SIZE DOES MATTER

It’s the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death, and performances abound. But how to perform the music? “Choirs, even the compact 12-to-16 voice ensembles accepted as ‘authentic’ in period-instrument circles, are anachronisms and inventions – modern-day hybrids that have nothing to do with J. S. Bach’s actual practice, and are as much a misrepresentation of the composer’s intentions as performing Beethoven’s string quartets with a string orchestra would be.” – The Globe and Mail (Canada)