Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Bach, Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39
Poulenc, Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano, FP 43
Britten, Cantata Misericordium, Op. 69
Bach, Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39
Poulenc, Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano, FP 43
Britten, Cantata Misericordium, Op. 69
Both the Cantata Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot (Break with hungry men thy bread) by Bach and Britten’s Cantata Misericordium (Mercy Cantata) tell about compassion for our neighbor. Bach uses the story of the rich man who will not even spare the scraps from his table for Lazarus, a poor man. Britten’s work is based on the story of the Good Samaritan who stops to help a wounded man after a priest and a Levite have walked away from him. The central question in both Gospel stories — who is our neighbor? — is answered by these two great composers in ways that words alone cannot achieve.
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