A Musical Story – Johann Sebastian Bach
A concert project centred on Bach’s vocal and instrumental music
A Musical Story – Johann Sebastian Bach explores the expressive range of Bach’s music through a combination of piano, voice and ensemble performance. Individual works are placed within a broader musical narrative, bringing together the intimacy of chamber music with the architectural clarity and dramatic intensity of Bach’s writing.
The concept is not tied to a single programme or ensemble and can be adapted to different performers, venues and concert formats. Depending on the context, it may combine solo keyboard works, vocal repertoire and chamber or ensemble music.
Skopje · 1 November 2024
Mariana Boshkovska · alto
Dr. Mimoza Keka · piano
The inaugural performance was supported by the Ministry of Culture of North Macedonia.
The historic gallery setting created an intimate framework for the dialogue between voices, piano and Bach’s musical architecture.
Critical Reception
The inaugural performance was reviewed by Milena Naumovska for the Buzarovski Archive. The review highlighted the acoustic qualities of the historic venue, the interaction between voices and piano, and the expressive shaping of the performance.
Keka’s playing was particularly noted for introducing the audience into Bach’s musical world through the piano and for its subtly shaped dynamic nuances.
READ THE FULL REVIEW →Presentation Formats
Concert / Recital
A curated programme combining vocal and instrumental works.
Chamber Music Programme
Collaboration with singers and instrumentalists in an intimate concert setting.
Moderated Concert
Short introductions offering context to the works and their musical relationships.
Educational / Lecture Format
An expanded format for academies, universities and cultural institutions.
Musical Focus
The repertoire can draw on Bach’s keyboard, vocal and chamber music and is adapted to the available ensemble and performance context.
Selected arias and duets
Selected vocal movements
Selected vocal repertoire
Solo piano
Concert Contexts
The project is suited to concert halls, churches, galleries, festivals and historically or architecturally distinctive spaces. Programme length and instrumentation can be adapted to the individual setting.
Artists & Institutions
Future versions may be developed with singers, instrumentalists, chamber ensembles, choirs and cultural institutions.
Project Enquiries
For concert presenters, festivals, churches, galleries, academies and cultural institutions.
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