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 5/24/24 Nicholas Phan 5/24/24

EPISODE 9

Communal Music Making

with Kate Sheeran | former executive director, Kaufman Music Center & Dean, Eastman School of Music

Ich halte meinen Jesum feste from BWV 36

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 3/21/23 Nicholas Phan 3/21/23

EPISODE 2

Why Bach's Music Touches Everyone — Even If You're Not Religious

with Debra Nagy, oboist & artistic director, Les Délices

Ich will an den Himmel denken from BWV 166

Nicholas Phan 3/14/23 Nicholas Phan 3/14/23

EPISODE 1

Is Bach’s music for everyone?

with Nicholas Phan, tenor & host

Des Vaters Stimme ließ sich hören from BWV 7