Churches are gradually emptying, yet everyone still needs moments of contemplation. Reflect with Bach is just such a moment. For each edition, the unconventional Flemish poet Maud Vanhauwaert, presenter Lex Bohlmeijer and the Netherlands Bach Society are joined by a different writer and thinker, to explore the universal themes of life and offer tranquillity through the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Today’s theme is: compassion. With: writer Marjolijn van Heemstra.
In this Reflect with Bach, poet, writer, theatre maker, journalist and podcast maker Marjolijn van Heemstra talks about the theme of compassion. The music, by Bach and his contemporaries, is played by young Baroque talents of the Netherlands Bach Society’s Young Bach Fellowship, conducted by violinist Antoinette Lohmann.
In her work, Marjolijn van Heemstra takes an accessible approach to investigating how we can think differently about ourselves and the world. She has won various literary awards for her collections of poems and novels, and her latest novel ‘In Search of a Name’ has been published in translation in eight different countries. Her non-fiction book ‘In Light-Years There’s No Hurry’, about the quest for more space in our lives, was voted NPO Radio 1 Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2021.
Young Bach Fellows of the Netherlands Bach Society
Antoinette Lohmann, violin and leader
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