Bach Sinfonias: Analysis & Interpretation with Dr. Sergei Saratovsky
Date: Monday, March 10, 2025 - NEW DATE!
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Tom Lee Music, 728 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1E4
Topic: Bach Sinfonias: Analysis and Interpretation
Presenter: Dr. Sergei Saratovsky
- free for all BCRMTA Vancouver/Burnaby Branch members
- Cost for non-branch members: $20 Canadian. Fill out the RSVP form and e-transfer your fee to our Treasurer's email: treasurer.bcrmta.
vanbby@gmail.com and set the e-transfer password to the following: bcrmtavb
Dr. Saratovsky will present the complete analysis and performance of Sinfonias (Three-Part Inventions) by J.S. Bach in the format of a lecture-recital.
It will be held in a full format:
- Lecture (Power Point Presentation) – 1 hour
- Short break/Intermission – 15 minutes
- Performance of the complete cycle – 30 minutes
- Q and A Session – 15 minutes
These masterpieces, written 300 years ago, are still widely used in different music curriculums and institutions. Here in North America in the RCM syllabus, they appear in Level 9 under Baroque Repertoire category.
This project is not only a rare performance event but equally valuable educational opportunity for teachers and students around Level 8-10 (or really any level) to hear some thoughts and perspectives on these exquisite works coming from me as a performer, teacher, and scholar.
During the lecture part, Dr. Saratovsky will discuss general background information, original sources, preface, key structure, keyboard compass, length, fermatas, difficulty level, editions, ornamentation, phrasing and articulation, fingering, tempi, some individual sinfonias, and much more. He will particularly focus on fingering and ornamentation.
We look forward to seeing you at the workshop!