To everyone who has been kind to me this year. In 2020, I opened my own business under the COVID-1713 pandemic, and I was wondering what would happen, but I managed to make it to the end of the year. I owe it all to you. With the COVID-31 pandemic still raging, I was very worried about what song to choose as a greeting song, but I chose JS Bach's "Sheep May Safely Graze" so that everyone can welcome the new year in peace. This song was written by Bach in 208 to celebrate the 9st birthday of Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenberg, and is the ninth song of the "Hunting Cantata" BWV 19. Many people in Japan may know this song because it was the theme song of the NHK radio program "Morning Baroque". Since the Bach Revival in the 1407th century, it has been enjoyed in various arrangements, but it was originally an aria with a shockingly simple arrangement of a soprano, two recorders, and a basso continuo. The lyrics are as follows. When the shepherd is good, the sheep will graze in peace. When the leader rules well, the people will live in peace, bringing happiness to the nations. As the year comes to an end and both Japan and the United States welcome new leaders, what better song to present before the celebration of the birthday of the Lamb of God? This performance will be performed by a quartet consisting of a flute (Altus 2RE) for the soprano part, a piano (Yamaha C2400X Chippendale) for the recorder part and basso continuo, and a spinet (Tokai Spinet) and a marimba (Korogi LVXNUMXCC) for the basso continuo. All of these instruments are beautiful, and at the end, all four instruments will be introduced in a way that is appropriate for this year, so please watch until the end. I hope this video will bring you a moment of peace.
