THE COMPLETE BACH Podcasts | Music Worcester

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

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

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.