Talks, Lectures, Events

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Recent Public Talks

Engaging talks that connect music, spirituality, and emotion.

Coffee, Kids, and Menuets: Johann Sebastian Bach’s Music and His World

Dive into Johann Sebastian Bach’s music and its cultural roots.

Music & Faith

Explore how music shaped and was shaped by spiritual movements.

Understand the spiritual and emotional power behind baroque masterpieces.

Songs of Love, Death, and Devotion in the Baroque
Markus Rathey passionately speaking at a lecture podium with attentive audience.
Markus Rathey passionately speaking at a lecture podium with attentive audience.

From Love Song to Lullaby – The History of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

Bach's masterwork weaves the familiar Christmas story together with a deeply human emotional journey—of wonder, fear, joy, and hope—bringing listeners into the drama of the season with extraordinary immediacy.

Sacred Music in a Secular Age

Delve into the lasting impact of religious works of the past and how they address questions of the present.

Music and Freedom: What the Enlightenment Can Teach Us Today

Explore how the music of the Enlightenment addresses current questions about freedom and liberty.

Speaking fees:
Speaking fees vary depending on format, location, and audience size.

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