“Bach at the Barn” Annemieke McLane

J.S.Bach(1685-1750)

At the Barn

From: Small preludes from the Klavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach:

1. C major BWV 924

2. d minor, BWV 926

3. F major, BWV 927

5. F major, BWV 928

Toccata I, in d BWV 913

From: A Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach:

- Marche, Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, BWV anhang 122

- Polonaise, Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, BWV anhang 125

- Solo per il cembalo, C.Ph.E. Bach, BWV anhang 129

English Suite III in g minor, BWV 808

- Prelude

- Allemande

- Courante

- Sarabande/ les agréments de la même sarabande

- Gavotte I

- Gavotte II/Musette

French Suite IV in Eb major, BWV 815

- Allemande

- Courante

- Sarabande

- Gavotte

- Menuet

- Air

- Gigue

‍The Bach family had already produced several composers when Johann Sebastian was born

as the last child of a city musician, Johann Ambrosius, in Eisenach. After being orphaned at

age 10, he lived for five years with his eldest brother, Johann Christoph, then continued his

musical education in Lüneburg. In 1703 he returned to Thuringia, working as a musician for

Protestant churches in Arnstadt and Mühlhausen, and for longer periods at courts in Weimar,

where he expanded his organ repertory, and Köthen, where he was mostly engaged with

chamber music. In 1723 he was hired as Thomaskantor (cantor at St Thomas's) in Leipzig.

There he composed music for the principal Lutheran churches of the city and its university's

student ensemble, Collegium Musicum. In 1726 he began publishing his organ and other

keyboard music. In Leipzig, as had happened during some of his earlier positions, he had

difficult relations with his employer. This situation was somewhat remedied when his sovereign,

Augustus III of Poland, granted him the title of court composer in 1736.

In the last decades of his life, Bach reworked and extended many of his earlier compositions.

He died due to complications following eye surgery in 1750 at the age of 65. Four of his twenty

children, Wilhelm Friedemann, Carl Philipp Emanuel, Johann Christoph Friedrich, and Johann

Christian, became composers. (Source: Wikipedia)

Pianist Annemieke (Spoelstra) McLane was born in the Netherlands and studied for her

Masters in Piano Performance at the conservatory in Zwolle with Rudy de Heus and after her

mastes privately with Tan Crone and Peter Serkin.

She received the Student of the Year Award for her final

recital, for sensitive playing and well balanced programs.

Besides her solo playing, she was collaborative pianist at

the conservatories of Zwolle, Arnhem, Rotterdam,

Amsterdam for different instrumentalists and vocalists.

At the Sweelinck conservatory of Amsterdam she

specialized in ArtSong Accompaniment. She received at

age 21 the National Young Music Talent Award for best

accompanist. Praised for her toucher and coloring. After her

Master's Degree she studied privately with Tan Crone in

Amsterdam (who had studied with Rudolf Serkin and Nadia

Boulanger.)

Annemieke was finalist in Paris for the Lily and Nadia

Boulanger competition.

Annemieke lives in Sharon, VT with her husband

accordionist Jeremiah McLane and their son. She teaches

at her home studio and performs internationally as soloist and collaborative artist.

She recorded three solo recordings :“Toccare” (“Mesmerizing Schubert”), “Birds and

Beethoven” (“All of it is a gem”) and “Bach & My Bicycle” (“ Annemieke McLane is an unusual

pianist with her singing romanticism, it proves, it works beautifully.”)

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Pianist Annemieke (Spoelstra) McLane was born in the Netherlands and studied for her Masters in Piano Performance at the conservatory in Zwolle with Rudy de Heus. She received the Student of the Year Award for her final recital, for sensitive playing and well balanced programs. Besides her solo playing, she was collaborative pianist at the conservatories of Zwolle, Arnhem, Rotterdam, Amsterdam for different instrumentalists and vocalists. At the Sweelinck conservatory of Amsterdam she specialized in ArtSong Accompaniment. She received at age 21 the National Young Music Talent Award for best accompanist. Praised for her toucher and coloring. After her Master's Degree she studied privately with Tan Crone in Amsterdam (who had studied with Rudolf Serkin and Nadia Boulanger.)

Annemieke was finalist in Paris for the Lily and Nadia Boulanger competition. She had masterclasses with Rudolf Jansen, Elly Ameling, Miranda van Kralingen, Benjamin Rawitz, Roger Vignoles, Tan Crone, Peter Serkin, Noel Lee, Shmuel Magen. Annemieke lives in Sharon, VT with her husband accordionist Jeremiah McLane and their son. She teaches at her home studio and performs internationally as soloist and collaborative artist. She was piano instructor at St. Michael’s College for 11years (2004-2015) and has been pianist for the Saint Michael’s College chorale, Thetford Chamber singers, Handel Society of Dartmouth College, Musical Theater Classes at Dartmouth College, Hanover High school. She coaches chamber musicians and vocalists. She recorded three solo recordings :“Toccare” (“Mesmerizing Schubert”), “Birds and Beethoven” (“All of it is a gem”) and “Bach & My Bicycle” (“ Annemieke McLane is an unusual pianist with her singing romanticism, it proves, it works beautifully.”)

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