One of the great musical traditions of the Western world is the weekly services sung by the Thomanerchor of Leipzig—the 800-year-old boys choir of the Thomaskirche, once led by J.S. Bach. I had the privilege of witnessing their Saturday service for the second time this past May in Leipzig, with Bach lying in repose beneath the altar, an otherworldly experience I won't soon forget.
Tonight, as part of the ongoing White Light Festival, the Thomanerchor pays a rare visit to NYC to perform music by Bach and Vivaldi under their longtime cantor, Georg Christoph Biller, at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin on W. 46th Street.
Tickets are scarce, but still available from the Lincoln Center box office or online.
