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 6/5/25 Nicholas Phan 6/5/25

EPISODE 11

A Living Laboratory

with Ryan Turner | artistic director, Emmanuel Music

Tröste mir Jesu from BWV 135

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 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

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