Kendra Colton has been singing Bach cantatas on a weekly basis for more than twenty years in Boston with oboist Peggy Pearson and Emmanuel Music. After decades of performances it was time to record the repertoire that has been a regular part of their professional careers. Reviews from The New York Times have said that Ms. Colton “sang radiantly and vividly” and that her Bach was “touchingly musical”. Richard Dyer of the Boston Globe referred to Ms. Colton as an “imaginative musician” and that “Peggy Pearson has probably played more Bach than any other oboist of her generation; this is music she plays in a state of eloquent grace.” The seven soprano Bach arias included in this recording are a companion to the Bach cantatas BWV 202, 84 and 32 previously released on CD Baby. Peggy Pearson and Kendra Colton have embarked on a long term project to record soprano and/or double reed arias and duets from Bach's 200 sacred cantatas. The next release will be spring 2018 with duets from BWV 140, 9, 99 and arias from BWV 8, 68, 92, 105, 127. Stay tuned. The tracks for this release feature the artists listed below. “Gott versorget alles Leben“ BWV 187 Kendra Colton, soprano Peggy Pearson, oboe Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello Randall Zigler, double bass Michael Beattie, organ “Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben“ BWV 57 Kendra Colton, soprano Gabriela Diaz, violin Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello Anthony D’Amico, double bass Michael Sponseller, organ “Seufzer, Tränen, Kummer, Not“ BWV 21 Kendra Colton, soprano Peggy Pearson, oboe Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello Michael Sponseller, organ “Hört, ihr Augen, auf zu weinen!“ BWV 98 Kendra Colton, soprano Peggy Pearson, oboe Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello Randall Zigler, double bass Michael Beattie, organ “Es halt es mit der blinden Welt“ BWV 94 Kendra Colton, soprano Peggy Pearson, oboe d’amore Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello Michael Sponseller, organ “Komm in mein Herzenshaus“ BWV 80 Kendra Colton, soprano Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello Michael Beattie, organ “Genügsamkeit ist ein Schatz in diesem Leben“ BWV 144 Kendra Colton, soprano Peggy Pearson, oboe d’amore Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello Michael Sponseller, organ