Bach Vespers: The 58th Season

Sundays at 5pm, October 2025-April 2026

October 26th
BWV 192 "Nun danket alle Gott"
Anthony Trecek-King, conductor
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BWV 79 is made possible by the generosity of Thomas Barritt in honor of Dorothy M. Barritt        
November 9th
BWV 55 "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht"              
Morgan Mastrangelo, tenor
Austin Philemon, conductor
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November 23rd
BWV 52 "Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht"
Kearstin Piper Brown, soprano
Robby Meese, conductor
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Generously supported by Susan Hannah in memory of Edward Hannah
December 14th
BWV 243 Magnificat                                           
Shunske Sato, conductor                     
Generously supported by Robert Busch and Richard Dematteis in memory of their parents
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February 1st
BWV 92 "Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn"        
Harry Bickett, conductor
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February 15th
BWV 127 "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott"
Robby Meese, conductor
In memory of Bonnie Eggers, given by her family
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March 8th
BWV 182 "Himmelsköning, sei willkommen"
Christine Brandes, conductor
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March 22nd
BWV  1052 Keyboard Concerto in d minor    
Austin Philemon, organ
Robby Meese, conductor
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April 3rd - 7pm
Heinrich Schütz: St. John Passion                             
Austin Philemon, conductor                     
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April 5th
BWV 4 "Christ lag in Todesbanden"                  
Robby Meese, conductor                
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Generously sponsored by Dorothy Scholz-Beyer in loving memory of Pastor Robert Scholz
To sponsor a Bach Vespers service, contact Robby Meese at robby@holytrinitynyc.org

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Explore recent Bach Vespers services.

For at least the last eighteen centuries, some formula for prayer at the end of the day has been part of the Christian tradition. While no one knows precisely what the earliest form of Vespers looked like or sounded like, certain themes have managed to endure, including confession, gratitude, and light. While Vespers never quite became a significant part of Lutheran piety, that it is still kept at all in the Lutheran tradition may be thanks to one church: the Thomaskirche in Leipzig.

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Candlelit Bach Vespers

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Robby Meese
Director of Bach Vespers                       
robby@holytrinitynyc.org