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The “Chaconne” by J.S. Bach is one of the world’s greatest artistic achievements. Violinist Barbara Barber will present a lecture recital, exploring the life of Bach and his immense musical output, then performing this monumental piece – the final movement of his “Partita No. 2 in D Minor”. Written in 3 and 4 voices for one violin with 4 strings, to be played by one violinist with 4 fingers and a bow, Bach delves into every capability of the violin with endless invention. Barber puts the “Chaconne” into musical, historical and spiritual perspective. Bach’s deep faith and respect for the music and traditions of the Lutheran Church, coupled with his seemingly limitless musical imagination resulted in 13 minutes of some of the most profound music ever written.

Barbara Barber is internationally known as a violinist, pedagogue and author. She has appeared throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand and held faculty positions at Texas Tech University, Texas Christian University, and CU Boulder. Her 30 books and CDs are distributed by Alfred Music. She joined the sales team of Robertson’s in 2014 where she also presents concerts, masterclasses and pedagogy seminars. Barbara plays with the Santa Fe Symphony and New Mexico Philharmonic.