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Christopher Jackson
Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Contents

Recordings of Cantatas
Bach at Noon 2023-2024
Bach at Noon 2024-2024
Recordings of Other Vocal Works

Christopher Jackson - Short Biography
Bach Choir of Bethlehem - Short History
Bach Festival Orchestra - Short History

Discography

Recordings of Cantatas


Bach at Noon 2023-2024


C23-09

Bethlehem Bach at Noon | September 12, 2023

 

C.P.E. Bach: Oboe Concerto in B-Flat Major, H. 466
W.A. Mozart: “Laudate Dominum” from Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339
J.S. Bach: Cantata Christus, der ist mein Leben, BWV 95

Artistic Director & Conductor: Christopher Jackson

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Bach Festival Orchestra

Soloists: Soprano: Clara Rottsolk; Tenor: James Reese; Baritone: William Marshall
Nobuo Kitagawa (Oboe) [C.P.E. Bach: H. 466]
Members of the Bach Festival Orchestra: Elizabeth Field (Concert-master); Linda Kistler, Stephani Bell, Inna Eyzerovich, Mary Ogletree & Rebecca Brown (Violins); Nina Falk & Agnès Maurer (Viola); Loretta O’Sullivan (Cello); Daniel McDougall (Double-bass); Nobuo Kitagawa & Lynne Cohen (Oboes); Charles Holdeman (Bassoon); Robert Skoniczin (Flugelhorn); Kerry Heimann (– keyboard

Bethlehem Bach at Noon

Sep 12, 2023

No video

Performed at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, in the frame of Bach at Noon Series.


C23-10

130th Bethlehem Bach at Noon - October 10, 2023

 
 

26:45-41:10: J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 [14:25]
46:54-49:53: J.S. Bach: Aria for Tenor Ach mein Sinn (Mvt. 13) from Johannes-Passion BWV 245 [2:59]
50:24-54:48: J.S. Bach: Aria for Bass Gerne will ich mich bequemen (Mvt. 23) from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 [4:24]
55:33-61:18: J.S. Bach: Aria for Alto Erbarme Dich, mein Gott (Mvt. 39) from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 [7:45]
65:12-83:13: J.S. Bach: Cantata Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22 [18:01]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Christopher Jackson

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Bach Festival Orchestra

Soloists: Mezzo-soprano: Kim Leeds; Tenor: Lawrence Jones; Baritone: David Newman
Members of the Bach Festival Orchestra: Elizabeth Field (Concert-master); Linda Kistler & Inna Eyzerovich (Violins); Nina Falk, Agnès Maurer & Daphne Benichon (Violas); Loretta O’Sullivan, Noelle Casella Grand & Elizabeth Thompson (Cello); Daniel McDougall (Double-bass); Lynne Cohen (Oboe); Kerry Heimann (Organ & Harpsichord)

Bethlehem Bach at Noon

Oct 10, 2023

Video / TT: 90:01

Recorded & filmed live at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, in the frame of Bach at Noon Series.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 BWV 1048, Aria BWV 245/13, BWV 244/23, BWV 244/39, Cantata BWV 22 [90:01]


C23-11

Bethlehem Bach at Noon | November 14, 2023

J.S. Bach: Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028
C.F. Abel: Pieces for Viola da Gamba/Bass Viol
J.C. Bach: Quartet in C Major, from Op. 8
J.S. Bach: Aria for Alto Es Ist Vollbracht (Mvt. 30) from Johannes-Passion BWV 245
J.S. Bach: Cantata Widerstehe doch der Sünde, BWV 54

Artistic Director & Conductor: Christopher Jackson

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Bach Festival Orchestra

BWV 1028: Mollie Glazer (Viola da gamba) & Kerry Heimann (Harpsichord)
C.P. Abel: Mollie Glazer (Viola da gamba)
J.C. Bach: Elizabeth Field & Linda Kister (Violins); Nina Falk (Viola); Noelle Casella Grand (Cello)
BWV 245/30 & BWV 54 Soloist: Alto: Hannah Baslee
Members of the Bach Festival Orchestra: Inna Eyzerovich, Mary Ogletree, Stephani Bell & Rebecca Brown (Violins); Agnès Maurer (Viola); Heather Miller Lardin (Double-bass)

Bethlehem Bach at Noon

Nov 14, 2023

No video

Performed at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, in the frame of Bach at Noon Series.


 
 
 

 

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C24-02

February 2024 Bach at Noon: A Special Premiere Performance

 
 

Jasmine Barnes: Songs for the People
28:40-48:58: J.S. Bach: Cantata Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150 [20:18]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Christopher Jackson

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Bach Festival Orchestra

Soloists: Soprano: Katelyn Grace Jackson; Mezzo-soprano: Shauna Kreidler Michels; Tenor: Joshua Bornfield; Bass-Baritone: Daryl Yoder
Members of the Bach Festival Orchestra: Elizabeth Field (Concert-master); Rebecca Brown, Elizabeth Wright & Mary Ogletree (Violins); Noelle Cassella Grand (Cello); Heather Miller Lardin (Double-bass); Chuck Holdeman (Bassoon); Kerry Heimann & Eric Plutz (Organ & Harpsichord)

Bethlehem Bach at Noon

Feb 13, 2024

Video / TT: 52:19

Recorded & filmed live at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, in the frame of Bach at Noon Series.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 150: Full Concert, including Comlete Cantata [52:19]


 
 
 

 

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Bach at Noon 2024-2025


C24-09

Bach at Noon September 2024

 
 

08:40-32:38: J.S. Bach: Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 [23:58]
42:05-65:30: J.S. Bach: Cantata Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7 [23:25]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Christopher Jackson

Bach Choir of Bethlehem (OVPP) / Bach Festival Orchestra

BWV 1005 Soloist: Emmanuel Coppey (Violin)
BWV 7 Soloists: Mezzo-soprano: Aryssa Burrs; Tenor: Eric Carey; Bass: Jonathan Woody
EField (Violin); Emmanuel Coppey (Violin)

Bethlehem Bach at Noon

Sep 10, 2024

Video / TT: 70:56

Recorded & filmed live at 73 W Church St, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, in the frame of Bach at Noon Series.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 7: Full Concert, including Complete Cantata [70:56]


C24-10

Bach at Noon October 2024

 
 

36:26-54:02: G.P. Telemann: Concerto for Viola d’amore, Oboe d’amore & Flute, TWV 53:E1 [17:36]
61:23-87:08: J.S. Bach: Cantata Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest, mich denn, BWV 157 [25:45]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Christopher Jackson

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Bach Festival Orchestra

G.P. Telemann: Soloists: Dan McCarthy (Viola d'amore); Susan Charlton (Flute); Nobuo Kitagawa (Oboe d’amore)
BWV 157 Soloists: Tenor: Steven Soph; Baritone: Steven Eddy
Elizabeth Field (Violin); Dan McCarthy (Viola d’amore); Susan Charlton (Flute); Nobuo Kitagawa (Oboe d’amore)
Members of the Bach Festival Orchestra: Elizabeth Field (Concert-master); Linda Kistler (Violin); Nina Falk (Viola); Loretta O’Sullivan (Cello); Daniel McDougall (Double-bass); Susan Charlton (Flute); Nobuo Kitagawa (Oboe d’amore); Kerry Heimann (Harpsichord & Organ)

Bethlehem Bach at Noon

Oct 8, 2024

Video / TT: 97:20

Recorded & filmed live at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, in the frame of Bach at Noon Series.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 157: Full Concert, including Complete Cantata [97:20]


C24-11

Bach at Noon November 2024 (BWV 36)

 
 

M.A. Charpentier: Selections from Noëls sur les instruments (H. 534) and Noëls pour les instruments (H. 531)
27:25-58:25: Cantata Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36 [31:00]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Christopher Jackson

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Bach Festival Orchestra

Soprano: Clara Rottsolk; Alto, Robin Bier; Tenor: James Reese; Baritone: Brian Ming Chu

Bethlehem Bach at Noon

Nov 12, 2024

Video / TT: 98:01

Recorded & filmed live at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, as part of Bethlehem Bach at Noon.
Source: Bach at Noon | November 12 (The Bach Choir of Bethlehem)
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 36: Full Concert, including Complete Cantata [98:01]

 

C25-1

Bach at Noon January 2025 (BWV 171)

 
 

G.P. Telemann: Concerto for violin, cello, trumpet, & strings in D major, TWV:53 D5
C. Graupner: Cantata Pflüget ein Neues und säet nicht unter die Hecken, GWV 1109/16
33:16-50:12: J.S. Bach: Cantata Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein, Ruhm, BWV 171 [16:56]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Christopher Jackson

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Members of Bach Festival Orchestra

BWV 171 Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Katelyn Grace Jackson; Alto: Abigail Rochlin; Tenor: Matthew Newhouse; Baritone: Johnathan McCullough– baritone
Instrumental Soloists [Telemann]: Elizabeth Field (Violin); Loretta O’Sullivan (Cello); Robert Skoniczin (Trumpet)
Members of the Bach Festival Orchestra: Elizabeth Field (Concert-master); Stephani Bell, Mandy Wolman, Linda Kistler, Rebecca Brown & Mary Ogletree (Violins); Nina Falk & Agnés Maurer (Viola); Loretta O'Sullivan (Cello); Jonathan Luik (Double-bass); Nobuo Kitagawa & Lynne Cohen (Oboes); Robert Skoniczin, Steve Heitzer & Andrew Moreschi (Trumpets); Steve Mathiesen (Timpani); Donald Meineke (Harpsichord & Organ)

Bethlehem Bach at Noon

Jan 14, 2025

Video / TT: 67:01

Recorded & filmed live at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, as part of Bethlehem Bach at Noon.
Source: Bach at Noon | January 14 (The Bach Choir of Bethlehem)
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 171: Full Concert, including Complete Cantata [67:01]


C25-2

Bach at Noon February 2025 (BWV 140)

 
 

08:40-26:14: N.A. Porpora: Cello Concerto in G major [17:34]
35:06-62:30: J.S. Bach: Cantata Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 [27:24]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Christopher Jackson

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Members of Bach Festival Orchestra

Soloists [BWV 140]: Soprano: Clara Rottsolk; Tenor: Daniel Taylor; Baritone: Paul Max Tipton
Elizabeth Field (Violin); Noelle Casella Grand (Cello) [Porpora, Bach]; Nobuo Kitagawa (Oboe)
Members of the Bach Festival Orchestra: Elizabeth Field (Concert-master); Rebecca Brown, Mary Ogletree, Linda Kistler, Stephani Bell & Julie Bougher (Violins); Nina Falk & Agnés Maurer (Violas); Noelle Casella Grand (Cello); Daniel McDougall (Double-bass); Nobuo Kitagawa, Lynne Cohen & Mark Snyder (Oboes); Chuck Holdeman (Bassoon); Kerry Heimann (Harpsichord & Organ)

Bethlehem Bach at Noon

Feb 11, 2025

Video / TT: 122:29

Recorded & filmed live at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, as part of Bethlehem Bach at Noon.
Source: Bach at Noon | February 11 (The Bach Choir of Bethlehem)
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 140: Full Concert, including Complete Cantata [122:29]
Full Concert, includng Complete Cantata [63:46]


C25-3

Bach at Noon March 2025 (BWV 244/39, 170)

 
 

06:56-22:33: J.S. Bach: Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019 [25:37]
27:08-33:10: J.S. Bach: Aria for Alto Erbarme Dich, mein Gott (Mvt. 39) from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 [6:02]
40:05-63:50: J.S. Bach: Cantata Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170 [23:45]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Christopher Jackson

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Members of Bach Festival Orchestra

BWV 1019: Elizabeth Field (Violin); Kerry Heimann (Harpsichord)
BWV 244, 170: Soloists: Mezzo-Soprano Gabrielle Razafinjatovo
Elizabeth Field (Violin); Nobuo Kitagawa (Oboe); Kerry Heimann (Keyboard)

Bethlehem Bach at Noon

Mar 11, 2025

Video / TT: 64:56

Recorded & filmed live at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, as part of Bethlehem Bach at Noon.
Watch on YouTube:
Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 6 BWV 1019, Alto Aria BWV 244/39, Cantata BWV 170: Full Concert,including all works [64:56]


C25-4

Bach at Noon April 2025 (BWV 4/1+2, 56)

 
 

46:57-62:04: G.P. Telemann: Ouverture-Suite in G minor for Three Oboes, Bassoon, Strings & Basso continuo, TWV 55:g4 [15:07]
66:35-72:12: J.S. Bach: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) & Chorus (Mvt. 2) from Cantata Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4 [5:37]
77:50-97:34: J.S. Bach: Cantata Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 [19:44]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Christopher Jackson

Members of Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Members of Bach Festival Orchestra

G.P. Telemann: Nobuo Kitagawa, Mark Snyder & Evan Ocheret (Oboes); Emeline Chong (Bassoon)
BWV 56 Soloists: Bass: Edmund Milly; Nobuo Kitagawa (Oboe)
Members of the Bach Festival Orchestra: Elizabeth Field (Concert-master), Inna Eyzerovich, Linda Kistler, Julie Bougher, Simon Maurer & Christopher Souza (Violins); Nina Falk & Agnès Maurer (Violas); Loretta O’Sullivan (Cello); Tim Ressler (Double-bass); Kerry Heimann (Keyboards)

Bethlehem Bach at Noon

Apr 8, 2025

Video / TT: 106:16

Recorded & filmed live at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, as part of Bethlehem Bach at Noon.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 4/1+2, BWV 56: Full Concert, including Complete Cantata [106:16]


C25-6

Bach at Noon June 2025 (BWV 84)

 
 

07:38-22:27: J.S. Bach: Cantata Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke, BWV 84 [14:49]
Giacomo Carissimi: Historia di Jephte

Artistic Director & Conductor: Christopher Jackson

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Members of Bach Festival Orchestra

BWV 84 Soloist: Soprano: Katelyn Grace Jackson
Giacomo Carissimi Soloists: Soprano: Kristin Sands; Contralto: Leah Kun; Tenor: Stephen Sands; Bass-Baritone: Stepehn Riveria; Cameron Welke (Theorbo)
Members of the Bach Festival Orchestra: Linda Kistler (Concert-master) & Inna Eyzerovich (Violin); Nina Falk (Viola); Loretta O’Sullivan (Cello); Daniel McDougall (Double-bass); Nobuo Kitagawa (Oboe); Kerry Heimann (Keyboards)

Bethlehem Bach at Noon

Jun 10, 2025

Video / TT: 58:22

Recorded & filmed live at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, as part of Bethlehem Bach at Noon.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 84: Full Concert, including Complete Cantata [58:22]


C25-7

Bach at Noon July 2025

 
 

Johann Michael Bach [14]: Sei, lieber Tag, willkommen
Johann Christoph Bach [13]: Fürchte dich nicht
Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento della Ninfa, SV 163
C. Monteverdi: Hor che ‘l ciel e la terra e ‘l vento tace, SV 147
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Rest
Frank Bridge: Music When Soft Voices Die
Benjamin Britten: Selections from Five Flower Songs, Op. 47

Artistic Director & Conductor: Christopher Jackson

Members of Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Members of Bach Festival Orchestra

Soloists: Soprano: Madeline Apple Healey; Soprano: Katelyn Grace Jackson; Counter-tenor: Timothy Parsons; Tenor: Nathan Hodgson; Tenor: Stephen Sands; Bass: Joseph Hubbard
Members of the Bach Festival Orchestra: Linda Kistler (Violin); Inna Eyzerovich (Violin); Kerry Heimann (Keyboards)

Bethlehem Bach at Noon

Jul 8, 2025

Video / TT: 64:19

Recorded & filmed live at St. John Lutheran Church, Downtown Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA, as part of Bethlehem Bach at Noon.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert [64:19]


C25-8

Bach at Noon August 2025

 
 

J.S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548 (“The Wedge”)
Henry Purcell: Funeral Sentences for Queen Mary, Z27
J.S. Bach: Chorale Prelude Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 667
J.S. Bach: Chorale, Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 370
William Boyce: Verse Anthem, “O Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?”

Artistic Director & Conductor: Christopher Jackson

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Members of Bach Festival Orchestra

BWV 548, H. Purcell: Nicholas Halbert, W. Boyce (Organ)
BWV 667, 370: Luke DiGiacinto (Organ)

Bethlehem Bach at Noon

Aug 12, 2025

Video / TT: 96:12

Recorded & filmed live at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, as part of Bethlehem Bach at Noon.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert [96:12]


Bach at Noon 2025-2026


C25-9

Bach at Noon September 2025 (BWV 113)

 
 

John Antes (1740–1811): String Trio in D Minor, Op.3, No. 2
25:33: John Antes: Go, Congregation, Go – Surely He Has Borne Our Griefs
47:13-65:24: J.S. Bach: Cantata Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113 [18:11]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Christopher Jackson

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Members of Bach Festival Orchestra

J. Antes: String Trio: Elizabeth Field & Linda Kistler (Violins); Loretta O’Sullivan (Cello)
J. Go, Congregation: Soprano: Rebecca Myers
BWV 113 Soloists: Soprano: Rebecca Myers; Alto: Elisa Sutherland; Tenor: James Reese; Bass: Steven Eddy
Elizabeth Field (Violin); Linda Kistler (Viola); Loretta O'Sullivan (Cello)
Members of the Bach Festival Orchestra: Elizabeth Field (Concert-master); Linda Kistler, Julie Bougher, Inna Eyzerovich, Rebecca Brown & Mary Ogletree (Violins); Nina Falk & Agnès Maurer (Violas); Loretta O’Sullivan (Cello); Daniel McDougal (Double-bass); Susan Charlton (Flute); Nobuo Kitagawa & Lynne Cohen (Oboes); Chuck Holdeman (Bassoon)); Kerry Heimann (Keyboards)

Bethlehem Bach at Noon

Sep 9, 2025

Video / TT: 66:33

Recorded & filmed live at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, as part of Bethlehem Bach at Noon.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 113: Full Concert, including Complete Cantata [66:33]


C25-10

Bach at Noon October 2025 (BWV 196)

 
 

05:33-17:09: J.S. Bach: Cantata Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196 [11:36]
Judith Weir: I love all beauteous things
Herbert Howells: Magnificat: Collegium Regale
Nicholas Cline (b. 1985): she took his hands
Herbert Howells: Nunc dimittis: Collegium Regale
Howard Helvey (b. 1968): O lux beatissima

Artistic Director & Conductor: Christopher Jackson

Westminster Choir (Conductor: Donald Nally) / Members of Bach Festival Orchestra

BWV 196 Soloists: Soprano: Jessica Beebe; Tenor: Daniel Taylor; Bass: Steven Eddy
Members of the Bach Festival Orchestra: Elizabeth Field (concert-master) & Linda Kistler (Violin); Agnés Maurer (Viola); Noelle Casella Grand (Cello); Daniel McDougall (Double-bass); Michael Diorio (Keyboards)

Bethlehem Bach at Noon

Oct 14, 2025

Video / TT: 42:11 / 111:22

Recorded & filmed live at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, as part of Bethlehem Bach at Noon.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 196: Full Concert, including Complete Cantata [42:11]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2024 - October 2025)

Christopher Jackson: Short Biography | Ensembles: Bach Choir of Bethlehem | Bach Festival Orchestra
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