Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Professor Helen F Gleeson

JS Bach Cantata: Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele (‘Praise the Lord, my soul’), BWV 143
Steven Devine director, harpsichord
Charlotte Beament soprano
Nicholas Pritchard tenor
James Newby bass

with Professor Helen F Gleeson, OBE, FInstP. Cavendish Professor of Physics and Head of School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds

The music: To mark the New Year, we’ll be performing a cantata Bach wrote for New Year’s Day. As well as three solo singers, it’s notable for its unusual instruments, including timpani and three horns.

The science: Joining us is experimental physicist Helen Gleeson, who produced the first graphene-based liquid crystal device in collaboration with the team that discovered the wonder material at the University of Manchester.