Johann is 'Bach at Leipzig'
Jenny Wittman
Issue date: 4/6/07 Section: The Edge
Georg Friedrich Kaufmann (Steve Svec) is sometimes na've and gullible, but he means well.
Johann Christoph Graupner (Kyle Motsinger) tries very hard to impress the other men by dramatic entrances, but he always lives in the shadow of second best. He is referred to as "the second greatest organist in Germany."
One of the ending scenes seems to personify a fugue, which is a counterpoint composition (or compositional technique) for a specific number of individual parts (or "voices") in a piece. The main subject or theme is a short melody that starts at the beginning, and voices keep reappearing throughout the piece with their own imitation of the melody. It's hard to explain without a background in organ music, but it's a complex composition Bach used in the Baroque period.
The overlapped characteristics are complex but interesting. Bribery, adultery, blackmail and deception are all common themes in "Bach at Leipzig." Maybe one joke was overdone a little, but other than that, it was funny to see the unique interaction of the characters.
Directed by Bill Kincaid, "Bach at Leipzig" has one final performance: Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are available at Hainline Theatre Box Office Monday-Friday from noon to 5 p.m. The office can be reached at 309/298-2900.
Johann Christoph Graupner (Kyle Motsinger) tries very hard to impress the other men by dramatic entrances, but he always lives in the shadow of second best. He is referred to as "the second greatest organist in Germany."
One of the ending scenes seems to personify a fugue, which is a counterpoint composition (or compositional technique) for a specific number of individual parts (or "voices") in a piece. The main subject or theme is a short melody that starts at the beginning, and voices keep reappearing throughout the piece with their own imitation of the melody. It's hard to explain without a background in organ music, but it's a complex composition Bach used in the Baroque period.
The overlapped characteristics are complex but interesting. Bribery, adultery, blackmail and deception are all common themes in "Bach at Leipzig." Maybe one joke was overdone a little, but other than that, it was funny to see the unique interaction of the characters.
Directed by Bill Kincaid, "Bach at Leipzig" has one final performance: Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are available at Hainline Theatre Box Office Monday-Friday from noon to 5 p.m. The office can be reached at 309/298-2900.
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