J.S. Bach Christmas Oratorio

Johann Sebastian Bach — Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach — Weihnachtsoratorium ("Christmas Oratorio"), BWV 248 (1, 3, 6)

Tess Wakim, soprano
Krisztina Szabó, mezzo soprano
Zachary Finkelstein, tenor
Sumner Thompson, baritone
Stephen Stubbs, music director, lute, harpsichord
Pacific Music Works
Early Music Vancouver

J.S. Bach – "Jauchzet, frohlocket! Auf, preiset die Tage" BWV 248/1
J.S. Bach – "Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen" BWV 248/3
~ Intermission ~
J.S. Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
J.S. Bach – "Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben" BWV 248/6

The joyous festivity of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio is too rarely heard in America. Celebrate the holiday season with a collection of North America’s best period instrumentalists and vocal soloists in this festive performance of three of Bach’s six Christmas Oratorio Cantatas. An exciting new regional collaboration featuring multiple presenters in the Pacific Northwest, and co-produced with Early Music Vancouver.

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