Bach and Mortality
16 April 2026 · Bedford Bach Festival, Bedford Heights
A study day session with live performance exploring the power of music in Bach’s time to transform mortal human bodies and to offer a foretaste of the lightness of the transfigured body after death.
Part of the Bedford Music Club Festival ‘Bach and Mortality, 8-18 April 2026.
Performers:
Rachel Segman (soprano)
Stephane Crayton (violin)
Conor Gricmanis (violin)
Pablo Tejedor-Gutiérrez (cello)
Repertoire:
BWV 150 (excerpts)
BWV 478
BWV 1039 (excerpts)