Ad Hoc Music's next adventure will be a performance of the charming and witty “Coffee Cantata” by Johann Sebastian Bach, along with Bach's lively Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 and a set of Renaissance dances. The concert will be a one hour, free program, followed by a reception.

The Coffee Cantata is the comic story of a young woman who loves drinking coffee and manages to outwit her father's plan to give up her favorite caffeinated treat, including the line, “If I couldn't, three times a day, be allowed to drink my little cup of coffee, in my anguish I will turn into a shriveled-up roast goat.”

The Coffee Connection provides employment training and job creation for women in recovery from addiction and as a not-for-profit business sells fair trade, organic coffee to retail and wholesale customers. In partnership with Project Empower, The Coffee Connection provides comprehensive, continuous support for women on their journey toward sustainable recovery.

Performing with Ad Hoc Music for this concert are:

Pablo Bustos, Tenor
Bonnie Choi, Harpsichord
Amy Cochrane, Soprano
Brian Donat, Cello
Noah Fields, Conductor, Violin
Joe Finetti, Bass
Terry Fonda Smith, Oboe, Conductor
Christopher Holmes, Violin
Apollo Lee, Trumpet
Britton Plourde, Flute
Kiran Rajamani, Violin
Daniel Spink, Viola
Cora Swenson,Cello
Keiko Vann, Violin