EPISODES

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IS BACH’S MUSIC
FOR EVERYONE?

Explore the complete BACH 52 archive.

Each episode pairs a cantata performance with conversations about faith, music, and what it means to engage with Bach across beliefs and centuries. Watch, read, and discover.

Nicholas Phan 1/21/26 Nicholas Phan 1/21/26

EPISODE 14

Bach, Faith, and the Future of Classical Music

with Chad Smith | President & CEO, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Wohl dir du Wolk der Linden from BWV 119

Des Vaters Stimme ließ sich hören from BWV 7

Nicholas Phan 1/7/26 Nicholas Phan 1/7/26

EPISODE 13

Theology, Music, and Modern Myths

with Michael Marissen | Bach scholar & author of Bach Against Modernity

Falscher Heuchler Ebenbild from BWV 179

Nicholas Phan 8/1/25 Nicholas Phan 8/1/25

EPISODE 12

No Barriers

with Dr. Reginald Sanders | Professor of Music, Kenyon University

Was unser Gott geschaffen hat from BWV 117

Nicholas Phan 2/10/24 Nicholas Phan 2/10/24

EPISODE 7

Is it Elitism?

with Reginald Mobley | Grammy-nominated countertenor & programming consultant, Handel & Haydn Society

Die Liebe zieht mit sanften Schritten from BWV 36

Nicholas Phan 11/29/23 Nicholas Phan 11/29/23

EPISODE 5

Throw the baby out with the bathwater?

with Steven Zohn | General Editor, American Bach Society & musicologist, Temple University

Ich eile, die Lehren des Lebens zu hören from BWV 148

Nicholas Phan 4/16/23 Nicholas Phan 4/16/23

EPISODE 4

Get Off My Lawn!

with Jeremy Denk | pianist and author

Herr, so weit die Wolken gehen from BWV 171

Nicholas Phan 4/2/23 Nicholas Phan 4/2/23

EPISODE 3

For Everyone Who Wants It

with Ellen Exner | Doctor of Musicology & former Vice-President, American Bach Society

O du von Gott erhöhte Kreatur from BWV 121