Podcasts
As part of the entire scope of THE COMPLETE BACH, Artistic Director Chris Shepard hosts three separate Podcasts diving into the world of J.S. Bach: Bach 101, ChatJSB, and Unlocking Bach. Click on the tabs for each to learn more or hear Chris discuss them in the video below.
An Intro to the TCB Podcasts
Bach 101 is an introduction by Artistic Director Chris Shepard to Bach’s music and the various forms and genres it includes.
Bach 101 Episodes
Ep 1: Intro to Bach, terms, and genres
Ep 2: Chronology of Bach's Life
Ep 3: Cantatas Part 1, Context
Ep 4: Cantatas Part 2, Solo Movements
Ep 5: Cantatas Part 3, Choral Movements
Ep 6: Suites Part 1, Historical Context
Ep 7: Suites Part 2, Dance Forms
Ep 8: Fugues, Part 1
Ep 9: Fugues, Part 2
Ep 10: Concerto Part 1, The Ritornello
Ep 11: Concerto Part 2
In this series of videos, Artistic Director Chris Shepard interviews musicians and scholars who have performed and studied Bach, discussing their personal experiences, the works they love and how they have been influenced by Bach’s extraordinary and varied repertoire.
ChatJSB Episodes
Pamela Dellal: Mezzo-soprano musicologist and academic teacher
Jeremy Denk: Pianist & Author
Zlatomir Fung: Cellist
Maria Guinard: International Choral Conductor
Wesley Hall: Organist
Peter Krasinski: Organist
Ian Watson: Conductor & Keyboardist
Emi Ferguson: Flutist
Chris Shepard & Adrien Finlay: Year 2 of TCB
Simone Dinnerstein: Pianist & Conductor
Kevin Deas: Bass-Baritone
Ryan Turner: Conductor & Tenor
These audio program notes, one for each concert, will include some history and context for each work and delve into a few movements that are especially rich in the “Bach code,” by “deciphering” them at the piano.
Unlocking Bach Episodes
Ep 1: BACHtoberfest 2024 Part 1
Ep 2: BACHtoberfest 2024 Part 2
Ep 3: Christmas Cantatas
Ep 4: Secular Cantatas
Ep 5: Cantatas and their opening choruses
Ep 6: German, Italian, and French music
Ep 7: BACHtoberfest 2025 & Musicians of the Old Post Road
Ep 8: BACHtoberfest 2025
Ep. 9: Christmas Oratorio vs Handel's Messiah
Ep. 10: History & Context of Christmas Oratorio
Ep. 11: Remembering Helmuth Rilling