📅 Saturday, April 18 – Just Bach Concerts
🎶 3:00 PM | Trinity Episcopal Church
📍 1717 Church St., Wauwatosa, WI
Celebrate the music of J.S. Bach and his contemporaries with this rich and reflective program. Featuring BWV 4: Christ lag in Todesbanden and Johann Christoph Bach’s Herr, wende dich, along with a Bach chorale sing-along, this concert invites both listening and participation.
➡️ Free concert (free-will offering). Come experience the depth and beauty of Bach in a welcoming, communal setting.
Just Bach Concerts Brings Bach to Wauwatosa
Milwaukee-area performance highlights sacred works by J.S. Bach and his contemporaries
Wauwatosa, WI — Just Bach Concerts will present a performance in the Milwaukee area on Saturday, April 18 at 3:00 PM at Trinity Episcopal Church, featuring the sacred music of Johann Sebastian Bach and his contemporaries.
The program centers on Bach’s cantata BWV 4, “Christ lag in Todesbanden,” alongside works by Johann Christoph Bach and instrumental selections from the early Baroque repertoire. Additional movements from Bach cantatas will be featured, offering a rich and varied exploration of his sacred music.
The concert will be performed by a distinguished ensemble of Midwest early-music specialists:
Instrumentalists
Amelia Sie – violin
Kiyoe Matsuura – violin
Ilana Schroeder – viola
Charlie Rasmussen – viola da gamba
Charles Asch – cello
Stephen Alltop – organ
Vocalists
Kirstin Knutson Berka – soprano
Patrick Terry – alto
Nick Chalmers – tenor
Ryne Cherry – baritone
Presented in partnership with Trinity Episcopal Church, this performance marks Just Bach Concerts’ continued presence in the greater Milwaukee area, where the ensemble has been building a growing audience for historically informed performances of Baroque repertoire.
The program will include selections from Bach cantatas BWV 4, BWV 63, and BWV 79, the chorale “Alle Menschen müssen sterben” (BWV 262), and Johann Christoph Bach’s motet Es ist nun aus, alongside instrumental works by Bach’s contemporaries.
Through performances in Madison and the Milwaukee area, Just Bach Concerts seeks to bring Bach’s music to new audiences while maintaining a commitment to accessibility, artistic excellence, and community engagement.
Event Details
Milwaukee-Area Performance
Saturday, April 18, 3:00 PM
Trinity Episcopal Church
1717 Church St
Wauwatosa, WI 53213