. But this season the group will focus on composers like Fernández, Padilla, and Salazar from Spain and the New World.
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Please join us as Just Bach shares the timeless beauty of Bach s music. Because of the Emergency Order in Dane County, this month s musical offerings were recorded, not from the Sanctuary of our home church, Luther Memorial, but from individual players homes, and from the lovely Sanctuary of St. Matthias Episcopal Church, in Waukesha. Just Bach Co-Founder Sarah Brailey provides the opening remarks, with an overview of our December concert program. Sarah then joins Mark Brampton Smith in four short chorale preludes on Advent melodies, from the Orgelbüchlein (Little Organ Book); Mark plays the organ part as written, while Sarah sings the melodies on which the preludes are based. Next we have violinist Nathan Giglierano playing the Largo from the third solo violin sonata, and then, joined by his wife, violist Gillian Giglierano, two short selections arranged for violin/viola duet. In addition to being a fabulous violinist, Nathan is an accomplished luthier; the baroque violin