JSB Ensemble 2025
Hans-Christoph Rademann
Artistic Director
Director of the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart # Chief Conductor of the Dresdner Kammerchor # Professor of Choral Conducting at the Dresden Music Conservatory # One of the most important choral conductors worldwide
Kathy Saltzman Romey
Ensemble direction
Professor Emerita of Music at the University of Minnesota # Artistic Director of the symphonic choir The Minnesota Chorale # Conductor of the Oregon Bach Festival Choir # Long-standing teaching position at the Bachakademie Stuttgart
Jos van Veldhoven
Ensemble direction
Long-standing Artistic Director of the Netherlands Bach Society # Professor of Choral Conducting at the Sweelinck Conservatory Amsterdam and at the Royal Conservatory Den Haag
Johann Sebastian Bach
Patron
Most famous Thomaskantor of all time, has also composed magnificent music # Regular guest at the Bachakademie Stuttgart # Sometimes not fully comprehensible dialect
Katharina Arfken
Woodwinds
Hannes Rux-Brachtendorf
Trumpet & Timpani
Mayumi Hirasaki
Violin & Viola
Joseph Crouch
Violoncello & Continuo
Magdalena Fischer
Voice coaching
Rebekka Neetz
Voice coaching
Daniel Karrasch
Voice coaching
Richard Stier
Conducting assistant
Johannes Fiedler
Continuo, harpsichord
Matthias Böhringer
Piano accompaniment
JSB Ensemble with Kathy Saltzman Romey
(Concert on March 14, 2025)
Baroque music for a cappella choir from Latin America
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Motet “Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied” BWV 225
Cantata “Jesu, der du meine Seele” BWV 78
JSB Ensemble with Jos van Veldhoven
(Concert on March 15, 2025)
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Chorale Cantata “Lord Christ, the Son of God” BWV 96
Sinfonia from the Cantata “On the evening of that Sabbath” BWV 42
Mass in A minor BWV 234
JSB Ensemble with Hans-Christoph Rademann
(Concerts on March 17 and 18, 2025)
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Easter Oratorio “Come, hurry and run, you fleeting feet” BWV 249
Ascension Oratorio “Praise God in his Kingdom” BWV 11
JSB Ensemble with Gaechinger Cantorey
(final concert of the Bachfest Stuttgart on March 23, 2025)
Georg Friedrich Händel:
Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne HWV 74
Coronation Anthems HWV 258-261
Instrumentation
Choir JSB Ensemble
8.8.6.6 singers
Orchestra JSB Ensemble
2 recorders *
2 transverse flutes
3 oboes (also oboe d'amore)
2 bassoons
contrabassoon *
3 horns *
3 trumpets
timpani
strings: 5.4.4.3.2
Continuo: 1 organ, 1 harpsichord
* positions are not advertised
The orchestra plays on baroque instruments.
Pitch: 415 Hz
| Date | What? |
|---|---|
| Wed March 5, 2025 | Travel to Stuttgart – Transfer to Ochsenhausen |
| Thu-Sat March 6-8 | Full day of rehearsals at the Landesakademie Ochsenhausen |
| Sun March 9, 2025 | Rehearsals in Ochsenhausen Visit to the opening concert of the International Bach Festival Stuttgart (St. Matthew Passion) followed by transfer to Ochsenhausen |
| Mon/Tue March 10/11 | full days of rehearsals at the State Academy of Music in Ochsenhausen |
| Wed March 12, 2025 | Rehearsals at the State Academy of Music in Ochsenhausen Choir and orchestra concert in Ochsenhausen Conductors: Kathy Saltzman Romey / Jos van Veldhoven |
| Thu March 13, 2025 | Move to Stuttgart – rest day |
| Fri March 14, 2025 | Public rehearsal at the HMDK Stuttgart Concert “JSB with Kathy Saltzmann Romey” |
| Sat March 15, 2025 | Public rehearsal at the HMDK Stuttgart Concert “JSB Ensemble with Jos van Veldhoven” |
| Sun March 16, 2025 | Liedmatinee Masterclass Singing Public rehearsal at the HMDK Stuttgart |
| Mon March 17, 2025 | Public rehearsals at the HMDK Stuttgart Concert “Bach & Kärcher” at the Winnenden Castle Church (Easter Oratorio, Ascension Oratorio) Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann |
| Tue March 18, 2025 | Public rehearsals at the HMDK Stuttgart Concert “JSB Ensemble with Hans-Christoph Rademann” (Easter Oratorio, Ascension Oratorio) |
| Wed March 19, 2025 | Public rehearsal at the HMDK Stuttgart |
| Thu March 20, 2025 | Joint rehearsals JSB Ensemble and Gaechinger Cantorey at the Liederhalle Stuttgart (Silcher-Saal) |
| Fri March 21, 2025 | Joint rehearsals JSB Ensemble and Gaechinger Cantorey at Liederhalle Stuttgart (Silcher-Saal) Choir and orchestra concert “Happy Birthday, Johann Sebastian Bach!” Conductor: Kathy Saltzman Romey, Hans-Christoph Rademann (Program: tba) |
| Sat March 22, 2025 | Joint rehearsals JSB Ensemble and Gaechinger Cantorey at the Liederhalle Stuttgart (Silcher-Saal) |
| Sun March 23, 2025 | Closing concert of Internationales Bachfest Stuttgart Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann (Handel program) |
Musicians between the ages of 18 and 30 can apply. Attendance for the entire period is a condition of participation.
Registration deadline
Sun November 10, 2024
Auditions
There will be NO live auditions or rehearsals. We will accept your application in the form of an mp3 file, preferably as a download link (Wetransfer/Dropbox or similar). Please understand that we cannot accept video files. The obligatory audition and rehearsal repertoire will be available on this page soon. The audio files should be submitted by Sun 17 November 2024 at the latest.
Participation • Costs • Notification
Successful participants will be notified at the end of December 2024 / beginning of January 2025. All costs (travel, accommodation in shared rooms with breakfast) will be covered by the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart. The ensemble members will receive a one-time payment of €500 for participating in the final concert with the Gaechinger Cantorey. We charge a registration fee of €25 for each application. German and/or English will be spoken in the ensemble and with the lecturers. All participants must have a good knowledge of at least one of these languages.
Audition pieces
- choir – soprano (826.7 KiB)
- choir – alto (900.5 KiB)
- choir – tenor (751.4 KiB)
- choir – bass (1,016.2 KiB)
- trumpet (979.2 KiB)
- timpani (63.6 KiB)
- flute (463.7 KiB)
- oboe (670.4 KiB)
- bassoon (111.0 KiB)
- violin & viola (801.2 KiB)
- violoncello (95.5 KiB)
- double bass (171.2 KiB)
- organ & harpsichord (76.1 KiB)