Lecture Reveals Social Role of Bach’s Wife

April 1, 2010

David Yearsley, Cornell University

Guest speaker David Yearsley of Cornell University addresses the topic Thursday, April 8 at 4 pm in the Knight Library Browsing Room.

A native of Seattle, Mr. Yearsley teaches European music culture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, with particular emphasis on the music of Bach and Handel. A previous guest lecturer in the German Studies series, he is also an accomplished organist. He’ll participate in a series of concerts presented this weekend in Eugene by Cornell’s Westfield Center.

The lecture is free and open to the public. The Westfield Center and the International Society of Organ Builders sponsor the weekend organ concerts, which honor the work of organ builder John Brombaugh. Tickets are $10 and $8 (seniors and students) and are available at the door of each venue.

Event schedule

Thurs April 8
4:00 pm Lecture
“What is a Sängerin? Anna Magdalena Bach, Coffee, and Musical Women in Enlightened Leipzig.” David Yearsley, Cornell University
Knight Library Browsing Room, UO campus
Presented by The University of Oregon’s German Studies Committee, with co-sponsored by the Oregon Bach Festival and the School of Music and Dance.

8 pm Organ Recital
Central Lutheran Church
Dana Robinson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Christa Rakich, New England Conservatory

Friday April 9
8 pm Organ Recital
Beall Concert Hall
Matthew Dirst, University of Houston
David Yearsley, Cornell University

Saturday, April 10
11:15 am Organ Recital
Church of the Resurrection
3925 Hilyard St
Cascade Consort with Julia Brown (organ), Joanna Blendulf (viola da gamba), Aaron Cain (baritone) and David Rogers (archlute). Also: David Yearsley (Cristofori fortepiano).

1:30 pm Organ Recital
Church of the Resurrection
Mark Brombaugh

8 pm Organ Recital
Central Lutheran Church
Harald Vogel (Bremen, Germany)

Sunday, April 11
10:45 am: Festival Worship Service
Central Lutheran Church
Central Chorale, Central Brass Ensemble, Handbell Ensemble, Alleluia and Children’s Choirs