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 17
Relevance, Cancel Culture & the Power of Art
with Albert Imperato | founding partner & managing director, Bach Collegium San Diego
Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe from BWV 167
EPISODE 16
The Thread That Never Goes Away
with Ruben Valenzuela | founder & director, Bach Collegium San Diego
Sanfte soll mein Todeskummer from BWV 249
EPISODE 15
Music, Medicine, and the Healing Power of Bach
with Dr. Lisa Wong MD | co-director Arts & Humanities Initiative at Harvard Medical School
Bäche von gesalznen Zähren from BWV 21
Quemadmodum desiderat cervus, BuxWV 92
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
EPISODE 13
Theology, Music, and Modern Myths
with Michael Marissen | Bach scholar & author of Bach Against Modernity
Falscher Heuchler Ebenbild from BWV 179
EPISODE 12
No Barriers
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
