I'm not gonna lie, I was a bit skeptical from the very beginning. How could our tiny family of 87 members be competitive against huge Chinese and Venezuelan groups? There's just no way.. Nothing against

Before I even get stuck into this post, I am going to apologise in advance for any typos and/or grammatical errors I make along the way. I have slept less than 24 hours in the last six days so blunder

It is a pretty close finish for the last part of the 10k SP dpoll generously offerred by @theycallmedan. As we are closing in on the final stretch, there is only a handful of votes that seperate

Stefano Pozzi (1699 Rome 1768), Wandversiering, 1758, Fresco, Palazzo Colonna, Rome There used to be a time when coffee was the drink that was the corruption of all youth, and yet was the favoured drink

We begin our 2019 year with the glorious BWV 32 Cantata by JS Bach at the Maranathakerk in Den Haag on Sunday 27th of January. The Maranathakerk has been our little home for the past few years as we have

Well, it has been a while since we've posted! However, it is great to be able to open up the new year with an announcement that the Boysen completion of the JS Bach "Marcus Passion" will have

At any point in time, we have certain set programmes that we have current and can easily bring to performance level in a relatively short time. These are programmes that we have performed before and that

Apologies for going missing for a few weeks! This is the closing choir from the Markus Passion by Bach (Completed by Jorn Boysen). This is also our first post from our migration to the SteemPress plugin

Unsplash As anyone that works in an organisation that is larger than one can probably attest to, it can be quite difficult to get multiple people moving in the same direction for any particular project.

One of the last arias from the Markus Passion, for Soprano and Violin (and orchestra). It is a moment of relief and hope after the Crucifixion of Jesus. For those who are religious, it can be an especially

This is one of the last arias for soprano and solo violin (and orchestra) from the Markus Passion. The piece is a parody (borrowed) from the 6th Violin Continuo Sonata by Bach, as an alternate 3rd movement.

This aria for Tenor and orchestra from the Boysen completion of the Markus Passion by Bach is a moment of loneliness and abandonment. It features a beautiful interplay between the flute and oboe d'amore,

Wikimedia Commons This aria for Tenor and orchestra from the Boysen completion of the Markus Passion by Bach is a moment of loneliness and abandonment. It features a beautiful interplay between the flute

Music from Bach, BWV 198 Er kommt, er kommt, er ist vorhanden! Mein Jesu, ach! er suchet dich, Entfliehe doch, und lasse mich Mein Heil, statt deiner in den Banden. English translation He comes, he comes,

Wikimedia Commons This aria for soprano and strings comes at just after one of the critical moments in the Passion story. The betrayal of Judas has just passed, and Jesus is now awaiting his fate and his

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Wikimedia Commons This is a follow up to my Tools of my trade post, with a more detailed and in-depth look into an extinct string instrument that is undergoing a revival via the Early Music movement. Basic

Source This is the Sonata Prima from 'Sonate Concertate in Stil Moderno, Libro II, Venice, 1629' by Dario Castello. The sonata is written for unspecified treble instrument and continuo. In my case, that

Wikimedia Commons This is the aria for 2 solo viola da gambas (The instrument shown in the picture) and counter-tenor from the 9th number in the completion of the Markus-Passion (JS Bach) by Jorn Boysen.

The music for the first choir is from Bach, BWV 198. > Chor Geh, Jesu, geh zu deiner Pein! Ich will so lange dich beweinen, Bis mir dein Trost wird wieder scheinen, Da ich versöhnet werde sein. English