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A Cöthen Chamber: Bach Sonatas

Monday, June 22 2026, 7:30 pm
St Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, Corona del Mar
Tickets: $50
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Bach’s sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord (Elizabeth Blumenstock & Matthew Dirst); plus solo organ and harpsichord works by Johann Caspar Kerll (1627-1693) who was widely admired by his contemporaries as an excellent keyboard player and composer.

J.S. Bach (1685-1750): Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in A Major, No. 2, BWV 1015
J.C. Kerll (1627-1693): Suite for solo harpsichord in A Major
Allemande–Partita · Courante–Partita · Sarabande–Partita
J.S. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in C Minor, No. 4, BWV 1017
~intermission~
Unaccompanied violin suite – details to be announced
J.C. Kerll: Toccata sesta for organ
J.C. Kerll: Capriccio sopra il Cucu for organ

J.S. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in G Major, No. 6, BWV 1019

Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin
Matthew Dirst, harpsichord and organ

Concert underwritten by Margaret Gates, a descendant of Johann Caspar Kerll.

Followed by a wine & waters reception in Michael’s Room with the musicians.

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