The Salt Road

The ancient Salt Road between Lüneburg and Lübeck, walked by Bach on his way to meet Buxtehude, has existed beyond memory. It was a vital artery for transporting the 'white gold' upon which the wealth of the region depended. This concert explores the idea of journeys real and imagined with music by Bach, Buxtehude, Brade, Schütz, Walter and Isaac. Woven into this are readings by Horatio Clare from his book Something of his Art, written after Horatio was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 to walk the entirety of Bach's original route. The concert includes the premiere of a new work by Silas Wollston entitled 'White Gold'.

Programme:
Heinrich Isaac Innsbruck ich muss dich lassen
JS Bach An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653b
JS Bach Chorale Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
JS Bach Canzona a 4, BWV 588
Schütz Ich fahr dahin zu Jesu Christ á 5
William Brade Pilligrienen tanz
Silas Wollston White Gold world premiere
Nathanael Schnittelbach Sonata á violino solo
Thomas Stoltzer In Gottes namen fahren wir
Buxtehude Ciacona in E minor
JS Bach Wir glauben all' an einen Gott, BWV 740
Johann Gottfried Walther O Welt, ich muß dich lassen

Performers:
Horatio Clare reader
Gawain Glenton cornetto, director
Bojan Čičić violin
Rachel Byrt viola
Emily White sackbut
Bill Hunt violone
Silas Wollston organ