Name: Bach Christmas Oratorio
Start: 2023-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Jack Lyons Concert Hall

Organization

Yorkshire Bach Choir

Chanteur

Soprano

Bethany Seymour

Sopran

Contre-ténor

Robin Blaze

Countertenor

Ténor

Jonathan Hanley

Tenor

Basse

Frederick Long

baryton-basse

Orchestra

Yorkshire Baroque Soloists

Direction d'orchestre

Peter Seymour

Bach Christmas Oratorio

York

Royaume-Uni

Jack Lyons Concert Hall

Public

Oratorio de Noel

Valide

Written in 1734 when Bach was at the height of his considerable powers, the Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248) is rarely heard in its complete form. We perform all six cantatas written for the feast days of Christmas and New Year, presenting Bach at his most joyous. Bach’s festive choruses are contrasted with exquisitely beautiful solo instrumental and vocal music. Its music calls for the largest and most spectacular orchestral forces Bach ever required.  Bound together, Bach’s musical compendium powerfully encapsulates rituals of belief, the diversity of the human spirit and an ecstatic joy in the Christmas message.

English

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