(God’s own time is the very finest time) «Actus tragicus», for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, recorders I+II, viola da gamba I+II and basso continuo

“Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit” (God’s own time is the very finest time) was originally scheduled for performance on Friday 20 March 2020 in Speicher. Corona, however, put an abrupt end to all our plans, and instead that black Friday marked the start of a one-year concert sabbatical and a time of uncertainty for our organisation. In lieu of the cantata concert, our artistic director Rudolf Lutz performed as a one-man ensemble.

Introduction to cantata BWV 106 at the keyboard; an organ concert improvisation based on the “Actus Tragicus”

The reflective lecture for the cantata was to be held by our esteemed colleague Prof. Dr Ekkehart Reinelt from the foundation board of the International J. S. Bach Foundation Zurich; it had been his long-held wish to be the speaker for this specific work. In the meantime, he has unfortunately become too frail to perform this role.