David Gordon at the Capitola Book Cafe
1475 41st Avenue, Capitola, CA 95010       Cafe Website

Both events are free.
Each presentation is about one hour, followed by discussion.

May 18, 2008

5:30pm

Capitola Book Cafe
Capitola CA  

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Bach: the man behind the myth

Johann Sebastian Bach’s music has brought beauty to the world for more than two centuries, but who was this “genius” and what did he have to cope with in order to create his masterpieces? The answers to these questions are surprising and unforgettable.

David Gordon is Education Director of the Carmel Bach Festival and a world-renowned performer of Bach’s vocal music. He is also a master storyteller with a passionate love of history and a knack for bringing it to life in his lectures.

In this two-part series (concluding on June 22) David looks past the clichés surrounding Bach's reputation and delves into the reality of his professional and personal life in the early 18th century. With anecdotes, insightful musings, and fascinating historical details, David describes Bach’s life - a story filled with tragedy, hardship, and inspiring devotion to art.\

Presented by the Carmel Bach Festival as an introduction to its 71st season, July 19-August 9. For Festival information and tickets, visit online: www.bachfestival.org.

David Gordon Website: www.spiritsound.com
June 22, 2008

5:30pm

Capitola Book Cafe
Capitola CA 

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"To Whom It May Concern"
The story of J. S. Bach and the greatest job application ever written

J. S. Bach was never a “free-lance” musician: he was a middle-class employee all his life. In his 47-year working career, Bach held six very different musical jobs, and for all those years he received a paycheck. Cash actually. He was also paid with bushels of wheat and barley, stacks of firewood, and sometimes even beer. He worked for churches, city councils, and princes, and coped with jail time, the deaths of his children and wife, and the the oppressions of 18th century serfdom.

David Gordon - Education Director of the Carmel Bach Festival, world-renowned performer of Bach’s vocal music, and master storyteller - describes the major events in Bach's "job history", culminating with the amazing story of the Mass in B Minor - the greatest job application ever written!

Presented by the Carmel Bach Festival as an introduction to its 71st season, July 19-August 9. The Mass in B Minor will be featured at this year's Festival. For Festival information and tickets, visit online: www.bachfestival.org

David Gordon Website: www.spiritsound.com

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