Discovering the Music of Bach

Discovering the Music of Bach

with Oliver Prezant and Roberto Capocchi, Guitar

Featured work: 

Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004, for solo violin

arranged for guitar by Andrés Segovia

Join conductor and educator Oliver Prezant and guitarist Roberto Capocchi for an interactive exploration and performance of J.S. Bach’s monumental Chaconne in D minor, one of the greatest pieces ever written for a solo instrument. The program takes place on Saturday, Nov. 19, from 2-4 p.m. at Strata Gallery, 418 Cerrillos Rd. in the Design Center. 

During the first part of the program, Roberto will play excerpts from the piece, and Oliver will lead us in getting to know the details and the larger sweep of the music: its contours and its character, its searching harmonies, its powerful patterns and emotional climaxes. Roberto will demonstrate a variety of approaches to shaping a single phrase musically and emotionally, and will share some of the many nuances that make for an artistic performance. After intermission, we’ll hear the piece performed in its entirety.

Discovering the Music of Bach:

Saturday, Nov. 19, from 2-4 p.m.

at Strata Gallery, 418 Cerrillos Rd., in the Design Center

General admission: $25

Seating is limited, purchase your tickets now!

This program is sponsored by Don and Andrea Fineberg, Amanda's Flowers,

and by Bernhard Holzapfel, in memory of Barbara Holzapfel. 

Program and artists subject to change. 

Thanks to Caroline Kane and Norman Ryan at EAM/Schott

   for assistance with performance rights and permissions.

Photo credits:

Conductor and educator Oliver Prezant: Ruthanne Greeley

Guitarist Roberto Capocchi: InSightFoto