Our day-long celebration wraps up with the ad-hoc Staunton Bach Orchestra , BATC Choir, and soloists, led by Paul Weber,  offering a rousing finale of some beloved arias, duets, and chorales, including a complete performance of the landmark Cantata No. 131, considered Bach’s first cantata. 

CANTATA SOLOISTS

Sheila Dietrich, soprano

Charles Humphries countertenor

Brian Thorsett, tenor

Christopher Short, bass

BATC CHAMBER CHOIR

Soprano

Sheila Dietrich, Autry Harper, Megan Sharp,

Kaitlyn Townsend, Jennifer Roe, Nancy Dennis

Alto

Charles Humphries, Adrianna Tam, Jonathan Schakel,

Narumi Sousa, Cecelia McKinley, Gayle Alderfer Fisher

Tenor

Brian Thorsett, Joel Vanderzee, Sam Johnson,

Aaron Reichert, Chris Mayfield

Bass

Christopher Short, Brian Sousa, Dwight McCall,

Marcus Hamilton, Jim Benedict, Ronald Gaykema

ORCHESTRA
Violin Principal: Nigel Armstrong
Violin 2: Rachel Wong
Viola: Andrew Gonzalez
Cello Principal: Coleman Itzkoff
Cello: Ana Abrantes
Double Bass: Samuel Suggs
Oboe & Oboe d’amore: Stephen Key
Bassoon: Suzanne Pattison
Continuo:  Florence Jowers
Conductor: Paul Weber