{"id":12827,"date":"2026-11-10T15:58:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T20:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=12827"},"modified":"2026-11-10T16:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T21:03:25","slug":"an-evening-with-wtf-bach","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/event\/an-evening-with-wtf-bach\/","title":{"rendered":"An Evening with WTF Bach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Program to include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Ich ruf zu Dir Herr Jesu Christ<\/em>, Arioso, BWV\u00a0<em>deest\u00a0<\/em>(Doubtful\u00a0authenticity)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>English Suite in e minor, BWV 810 (ca. 1717)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Jesu, Meine Freud<\/em>e, Chorale, from BWV 64 (1723)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lute Suite in e minor, BWV 996 (ca. 1717)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Ich ruf zu Dir Herr Jesu Christ<\/em>, Chorale, from BWV 177 (1732)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fuga on a theme (possibly) by Tomaso Albinoni, BWV 949 (ca. 1707)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fuga on a theme by Tomaso Albinoni, BWV 950 (ca. 1707)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>English Suite in A major, Prelude, BWV 806 (1714)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prelude and Fugue in A major from WTC II, BWV 888 (1742)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Allein Gott in der H\u00f6h sei Ehr<\/em>, Fughetta, BWV 677 (1739)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Wenn mein St\u00fcndlein vorhanden ist<\/em>, Chorale, BWV 430 (1725)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Widely known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https:\/\/wtfbach.substack.com\/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj14bKnpP6XAxUiMWIAHVL7J7oQFnoECBEQAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw0uTf9u232APbfuuz3DgTgj\">WTF Bach<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/37aGJgsDmnEpLf6Wg8TnlY?si=LkveHj_hTBeFWgfsMBt_7w\">Evan Shinners<\/a> is a conductor and keyboardist with a deep focus on Baroque music. He is an alumnus of The Juilliard School, where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal. Shinners began musical studies at age 10 in the European sacred choral tradition, singing and playing continuo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/11\/WTF-Bach-500x500-1.avif\" alt=\"Blue and yellow illustration of J.S. Bach\" class=\"wp-image-12829\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/11\/WTF-Bach-500x500-1.avif 500w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/11\/WTF-Bach-500x500-1-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/11\/WTF-Bach-500x500-1-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In November 2018, Evan opened The Bach Store in a former bank on 56th and Broadway in Manhattan. There, he performed Bach for five hours, every day, for 37 consecutive days. In the evenings, Mr. Shinners hosted different guest artists every night, showcasing 70 musicians performing Bach. The next opening of The Bach Store is scheduled for next spring in New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May 2024, he debuted the first three of\u00a0some\u00a0twenty-four albums, eventually encompassing the entirety of Bach\u2019s solo keyboard works. A popular figure in music education, Shinners is the host of the podcast \u201cWTF Bach,\u201d where he navigates the complexities of Bach\u2019s life and work in informative and entertaining ways. He lives\u00a0in the U.K. with his wife\u00a0and daughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Shinners is a proud Yamaha Artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program to include: Widely known as WTF Bach, Evan Shinners is a conductor and keyboardist with a deep focus on Baroque music. 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