Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Bach, the Universe and Everything
Sofia Kirwan-Baez (Soprano), Angharad Rowlands (Alto), Hugo Brady (Tenor), Peter Edge (Bass), Steven Devine (Director)
The occasion may have been a wedding as the chorale upon which it is based was a well-known wedding song in the city. The result is a work in which Bach challenges his singers and instrumentalists: the opening fantasia is followed unusually by no less than four arias (and no recitatives) for the quartet of vocal soloists with impressive solos for flute and oboe d’amore.
Our focus on the music of the Flemish composer Jacobus Clemens (c. 1510 – 1556) continues with the motet O Maria vernans rosa, a paean to Mary as a light ‘brighter than the stars’ who guides and protects.
Programme:
Clemens - O Maria vernans rosa
Bach - Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (‘What God does is well done’), BWV 100
This event will last approximately 1 hour, with no interval.
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Early Music at Kings Place
Sun, 22 February 2026
Kings Place, London
11:30am
£10.50 - £21- ➕3 other performances
Full Event Details
‘Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan’ is a remarkable cantata that appears to have been performed at an unspecified special occasion in Leipzig in 1734 (we’ll hear another such work at March’s event).
The occasion may have been a wedding as the chorale upon which it is based was a well-known wedding song in the city. The result is a work in which Bach challenges his singers and instrumentalists: the opening fantasia is followed unusually by no less than four arias (and no recitatives) for the quartet of vocal soloists with impressive solos for flute and oboe d’amore.
Our focus on the music of the Flemish composer Jacobus Clemens (c. 1510 – 1556) continues with the motet O Maria vernans rosa, a paean to Mary as a light ‘brighter than the stars’ who guides and protects.
Programme:
Clemens - O Maria vernans rosa
Bach - Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (‘What God does is well done’), BWV 100
This event will last approximately 1 hour, with no interval.
Multi-event offer: Save 15% when you book 3 or more concerts
Venue Details & Map
Location
Kings Place, London
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG
Other performances
In addition to the performance listed above, this concert will also be performed as follows:
Bach, the Universe and Everything
- Sun, 14 December 2025
- Kings Place, London
- 11:30am
- £10.50 - £21
- Early Music at Kings Place
Bach, the Universe and Everything
- Sun, 25 January 2026
- Kings Place, London
- 11:30am
- £10.50 - £21
- Early Music at Kings Place
Bach, the Universe and Everything
- Sun, 22 March 2026
- Kings Place, London
- 11:30am
- £10.50 - £21
- Early Music at Kings Place
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