Dona Nobis Pacem by J.S. Bach from B Minor Mass BWV 232. Areté Singers, Tim Salaver, Music Director

Areté Singers present Bach's Dona Nobis Pacem from his B Minor mass BWV 232 at Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, San Francisco, CA on June 25, 2023. Music Director Timothy Echavez Salaver. Organist, Luke Wenceslas Mayernik
The final movement of the Mass in B Minor, Dona nobis pacem, recalls the music of thanks expressed in Gratias agimus tibi. This concluding choral movement in Renaissance style follows the Dresden Mass style. The Gratias agimus tibi movement is based on the first choral movement of Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29, with minor alterations because of the different text. The text appears on both the theme and the countersubject, here stressing "pacem" (peace) at the beginning of the line. By quoting Gratias, Bach connects “asking for peace” to “thanks and praise to God”. He also connects his Missa composed in 1733 to the later parts.
Dona Nobis Pacem
Grant Us Peace.
About Areté Singers
Founded in 2016 by Music Director Timothy Echavez Salaver, the ensemble began performing for corporate events, life celebrations, and holiday parties. At Christmas you may have heard and seen Areté Singers somewhere throughout the greater San Francisco Bay area performing as Christmas carolers dressed in Dickens or holiday-themed costumes. Areté Singers consist of singers from SF Symphony, SF Opera, Livermore Valley Opera and major community choruses throughout the bay area. The singers have performed for the SF 49ers, at wineries in Napa and Sonoma, at many tree lightings, and for numerous senior care facilities. 2023 marks the concert debut of Areté Singers. Visit aretesingers.com for more information.
Soprano
Barbara Edwards
Christine Dukey
Donna Edwards Weber
Irene Cheng
Kassidy Mayernik
Kim Baxter
Laurena Alm
Stephanie Collins
Alto
Bridget Ahearn
Claudine Jones
Gail Kiyomura
Kathryn Schumacher
Leandra Ramm
Nicole Schach
Ruth Chang
Tenor
Ben Rudiak-Gould*
James Donnelly*
Jeffrey Neidleman*
Josh Susic*
Mark Rose
Telfer Pollard*
Timothy Echavez Salaver*
Bass
Andrew Kessler
Asher Davison*
Gilead Wurman
Mark Sumner
Paul Farrell
Phil Buonadonna
*Countertenor
Videographer: Willem van Asten
Audio Engineering: Jim Hawthorne, www.jimhawthorne.net/