Composers Datebook for April 7, 2019 - A Passion for Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was appointed as the new Kantor of St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany, on this date in 1723. This put him in charge of music at TWO churches there, the other being St. Nikolaus.
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The award-winning Composers Datebook is a daily two-minute program designed to inform, engage, and entertain listeners with timely information about composers of the past and present. Each program notes significant or intriguing musical events involving composers of the past and present-with appropriate and accessible music related to each.
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