Bach Cantata Series: UMD Choral Activities

About the Event

Trevor Tran, conductor

Alla Salakhova, alto

Douglas Culclasure, tenor

Henrique Carvalho, bass

J.S. Bach, known as the great master, wrote more than 200 cantatas, and UMD Choral Activities aims to sing them all in this series of short performances led by conductors in the graduate program. Conducted by a graduate student from the choral conducting program, this performance will feature Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen (BWV 81). Written for the fourth Sunday after Epiphany in 1724 where the Gospel Reading describes Jesus out at sea during a storm, BWV 81 mimics the waves in the sea, a billowing storm and the calming of the ocean. Experience this dramatic scene during this September’s Bach Cantata Series performance.

About UMD Choral Activities

Led by choral conducting alumnus Jason Max Ferdinand D.M.A. ’15, UMD's choral program is internationally regarded and offers students a wide array of choral experiences with music encompassing all styles and eras. In addition to on campus performances, the UMD Concert Choir participates in collaborations with both the National Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at premier venues including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Carnegie Hall and Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.