A Sonic Youth
by Bach Collegium San Diego, Ruben Valenzuela
FOR YOUR
GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION
Best Choral Performance
Best Classical Producer
Peter Rutenberg
Best Classical Sound Engineer
Steve Caplan
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About A Sonic Youth:
Bach Collegium San Diego's debut release with Rezurrection Recordz, A Sonic Youth, showcases two vibrant early works by J.S. Bach and Handel, composed around the year 1707. Recorded in the fall of 2021, the album highlights Bach's cantata Christ lag in Todes Banden, where his mastery of Lutheran tradition meets the emerging Italian style, presented through a bold chorale fantasia. In contrast, Handel’s Dixit Dominus captures the youthful composer’s fiery and virtuosic response to the vibrant musical atmosphere of Rome. BCSD’s interpretations bring a distinctive vitality, offering fresh insight into these well-loved compositions.
About Bach Collegium San Diego:
BACH COLLEGIUM SAN DIEGO was founded by Artistic Director Ruben Valenzuela in 2003 to bring dynamic programming and performances with historical considerations to performance practice. Over the last 20 seasons, BCSD has garnered national and international recognition through its exemplary talent, making it one of the most distinguished early music ensembles in the country today. In 2021, the ensemble gained national attention through its El Mesías: Messiah for a New World project, which commissioned an original Spanish libretto of Handel’s oratorio. BCSD will make its European debut at Bachfest in Leipzig, Germany in June 2024, and will also perform at other Bach sites in the German state of Thuringia.
