The Central Coast Chamber Choir will share the transcendent beauty of J.S. Bach's early Cantatas and Buxtehude's Missa Brevis with audiences on the Monterey Peninsula this April. “These rarely performed works deal with very essential questions about our human existence,” Daniel Henriks explains. “These pieces are very blunt about the fact that our lives will end some day and that there is suffering and pain in the world. But they also show the value of life and why we should make the most out of every moment. There is comfort in music, faith and community.” Daniel continues, “It is fascinating that people during Bach’s time, several hundred years ago, were seeking answers to the same questions as we do today. Bach so masterfully understands the human psychology and offers a way to make peace with the open questions of life.”
These concerts will feature: Actus Tragicus, BWV 106, Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150, and Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230 and Dietrich Buxtehude's Missa Brevis, BuxWV 114.
The Central Coast Chamber Choir will be joined by soloists Morgan Balfour (soprano), Matheus Coura (alto), David Kurtenbach-Rivera (tenor), and Matthew Peterson (bass). To round out these historically informed performances, C4 will work with prestigious baroque players to join its ensemble, all experts in their own right.
The Central Coast Chamber Choir is comprised of professional and semi-professional vocalists under the musical guidance of Music Director Daniel Henriks. A Chamber Ensemble of I Cantori di Carmel, C4 is a dynamic group of less than 20 singers, mostly local to Monterey County, aiming to feature excellent and rare chamber works in partnership with professional musicians across the Central Coast from San Francisco to Five Cities, laying the foundation for a more vibrant choral community across central California.
This season we'll be accompanied by our C4 baroque ensemble. Join us in creating the magic of Bach in live performance.