{"id":22819,"date":"2015-03-16T13:19:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T18:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=22819"},"modified":"2015-03-16T14:18:25","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T19:18:25","slug":"bach-in-the-subways-saturday-march-21-from-1-130pm-at-off-square-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/bach-in-the-subways-saturday-march-21-from-1-130pm-at-off-square-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Mockingbird Early Music Ensemble &#8211; Bach in the Subways on March 21 and A Celebration of Spring in Poetry and Music on March 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The\u00a0<strong>Mockingbird Early Music Ensemble <\/strong>will join <strong>Bach in the Subways <\/strong>for a mini-concert on the Square in Oxford\u00a0to play fugues and an organ sonata by <strong>J. S. Bach<\/strong>\u00a0transcribed for recorders. The event will be at\u00a0<strong>Off Square Books<\/strong>\u00a0on Saturday, March 21 from 1 &#8211; 1:30pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Bach in the Subways is an international movement founded by cellist <strong>Dale Henderson<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0sow the seeds for future generations of classical music lovers by generating public interest and excitement for the art form. Every year on March 21, <strong>Johann Sebastian Bach<\/strong>\u2019s birthday, musicians around the world celebrate <strong>Bach in the Subways Day<\/strong> by offering performances in subways, public spaces, and concerts open to all. The music is given freely as a gift, and as an invitation\u00a0to further explore classical music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">On Sunday, March 22 at 3pm the Mockingbird Early Music Ensemble will celebrate the beginning of spring with beautiful music composed before 1750 played on recorders, viola da gamba, and harpsichord.\u00a0 The poetry will evoke the springtime promise of joy and renewal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The\u00a0<strong>Celebration of Spring in Poetry and Music\u00a0<\/strong>will be at\u00a0<strong>Paris Yates Chapel<\/strong> on the campus of the <strong>University of Mississippi<\/strong>. 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