Ensemble Musica Sequenza

The Silent Cantata

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.

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: Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben, 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: Ach Golgatha, BWV 244
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
Kaori Kobayashi, baroque violin
Sophie Longmuir, baroque violin
Chang Yun Yoo, baroque viola
Wolf Hassinger, baroque cello
Pedro Alcacer Doria, lute
Raivis Misjuns, double bass
Tilmann Albrecht, harpsichord

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

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Photo credit : Yoann Pisterman