Bach in Baltimore: A Baroque Christmas & Carols
$39 advance, $44 at the door ($10 students age 18+ w/alid ID; kids free)
- Julie Bosworth, soprano
- Min Jin, tenor
- Eliam Ramos, bass-baritone
Arvo Pärt — Magnificat
Johann Sebastian Bach — Weihnachtsoratorium ("Christmas Oratorio"), BWV 248 (Cantata I)
Traditional / David Willcocks — O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles)
Felix Mendelssohn / David Willcocks — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Come celebrate the holidays with Bach in Baltimore! A Holiday concert featuring Handel's Messiah excerpts brings the joy of the Christmas season with its powerful choruses and arias. Bach's Christmas Oratorio Cantata I celebrates the Nativity with festive orchestration and choral magnificence. Mozart's "Et incarnatus est" from the Mass in C minor adds a sublime touch of classical elegance. Pärt's Magnificat offers a meditative and ethereal experience. Traditional carols O Come All Ye Faithful and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, arranged by Sir David Willcocks, invite joyful audience participation.
2 performances:
- Sunday, December 1, 4pm at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ellicot City
- Sunday, December 8, 4pm at St. Casimir Church in Baltimore
About Bach in Baltimore
Bach in Baltimore's mission is to perform the choral and instrumental works of Johann Sebastian Bach (and his contemporaries) and to educate the concert-going public about the musical language of Bach and the texts he chose to set to music.
We strive each month to present these works in a historically informed way that will enrich the lives of our audience members and inspire creativity. We wish to foster an appreciation for the arts, particularly for Baroque music, within the entire community. We are committed to providing educational experiences for people of all ages in order to instill a lifelong connection Bach's music.
https://bachinbaltimore.org/