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BACH 52
Is Johann Sebastian Bach's music really for everyone?
BACH 52 is a web series and podcast hosted by Grammy-winning tenor Nicholas Phan, exploring that question one cantata at a time. Each episode pairs a performance of a Bach aria with a conversation between Nick and a guest from the worlds of music, medicine, theology, education, and beyond — people who bring unexpected perspectives to some of the most profound music ever written.
Bach composed over 200 sacred cantatas for the Lutheran church. BACH 52 is on a journey through that music — asking what this deeply Christian music means for believers and non-believers alike, and why it continues to resonate across cultures, faiths, and centuries.
Guests have included musicians, conductors, physicians, educators, clergy, and industry leaders — all united by a lifelong relationship with Bach's music and a willingness to explore what it means for the world we live in today.
Start anywhere — every episode stands alone.
Learn more: https://www.bach52.nicholas-phan.com/
BACH 52
Latest Episodes
Death, Doubt & the Bach Institute
with Pamela Dellal, Bach Institute Director & Intellectual Resources Curator This week on BACH 52, Nicholas Phan sits down with Pamela Dellal — alto, master translator, and director of the Bach Institute ...
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Reginald Mobley on Race, Access & Why Bach Belongs to Everyone
Reginald Mobley on Race, Access & Why Bach Belongs to Everyonewith Reginald Mobley Grammy-nominated countertenor programming consultant, Handel & Haydn SocietyGrammy-nom...
Bach, Shakespeare & the Sins of the Past
with Steven Zohn general editor, American Bach Society musicologist, Temple UniversityIs it possible to separate great art from the flawed men who made it? In this episode of BACH 52, ...