Lounge concert in honor of Viadrina alumnus Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

The European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) is hosting a lounge concert in honor of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach on Wednesday, 16 September at 6.30 pm in its Logensaal. The ensemble False Consonance, which was honored this year with the title Rheinsberger Hofkapelle, will perform works by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 to 1788) and composers of his time on the occasion of his 310th birthday. The Viadrina is thus reviving its tradition of lounge concerts and inviting members of the European University and music lovers from the region.

The lounge concert will also commemorate the 290th anniversary of C. P. E. Bach's matriculation at the old Viadrina in September. He studied at Frankfurt University from 1734 to 1738 and influenced the city's musical life.

Registration

Interested parties can attend the concert by registration. Further information and registration at: 
www.europa-uni.de/loungekonzert

After the concert, guests are cordially invited to enjoy a drink in the foyer of the Logensaal.

The program

The young ensemble False Consonance will perform compositions by Johann G. Janitsch and Johann J. Quantz alongside Bach works; together with C. P. E. Bach, they once played in the "Royal Prussian Chapel" at the court of Frederick II. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach had already performed his father Johann Sebastian Bach's coffee cantata, which will also be played, as a student with his Frankfurt Collegium musicum. The selection of a composition by Anna Amalia, Princess of Prussia, whom C. P. E. Bach described as his "royal patroness", expands the musical view of his work.

About the ensemble

The four-piece ensemble False Consonance consists of Theo Small (transverse flute), Annie Gard (baroque violin), Thomas Fields (baroque cello / viola da gamba) and Johannes Festerling (baroque lute / theorbo). The musician and the musicians from Australia, the USA and Germany have completed training at renowned universities and conservatories. They came together as an ensemble during the first coronavirus lockdown in Bremen in 2020.

The ensemble's two basic ideas arose from the limited opportunities to make music together during the pandemic: they play without keyboard instruments and can therefore perform flexibly in any type of space. The second fundamental idea is the reduction of originally heavily orchestrated works to a minimal chamber music ensemble, as was common in the 17th and 18th centuries.

In January of this year, the ensemble was awarded the title "Rheinsberg Court Orchestra" by the Brandenburg Music Academy in Rheinsberg – an ensemble in which C. P. E. Bach also played after his time in Frankfurt.