organist - "Bach ad Meridiem" concert series

As part of the four "Bach ad Meridiem" concerts, organist Annelies Focquaert will perform on Saturday, June 27 at 12 PM at the Cathedral of Saints Michel and Gudule in Brussels, for an organ concert exclusively dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach. The concerts will take place in the Cathedral's Chancel. Programme Prelude & Fuge in A minor BWV 543 Aria (from: Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068 / arr.: J. Callaerts) Erbarm' dich mein, O Herre Gott BWV 721 Prélude religieux (from : Petite Messe solennelle – G. Rossini) Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (Orgelbüchlein) BWV 633 Pastorale in C-minor (from: Bach's Memento (1925) – Ch.-M. Widor) Aria (from : Goldbergvariationen BWV 988) Concerto in A minor BWV 593 (Allegro) – Adagio – Allegro Annelies Focquaert obtained her organ diploma in 2001 in Antwerp. In 2014, she defended her doctoral thesis in the Arts on the life and work of Belgian organist Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens at the AUHA. She was a coordinator for 'Het Orgel in Vlaanderen vzw' and a scientific assistant at the Studiecentrum voor Vlaamse Muziek vzw. She teaches organ and harpsichord and, since 2015, has been the titular organist of St. George's Church in Antwerp. Annelies gives concerts in Belgium and in many European countries. She also accompanies other soloists, choirs, and renowned ensembles on the organ or harmonium.