The Bachtalk Podcast

Episode 6: BWV 164 with Adam Shoaff

November 20, 2025 On this episode, Adam and Carlton discuss Cantata 164, Bach's musical reflection on the story of the Good Samaritan. bachtalk.substack.com [http://bachtalk.substack.com] www.bachensemble.org [http://www.bachensemble.org] Get full access to Bachtalk: Thinking Through Music at bachtalk.substack.com/subscribe [https://bachtalk.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Episode 4: BWV 90 with Adam Shoaff and Christopher Holman

October 20, 2025 On this episode, Adam Shoaff gives us a historical and musical overview of Cantata 90, and we speak with guest conductor Christopher Holman about his upcoming appearance leading the Bach Ensemble. bachtalk.substack.com [http://bachtalk.substack.com] www.bachensemble.org [http://www.bachensemble.org] Get full access to Bachtalk: Thinking Through Music at bachtalk.substack.com/subscribe [https://bachtalk.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Episode 3: Evin Blomberg and Ilya Finkelsteyn

On this episode, we chat with Oct. 24 concert artists Evin Blomberg and Ilya Finkelsteyn. We discuss historic vs. modern performances of Baroque music, Bach’s ability to write for string instruments, and what kind of golfer Bach might have been. Get full access to Bachtalk: Thinking Through Music at bachtalk.substack.com/subscribe [https://bachtalk.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Episode 2: A Look Ahead to Fall Fest

On this solo podcast, Bach Ensemble Artistic Director Carlton Monroe previews the upcoming BEST Fall Fest, a three-day weekend of music events in October 2025. Get full access to Bachtalk: Thinking Through Music at bachtalk.substack.com/subscribe [https://bachtalk.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

BachTalk: Episode 1

September 1, 2025 Welcome to the BachTalk Podcast! In this first episode, host Carlton Monroe chats with Bach Ensemble Resident Scholar Adam Shoaff about Cantata 29, the first work featured in the 2025-2026 season of Vespers services. Look for more episodes in the coming weeks! Links: BWV 29, performed by the Netherlands Bach Society [https://youtu.be/Ih51HIyTW0Q?feature=shared] BWV 29, on the Bach Cantatas Website [https://www.bach-cantatas.com/BWV29.htm] Annotated Translation from Michael Marissen & Daniel R. Melamed [https://bachcantatatexts.org/BWV29] bachtalk.substack.com [http://bachtalk.substack.com] www.bachensemble.org [http://www.bachensemble.org] Get full access to Bachtalk: Thinking Through Music at bachtalk.substack.com/subscribe [https://bachtalk.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]