Bach Cantata Choir Baroque Holiday Concert
Friday, December 22, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Rose City Park Presbyterian Church,
Portland,
OR,
United States
$30 ($10 student – at the door only)
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Weihnachtsoratorium ("Christmas Oratorio"), BWV 248
(Parts I-III)
Isabella Leonarda — Magnificat, Op. 19, No. 10
Isabella Leonarda — Magnificat, Op. 19, No. 10
The Bach Cantata Choir presents its annual Baroque Holiday Concert at 7:30pm at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, 1907 NE 45th St. in Portland Oregon. The concert features J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio (Parts 1-3), and other Renaissance and Baroque works. Ralph Nelson conducts the 45-voice choir and 15-piece chamber orchestra.
Bach wrote his famous Christmas Oratorio in 1733 in Leipzig, Germany. Parts 1-3 tell the Christmas Story from the Gospel of Luke. The performance will be sung in German.
Rose City Park Presbyterian is located at the corner of NE 44th St. and NE Sandy Boulevard in the Hollywood District. The church has an elevator from the parking lot to assist patrons who need handicap access.