{"id":5275,"date":"2015-10-05T16:58:36","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T21:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=5275"},"modified":"2015-10-05T17:10:23","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T22:10:23","slug":"cmus-school-of-music-brings-18th-century-germany-to-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2015\/cmus-school-of-music-brings-18th-century-germany-to-winnipeg\/","title":{"rendered":"CMU\u2019s School of Music brings 18th century Germany to Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian Mennonite University\u2019s School of Music presents Bachtoberfest: An Evening in Leipzig.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015.Bach_.poster.red_.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5276\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015.Bach_.poster.red_-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015.Bach.poster.red_\" width=\"300\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015.Bach_.poster.red_-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015.Bach_.poster.red_-798x1024.jpg 798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This presentation of Bachtoberfest, the second biennial Bach event at CMU, will take classical music lovers back to 18th century Germany with performances by music faculty, students, alumni, and guests led by Dr. Janet Brenneman and Rosemarie van der Hooft.<\/p>\n<p>The evening will start in CMU\u2019s Laudamus Auditorum for Vespers at Thomaskirche, where Bach\u2019s uplifting Cantata BWV 70 Wachet, Betet, Betet, Wachet will be presented in its liturgical setting with readings and reflections by Dr. Sue Sorensen and Dr. Dietrich Bartel. Then, as was customary upon leaving the Thomaskirche, the audience will make its way to Zimmermann\u2019s Kaffeehaus in CMU\u2019s Great Hall to enjoy coffee and German desserts while listening to portions of popular secular works\u2014the Goldberg Variations and the Hunting Cantata, as well as arrangements of Bach for jazz guitar duo.<\/p>\n<p>Bachtoberfest: An Evening in Leipzig will take place on Sunday, October 25 at 7:00 PM at 500 Shaftesbury Blvd. General admission is $10, $5 for students. Everyone is welcome to attend.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, contact Rosemarie van der Hooft at rvanderhooft@cmu.ca.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About CMU<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>A Christian university in the Anabaptist tradition, CMU\u2019s Shaftesbury campus offers undergraduate degrees in arts, business, humanities, music, sciences, and social sciences, as well as\u00a0graduate degrees in theology,\u00a0ministry, peacebuilding and collaborative development, and an MBA. CMU has over 800 full-time equivalent\u00a0students, including those enrolled in degree programs at the Shaftesbury and Menno Simons College campuses and in its Outtatown certificate program.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For information about CMU visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.cmu.ca<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For additional information, please contact:<br \/>\nKevin Kilbrei, Director of Communications &amp; Marketing<br \/>\nkkilbrei@cmu.ca; 204.487.3300 Ext. 621<br \/>\nCanadian Mennonite University<br \/>\n500 Shaftesbury Blvd., Winnipeg, MB\u00a0 R3P 2N2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian Mennonite University\u2019s School of Music presents Bachtoberfest: An Evening in Leipzig. This presentation of Bachtoberfest, the second biennial Bach event at CMU, will take classical music lovers back to 18th century Germany with performances by music faculty, students, alumni, and guests led by Dr. Janet Brenneman and Rosemarie van der Hooft. 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