Ye Followers Of The Lamb

Kantaten. Urtext Der Neuen Bach-Ausgabe. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The cantata ' Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis ” dates from around 1713 and was probably performed for the first time that year in the Liebfrauenkirche in Halle . Its assigning to the third Sunday after Trinity probably only occurred the following year. With its large-scale structure and strong emphasis on biblical texts, it was extreme…

The shadows of Gethsemane are explored in this gripping anthem for Holy Week. Rich choral sound and vivid text describe in heartbreaking detail the events that were to follow Christ's lonely night of prayer in the garden. Themiddle section provides an opportunity of praise with the refrain “Worthy Is the Lamb.” An anthem of exquisite beauty ... “Silent Was the Night.”

The ground breaking vocal jazz ensemble Lambert Hendricks & Ross laid the groundwork for all the vocal jazz groups that have followed. Often using their voices like instruments and inventing Vocalese they are examples of what can be accomplished with the voice. This arrangement swings hard and updates the harmonies making it a great bridge between what was and what is.