Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem HoWV II.169

In 2014 not only will the 300th anniversary of Gottfried August Homilius be commemorated, but the 475th anniversary of the introduction of the Reformation in Saxony, his home region, will be observed. To honor both occasions together Carus is publishing Homilius’s only surviving Reformation cantata. The cantata is dominated by a sweeping, festive opening chorus in which – in keeping with the occasion – the psalm text is combined with a Protestant chorale.

Scoring: Soli ST, Coro SATB, 3 Tr, Timp, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Bc