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December 2022
Christmas Oratorio, Parts 4, 5, and 6 (Bethlehem Concert)
Written in 1723 and 1724 and first performed in its entirety in the Christmas season of 1734-1735, Bach composed his Christmas Oratorio while living in Leipzig. Almost 300 years later, we’ll present Parts 4, 5 and 6 to complete the Oratorio we began at last year’s Christmas concerts. Join us in person (or virtually) to continue our journey through the joyous Nativity story, as The Choir and soloists tell the story of the Epiphany and the visit of the three…
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Spring Concert | Easter Oratorio & Messiah
J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750) Easter Oratorio 18th-century German oratorio developed at the same time as opera in Hamburg and Dresden, and used a biblical subject and sometimes even a biblical text, and their most distinctive feature may have been the succession of many solo arias and recitatives. The centerpiece of the Easter Oratorio is apostle Peter’s aria, as he reflects on death now being no more than slumber. “Sanfte sol mein Todeskummer” is itself something of a lullaby, with rocking…
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