EPISODES
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.
EPISODE 20
Why Bach Is a "Rorschach Test"
with Owen Dalby | violinist; co-artistic director, Noe Music; artist-in-residence, Stanford University
Laß mich kein Lust noch Furcht von dir from BWV 177
EPISODE 19
Can Singing Unite Us?
with Matthew Swanson | director of choruses, Cincinnati May Festival
Was willst du dich, mein Geist, entsetzen from BWV 8
EPISODE 18
Is Music Something You Buy, or Something You Do?
with Lolly Lewis | recording producer & founder, Amateur Music Network
So schnell ein rauschend Wasser fließt from BWV 26
EPISODE 12
Nothing in Bach's Music Should Be a Barrier
with Dr. Reginald Sanders | Professor of Music, Kenyon University
Was unser Gott geschaffen hat from BWV 117
EPISODE 11
A Living Laboratory
with Ryan Turner | artistic director, Emmanuel Music
Tröste mir Jesu from BWV 135
EPISODE 10
Creating Accessibility
with Pamela Dellal | Bach Institute Director & Intellectual Resources Curator, Emmanuel Music
Mein Verlangen ist, den Heiland zu umfangen from BWV 161