SACRED MUSIC SPOTLIGHT - Maryam Giraud - J.S. Bach’s Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is one of the most well-known composers today. Bach wrote many pieces that are famous in today’s mainstream, including the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, the C major prelude from the Well-Tempered Clavier, and the Cello Suites. Bach worked at the St Thomas’s Church in Leipzig from 1723 until his death; during his time there Bach wrote a cantata for every Sunday service for the liturgical year. One of these cantatas, “Ein Feste Burg ist Unser Gott” (A mighty Fortress is Our God), was written for the service on Reformation Day. How does the date of the service and the text being sung relate to Bach’s music? Join Maryam to find out.