Oktoberfest Bach Vespers
Oct
7
Saturday, October 7, 2023 | 3:30 P.M.
Christ the King Lutheran Church
2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston
Join us in person or watch online
Entry is free, offering accepted
Free parking is available at Rice University, Entrance 13B off Greenbriar across from the church.
The season opens with a Bach Vespers centered around the virtuosic cantata Die Elenden sollen essen, composed for choir, strings, trumpet, oboes, and bassoon.
Oktoberfest beer and bratwurst will be available for purchase after the Vespers, and the Christ the King Brass Band will perform.
PROGRAM
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J.S. BACH
Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75
ARTISTS
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Bach Choir and Bach Orchestra
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Brass Band
PRE-VESPERS TALK
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2:45 P.M. with Gregory Barnett (Rice University)