Myths Contested:
J.S. Bach, The Contest between Phoebus and Pan, BWV 201;
Trevor Weston, A New Song

A New Song was commissioned by the Washington Bach Consort with a gift from the J. Reilly Lewis Legacy Fund

Album: Cat# APL53752
Recorded September 19–21, 2022
National Presbyterian Church, Washington DC
Producer and Editor: Geoffrey Silver
Engineer: Drew Schelgel
Mastering Engineer: Alex Santilli
Design: Geoffrey Silver

Dramma per Musica: Der Streit zwischen Phoebus und Pan
“Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde” BWV 201
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
1 Chorus: “Geschwindet, ihr wirbelnden Winde”
2 Recit: “Und du bist doch”
(Soloists: Paul Max Tipton, Ian Pomerantz, Sherezade Panthaki)
3 Aria: “Patron, das macht der Wind”
(Soloist: Sherezade Panthaki)
4 Recit: “Was braucht ihr euch zu Zanken?”
(Soloists: Paul Max Tipton, Ian Pomerantz, Sarah Davis Issaelkhoury)
5 Aria: “Mit Verlangen”
(Soloist: Paul Max Tipton)
6 Recit: “Pan, rücke deine Kehle nun”
(Soloists: Ian Pomerantz, Sherezade Panthaki)
7 Aria: “Zu Tanze, zu Sprunge”
(Soloist: Ian Pomerantz)
8 Recit: “Nunmehro Richter her!”
(Soloists: Sarah Davis Issaelkhoury, Jacob Perry, Jr.)
9 Aria: “Phoebus, deine Melodei”
(Soloist: Jacob Perry, Jr.)
10 Recit: “Komm, Mydas, sage du nun an”
(Soloists: Ian Pomerantz, Patrick Kilbride)
11 Aria: “Pan ist Meister, lasst ihn gehn!”
(Soloist: Patrick Kilbride)
12 Recit: “Wie, Mydas, bist du toll?”
(Soloists: Paul Max Tipton, Ian Pomerantz, Sherezade Panthaki,
Sarah Davis Issaelkhoury, Jacob Perry, Jr., Patrick Kilbride)
13 Aria: “Aufgeblasne Hitze”
(Soloists: Sarah Davis Issaelkhoury)
14 Recit: “Du guter Mydas, geh nun hin”
(Soloists: Sherezade Panthaki)
15 Chorus: “Labt das Herz, ihn holden Saiten”

A New Song
Trevor Weston (b. 1967)
World Premiere
16 Chorus: “Listen”
17 Trio: “Time”
(Soloists: Sarah Davis Issaelkhoury, Jacob Perry, Jr., Sherezade Panthaki)
18 Chorus: “Now seems old”
(Soloists: Jacob Perry, Jr., Sherezade Panthaki)
19 Song: “My song”
(Soloists: Sarah Davis Issaelkhoury)
20 Song: “Every story”
(Soloists: Sherezade Panthaki)
21 Song: “Emotion moves me”
(Soloists: Jacob Perry, Jr.,
22 Chorale: “Music records our days”
23 Chorus: “Hear life”

Links: Trevor Weston, composer | Dana Marsh, conductor |
The Washington Bach Consort, Washington DC