We are very pleased that St. Anne’s Lutheran Church & the music society Music-at-Hill have teamed up to engage us for the final Bach Vespers before the summer break. It’s an exciting one for us all to be part of, as it comprises part of the 22nd St. Anne’s International Bach Festival, run under the umbrella of Music-at-Hill.

Bach’s cantata BWV 150, Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, is a wonderful curio. Cited as the first sacred cantata that Bach ever wrote, it is thought to date from 1707, towards the end of his tenure as organist of the New Church in Arnstadt. It has little dedicated solo writing for voice, and modest orchestration – it is like an extended, accompanied motet. We’re looking forward to performing it in the service of Bach Vespers on 23 July at 6.30pm at St. Mary-at-Hill Church in the City of London.