Wed. 9/4 10a: This season, St. John's United Methodist Church in Albuquerque takes a three-concert look at the vocal and instrumental works of J.S. Bach, with an emphasis on his cantatas. The series begins on September 7 with a chamber orchestra and vocalists performing Cantata 84 and Cantata 166. Spencer Beckwith is joined by the director of the Project, oboist Claudia Giese.
Spencer Beckwith reports on the arts for KUNM. For ten years, until March of 2014, Spencer was the producer and host of KUNM's "Performance New Mexico," a weekday morning arts program that included interviews with musicians, writers and performers. Spencer is a graduate of the acting program at the Juilliard School, and, before moving to New Mexico in 2002, was for many years a professional actor based in New York City.