Earth Rise - Magnificat - Bach in Space

We are honoured to be part of a collaboration between ‪@BachArchivLeipzig‬ and the Association of Space Explorers (ASA) that combines breathtaking imagery taken from the International Space Station with the transcendent music of JS Bach.

The project is called ‪@bachinspace‬ and aims to bring a broader awareness of the beauty of our planet, as seen from space, through extraordinary musical performances.

For December 2023, Solomon's Knot is the featured artist and we provide the performances of Bach's Magnificat in E-flat BWV 243a to enrich two beautiful space flights EARTH RISE and JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM, released on Christmas Day 2023.

It's already a privilege to perform the music of JS Bach; to be invited by the world’s pre-eminent centre of Bach scholarship and the professional association of flown astronauts to be part of this collaboration is truly an honour.

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SOLOMON’S KNOT

Soprano I Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths
Soprano II Charmian Bedford, Lucy Goddard
Alto Michal Czerniawski, Martha McLorinan
Tenor Gwilym Bowen, Thomas Herford
Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director)

Violin I James Toll, Guy Button
Violin II Florence Cooke, Beatrice Scaldini
Viola Aliye Cornish, Joanne Miller
‘Cello Jennifer Bullock
Double bass Jan Zahourek

Oboe I/recorder I Leo Duarte
Oboe II/recorder II Robert de Bree
Bassoon Inga Maria Klaucke

Trumpet Russell Gilmour, Gareth Hoddinott, Thom Hewitt
Timpani Rosemary Toll

Harpsichord/organ Chad Kelly
Theorbo Josep María Martí Duran

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