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Tom Service introduces the first of two concerts from the 2008 Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music. Philippe Herreweghe conducts seasonal Bach cantatas with his Collegium Vocale Ghent, performing music Bach wrote for springtime religious festivals including his Easter and Ascension Oratorios. Dorothee Mields (soprano) Damien Guillon (alto) Jan Kobow (tenor) Stephan MacLeod (bass) Collegium Vocale Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Cantata No 68 (Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt); Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11.