{"id":101322,"date":"2024-01-17T10:22:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T15:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=101322"},"modified":"2024-01-17T10:22:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T15:22:21","slug":"preview-trinity-bach-project-brings-bachs-choral-works-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/01\/17\/preview-trinity-bach-project-brings-bachs-choral-works-life\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | The Trinity Bach Project Brings Bach\u2019s Choral Works To Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Trinity Bach Project (Photo courtesy of Imago Arts)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The goal of the Trinity Bach Project is to bring Bach\u2019s choral works to audiences without the elitism that\u2019s often associated with classical music, and sacred music in particular. Their Heart, Mouth, Deed, Life concert takes place at the Trinity Saint Paul Centre on January 19 and 20.<\/p>\n

The Trinity Bach Project combines vocal and instrumental artists in an ensemble dedicated to J.S. Bach\u2019s choral repertoire. Despite his enduring popularity as a composer, his sacred cantatas are seldom performed. That\u2019s part of the ensemble\u2019s mandate.<\/p>\n

The concert is part of their six-concert 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n

Trinity Bach Project<\/h3>\n

Louise Zacharias Friesen is the artistic director, and Nicholas Nicolaidis is the music director of the Trinity Bach Project, currently in its second season. The ensemble falls under the umbrella of Imago Arts<\/strong>, a registered charity dedicated to supporting the arts as an essential part of the human experience.<\/p>\n

Louise Zacharias Friesen<\/strong> is a pianist and vocalist. She earned an ARCT in Piano Performance and a Bachelor of Church Music in Winnipeg, followed by a Bachelor of Music in Piano from UBC. She has performed extensively as part of a piano duo, and for seven seasons as a soprano with the ensemble Pro Coro Canada.<\/p>\n

Nicholas Nicolaidis<\/strong> is a musician, tenor, conductor, and voice teacher. A native of Johannesburg, South Africa, he studied voice for four years after coming in as a runner-up in the Golden Voice of South Africa competition. He earned \u00a0a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, and went on to post graduate studies at the Royal College of Music in London, UK. A lyric tenor, he specializes in oratorio, along with jazz. He began conducting while still at the Drakensberg Boy\u2019s Choir School. Nicholas emigrated to Toronto in 2019, and has performed with the Elora Singers, among other ensembles.<\/p>\n

Orchestral director Michelle Odorico<\/strong> leads the ensemble in performance. Michelle Odorico received her Master\u2019s degree at the University of Toronto specializing in Baroque violin. She is a member of the Elixir Baroque Ensemble, and Windermere String Quartet, and performs frequently with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, the Talisker Players, and other Baroque ensembles.<\/p>\n

The instrumental ensemble itself varies in size, and can range from five to up to 15 musicians depending on the program. Instrumentation may include organ, oboe, flute, trumpet, bassoon, and strings.<\/p>\n

They are based at the Trinity College Chapel at the University of Toronto, and are dedicated to preserving the original spiritual message of the music. Their concerts take place in churches rather than concert halls to offer a more intimate atmosphere.<\/p>\n

From their October 13, 2023 performance at the Metropolitan United Church:<\/p>\n