Coffee. I Need Coffee

As the Red Baron was out on his daily walk around noon this Sunday afternoon, he passed by St. Peter's Church in his neighborhood. I looked over the announcements and saw that there would be a baroque music concert with a cake buffet at 3:00 p.m.

   

The photo is misleading. The other year at "Cake with Bach,"
they performed Bach's Concerto for four harpsichords in A minor, BWV 1065, at Petruskirche.

So I returned to the venue around 2:30 p.m., and lo and behold, there were still tickets available. Since I arrived at the church early, I managed to snag a seat in the second row.

This concert is part of a concert series called "With Bach Through the Region." It began with Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067. Some scholars claim that this suite belongs to the entertainment music Bach wrote for the Zimmermannisches Caffe-Hauß in Leipzig.

Henry Purcell's "The Old Bachelor," Op. 607, impressed with its folk-inspired sounds and musicality.

The musicians thanked the audience for the deserved applause. From left to right: Traverse flutist: Karl Kaiser, concertmaster and first violin: Gottfried von der Goltz, conductor and harpsichord: Lars Schwarze. Note the listeners on the side waiting for Kaffee und Kuchen, which was served in the following pause. 

The highlight and conclusion of the afternoon concert was Bach's Kaffeekantate BWV 211.

Liesgen: Wenn ich des Tages nicht dreimal mein Schälchen Kaffee trinken darf ... Well, Red Baron needs at least three pots a day.

Liesgen, her father, and the narrator sang the final chorus together:

Cats do not give up mousing,
Girls remain coffee-sisters.
The mother adores her coffee habit,
And grandma also drank it,
So who can blame the daughters!

During the final applause for the orchestra and the singers, Liesgen wore cat accessories, while her father and the narrator wore mouse ears.

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