Concert series: POLYPHONIC ENCOUNTERS

The Ensemble Phantasm, a viol consort, invites you to its own concert series at St. Elisabeth Church in Berlin-Mitte starting in mid-March 2025. The concerts are entirely dedicated to polyphony and each focus on a composer who is particularly renowned for this compositional technique. Under the title "Das Wohltemperierte Consort" (The Well-Tempered Consort), the opening concert is dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach. Transcribed for three to five viols of various sizes, Bach's works allow listeners to dive into unimagined depths, both intellectually and emotionally—even if they are already familiar with the repertoire. The concert will also present the ensemble's latest recording, "The Art of Fugue," which will be released on that day by Linn Records/Outhere Music.

Following the approximately one-hour concert, the ensemble looks forward to meeting the concert audience at the bar and invites each visitor to a drink.

Program:
Das Wohltemperierte Consort: Music by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Ricercar a3 (Musical Offering) BWV 1079 [15]
Fughetta supra: Allein Gott in der Höhe (Clavierübung III) BWV 677 [91]
Sinfonia 9 (Inventions) BWV 795 [19]
Fugue 15 in G major (WtCl II) BWV 884 [77]
Fugue 17 in A-flat major [F major] (WtCl II) BWV 886 [11]
Praeludium and Fugue 22 in B-flat minor (WtCl I) BWV 867 [6a/b]
Fugue 7 in E-flat major (WtCl II) BWV 876 [25]
Kyrie, God Holy Spirit (Clavierübung III) BWV 671 [5]
Our Father in Heaven BWV 737 [12]
Fugue 5 in D major (WtCl II) BWV 874 [23b]
Fantasia in G major (Pièce d’orgue) BWV 572 [84]
Fugue 1 in C major (WtCl II) BWV 870 [20]
Prelude and Fugue 12 in F minor (WtCl II) BWV 881 [75a/b]
We All Believe in One God (Clavierübung III) BWV 680
Prelude and Fugue 16 in G minor (WtCl II) BWV 885 [33a/b]
Fughetta super: These are the Holy Ten Commandments (Clavierübung III) BWV 679 [92]
Fugue in C major BWV 547 [9]   

Performers:
Phantasm Viol Consort
Laurence Dreyfus, tre viol and conductor / Emilia Benjamin, tre viol / Jonathan Manson, alto viol / Heidi Gröger, bass viol and violone / Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, bass viol
Concept and artistic direction: Laurence Dreyfus

Tickets: €25, concessions €15 plus fees. Online via eventim or at the box office. Free seating.

When purchasing four tickets €75, concessions €45 plus fees. Available exclusively online via eventim.
(Tickets available at all eventim network advance booking offices / order hotline: + 49 (0) 1806-570070 (€0.20/call incl. VAT from landlines, max. €0.60/call incl. VAT from mobile networks) available Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.).

Further information on ticket prices can be found here: Service/Tickets

Further information: www.phantasm-consort.com

Organizer: conc.arts berlin gUG in cooperation with Kultur Büro Elisabeth 

Photo (©) Marco Borggreve