With Elena Ruehr and Marti Epstein

Hear from composers Elena Ruehr and Marti Epstein ahead of their two upcoming motet premiers: Ruehr’s&nbsp;Your Healing Word&nbsp;on February 4th and Epstein’s&nbsp;Prayer&nbsp;on February 25th.&nbsp;Learn about the influences and structures behind the motets, and further, what each composer feels is their purpose and place in the trajectory of classical music. Timestamps:Elena Ruehr interview: 00:55Marti Epstein interview: 16:15

Two February Motets

On Wednesday July 19th, Emmanuel Music held a “Masterclass for All”, where community members were invited to perform Bach and learn from artistic director Ryan Turner and Bach Institute Director Pamela Dellal. In this episode of BachLab, host Claudia Dorian brings you the music and insights of three masterclass participants; soprano Carolyn Roosevelt, pianist Frank Bunn, and flautist (+ executive director) Jaclyn Dentino. In conversations from before and after the class, hear the emotions of preparing solo Bach, the musical takeaways from working with Pam and Ryan, and the personal takeaways from participating in this courageous opportunity for connection.

Masterclass for All

Acclaimed contemporary composer and Emmanuel Music founding member John Harbison joins host Claudia Dorian for a conversation centered around his history composing service music for Emmanuel music, his approach to composition, the importance of text, the magic of vocal music, and more. John shares a few examples of his service music that has been tried (successfully, and not) at Emmanuel Church over the years— you can follow along and see the examples on our website or Facebook page!

Service Music and Specificity with John Harbison

Peek behind the scenes of This Love Unbound, Emmanuel Music’s upcoming collaboration with Urbanity Dance. Through conversation with dancers Haley Day and Alex Davis, choreographer Shura Baryshnikov, and artistic director Ryan Turner, learn about the process of bringing this collaboration to life.

Inside This Love Unbound

Composer Mason Bynes joins Bachlab to chat about the upcoming premiere of her motet Epiphanytide on Sunday, February 5. The motet was commissioned by Emmanuel Music to be paired with Bach Cantata BWV 92. We explore her compositional style, musical outlook, as well as influences and insights on her new motet. Visit emmanuelmusic.org to learn more about attending the presentation this Sunday!

An Epiphanytide Premiere with Mason Bynes

Board president Dana Whiteside lets us behind the scenes of Emmanuel Music to learn about the board’s purpose and impact. In learning about our vision, we are able to see its impacts - once again realizing the power of art and community.&nbsp;

Why Emmanuel, Why Now with Dana Whiteside

Claudia and Pamela Dellal continue to explore Bach cantatas by listening to BWV 115 and delving into the sound, components, and intersection between music and texts that makes these works so powerful.

What Is a Cantata? With Pamela Dellal (Part 2)

Bach cantatas are at the heart of our work at Emmanuel Music. But what is a cantata? In part one of our conversation exploring these works, Pamela Dellal talks Claudia through the history and context of cantatas, how Bach encountered and worked with them, the sources of text, their purpose, and more.&nbsp;

What Is a Cantata? With Pamela Dellal (Part 1)

We bring you a conversation with composer Reena Esmail and Artistic Director Ryan Turner ahead of Emmanuel Music's performance of her piece, This Love Between Us, on Saturday October 1st. Learn about Reena’s cross-cultural compositional style, the ideas that inspired the piece, and how it will be paired with Bach at Emmanuel Music.&nbsp; Visit <a href="http://emmanuelmusic.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">emmanuelmusic.org</a> for tickets to This Love Between Us on October 1!

Exploring This Love Between Us with Reena Esmail

BachLab by Emmanuel Music

Listen in on the “living laboratory for the music of J.S. Bach” with BachLab, the podcast from Emmanuel Music. Come along with host Claudia Dorian as she holds conversations with our passionate community of musicians and thinkers, creating an engaging new way to connect to Bach at any level.&nbsp; Whether you are interested in the intricacies of Bach’s libretti or just want to know “What is a cantata?” BachLab brings an approachable attitude and exploratory lens to conversations about Bach and ultimately our shared human experience.&nbsp;

BachLab by Emmanuel Music

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