Sunday, October 12, 2025 • 4:00 PM

Three Notch’d Road Baroque: “Jesu, Joy, Bach Cantatas 131 and 147”

Trinity Episcopal Church, 214 W. Beverley St., Staunton

Three Notch’d Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble celebrates the opening of its 15th season with cantatas by J.S. Bach.

This all-Bach program features two cantatas, along with the organ solo Fantasia in G (BWV 572) and the cheerful instrumental Sinfonia from BWV 29.

Cantata 147 is a mature masterwork from Bach’s late Leipzig period and includes the beloved “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” melody and festive virtuoso writing for trumpet. Cantata 131 is a setting of Psalm 130, full of pathos, and possibly the very earliest Bach cantata that we have.

Organist and Bach expert Todd Fickley guest directs an ensemble of singers and period instrumentalists that include Steve Marquardt (baroque trumpet) and Gaia Saetermoe-Howard and Sarah Schilling (oboes d’amore and da caccia).

Tickets available online and at the door. Discounted season tickets available. Youth/students free.

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