A "Conversation Concert" is a unique event, where soloists, chorus and orchestra are employed to illustrate points of a pre-performance lecture.  In twenty minutes, we explore the musical and historical context of the programmed work, in order to make the composer's efforts more accessible to our modern ears, and more relevant to our contemporary way of life. Then we perform the entire work, uninterrupted.

This performance features the superb classical ensemble, The Advent Project, in a presentation of Bach's Cantata, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" for soprano, tenor, and bass soloists, along with orchestra and chorus. In the intimate and acoustically marvelous Church of the Redeemer in Bethesda (near Glen Echo), the musicians of The Advent Project and their conductor, Richard Allen Roe, will guide the audience through each movement of this timeless cantata. It is an experience not to be missed!  Admission is free, a $20 free will donation is suggested.