Ars Musica Chicago presents Ensemble Affect in a festive program celebrating two important observances in March: International Women’s Day on March 8 and J.S. Bach’s 341st birthday on March 21. Enjoy complimentary coffee, wine, and refreshments as you delight in music by Bach, works dedicated to his wife Anna Magdalena Bach, and pieces written by women composers associated with Bach and his students.

Free admission; no tickets are required, but donations will be gratefully accepted.

Program:

Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783)
Sinfonia, from Cleofide

Anna Amalia (1723-1787)
Flute Sonata in F Major (arr. for violin)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Suite in E-flat Major, BWV 815 (excerpts)
from Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Prelude & Fugue in E-flat Major, BWV 876 (arr. for strings)
            from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2

Maria Antonia Walpurgis (1724-1780)
Sinfonia, from Il Trionfo della fedeltà

Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Sonata in A Major, BWV 1015

Maria Theresa Agnesi (1720-1795)
Harpsichord Sonata in G Major

Johann Sebastian Bach
Trio Sonata in G Major BWV 1039 (arr. for strings)

Ensemble Affect
Kiyoe Matsuura, violin
Pauline Kempf, violin
Anna Steinhoff, cello
Jerry Fuller, double bass
Sun Chang, harpsichord