Wachet Auf!

Join the Sydney Cantata Project for a special concert performed on period instruments in the beautiful setting of St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Newtown. This programme features two of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most joyful and inspiring sacred cantatas: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 140 and Herr Gott, dich loben wir BWV 16.

📅 Saturday 18 July
🕒 3:00 PM
📍 St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Newtown

From the watchman’s call announcing the arrival of the heavenly Bridegroom to exuberant songs of thanksgiving at the beginning of a new year, these two cantatas reveal Bach at his most expressive and uplifting. Experience some of the composer’s finest choral writing, virtuosic instrumental music, and profound reflections on faith, brought to life through historically informed performance practice by leading musicians from across Australia.