Originally designed as a response to the rapidly changing creative world of 2020 amidst the unprecedented COVID disruptions; The Summer Chores was created as a motivational tool for home use over the summer months for students and teachers alike, the intension being that the performer plays all the parts to each piece while learning and experimenting how to record themselves, learn how to make a click-track, how to multi-track, mix, video-edit and more….
The hundreds of sacred works Bach created are usually seen as manifesting not just his craft but also a truly devout relationship with God. Throughout his life as a musician, Bach composed cantatas for both secular and sacred use. He composed for the Lutheran church, writing works intended for the occasions of the liturgical year. My Spirit be Joyful comes from Cantata No 146 written in Leipzig in 1726 or 1728. Bach composed the work for the third Sunday after Easter known as Jubilate.
