Upcoming Presentation
On Palm Sunday (April 13), please join us to hear Professor Tara Browner of the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicality speak on "The Musical Language of J.S. Bach’s Passions". Bach composed four Passions — musical works based on the Gospel texts from Palm Sunday through the Crucifixion — two of which survive. They were written in a musical and rhetorical language commonly understood by early 18th Century German Lutherans that doesn’t translate well into 21st Century idioms. Prof. Browner will introduce the forms and symbolism used by Bach to communicate with the audiences of his time in order to facilitate a better appreciation of the works by contemporary listeners. We meet at 8:30 am in the Assembly Hall or join us by zoom at https://ucla.zoom.us/j/97841224976?pwd=eiVPUr8ZyWkFXsajjhROoLP2hAS11Y.1
Meeting Code: 601345