Ensemble Musica Sequenza

J.S. Bach’s cantatas take on a new dimension with Musica Sequenza, conducted by Burak Özdemir! He turns his bassoon into a versatile vocal soloist and virtuosically exploring voices : from soprano to bass, alto and tenor. without words, J.S. Bach’s delicate melodic lines come to life. This concert will also immerse the audience into Özdemir’s intimate universe with two of his original compositions for violin, viola and organ.

Founded in 2008 at New York’s prestigious Juilliard School, Musica Sequenza is an intercultural artistic collective bringing together renowned musicians and singers.

Burak Özdemir & Musica Sequenza’s performances are made possible by the generous support of the Goethe Institut.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Fugue no 4 en do dièse mineur, Le Clavier Bien-Tempéré, Livre I, BWV 849
Recitatif: Siehe, ich stehe vor der Tür,  BWV 61
Aria: Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen, BWV 127
Aria: Können Tränen meiner Wangen, BWV 244
Aria: Ich will an den Himmel denken, BWV 166

Burak Özdemir (né en 1983)
Moroccan Dream for violin and organ 

J. S. BACH  (1685 – 1750)
Aria: Liebster Gott, erbarme dich,  BWV 179
Récitatif: Der Glocken bebendes Getön, BWV 198
Aria: Sehet, Jesus hat die Hand, BWV 244

B. Özdemir (né en 1983)
Fata Morgana for two violins and viola 

J. S. BACH (1685 – 1750)
Récitatif: Dein Sachsen, dein bestürztes Meißen, BWV 198
Aria: Bete aber auch dabei, BWV 115                                   
Aria: Wie furchtsam wankten meine Schritte, BWV 33

Tino Lehmann, videography

Ensemble Musica Sequenza
on period instruments

Burak Özdemir, conception, direction et baroque bassoon
Olivier Brault, baroque violin
Sophie Longmuir, baroque violin
Chang Yun Yoo, baroque viola
Elinor Frey, baroque cello
Pedro Alcacer Doria, lute
Nathaniel Chase, double bass
Tilmann Albrecht, harpsichord

See the concert program. 

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Photo credit : Yoann Pisterman