Sunday, January 7 at 4 p.m.

Grace United Methodist, 5407 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210

Bach’s Cantata 9: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her; Bach’s Cantata 54: Widerstehe doch der Sünde; Handel’s Organ Concerto, Op. 4, No. 5 in F major

Charles Humphries, countertenor; Christopher Schroeder, organ

Bach in Baltimore’s Winter Celebration Concert features Es ist das Heil uns kommen her (It is our salvation come here to us), a church cantata written for performances in Leipzig in 1724. It is based on a hymn by Paul Speratus. Widerstehe doch der Sünde (Just resist sin) is Bach’s first surviving cantata for a solo voice. This performance features one of the most sought after countertenors worldwide, Charles Humphries. Christopher Schroeder will open the program as the organ soloist for the magnificent Handel Organ Concerto.

Admission: $20 in advance, $22 at the door