Bach Cantata Day Information:
1st Sunday after Ascension Day or Exaudi
Sunday after Ascension. Liturgical period : Easter.
Occurrences: May 12 2024, June 1 2025, May 17 2026, May 9 2027, May 28 2028, May 13 2029, June 2 2030, May 25 2031, May 9 2032, May 29 2033, May 21 2034, May 6 2035, May 25 2036, May 17 2037.
Music for this day
- Sie werden euch in den Bann tun, BWV 44
(first performance 21 May 1724, Leipzig period) - Sie werden euch in den Bann tun, BWV 183
(first performance 13 May 1725, Leipzig period)
Exaudi is the 1st Sunday after Ascension Day or Exaudi, the first word of the Psalm for this day. Bach has two Leipzig cantatas for you, both with the same title, quoted from the scripture of John, where Jesus warns his disciples that they will be banished from the synagogue in a world that would not recognise his teachings.
Apart from the title, the two cantatas have little in common, with a very different structure. BWV 183 is one of the nine cantatas with a libretto by Christiana Mariana von Ziegler.
Extra information
The Netherlands Bach Society website has more information and a performance of BWV 44:
https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-44/
Playlist
WBC37-1st Sunday after Ascension Day or Exaudi
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Image of the day
The Thomaskirche in Leipzig, not really in a setting that Bach would recognise.