Bach Akademie Australia has truly marked the conclusion of a remarkable year of early music-making with a series of three outstanding concerts, each set in a breathtaking venue and featuring the talents of 21 instrumentalists and 16 singers.

The work was expertly pulled off by the performers, accompanied by a smaller chamber group.

I walked out two hours later feeling informed, transformed and most of all spiritually uplifted, just as Bach intended.

All the stops were pulled out for the concert with 16 top-notch singers and 22 musicians on stage, all conducted with energy, precision and a keen sense of enjoyment by Easton.

The crowning glory of the concert with a splendid account of one of Bach’s most mature and popular cantatas, the brilliantly constructed Wachet auf BWV 140.