JS Bachs Christmas Oratorio: Bach Choir of Wellington

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When:

Sun 14 Dec ’08, 3:00pm–4:45pm

Where: St Andrews on the Terrace, 30 The Terrace, Wellington Show map

Ticket Information:

Adult: $35.00
Unwaged/Student: $25.00
Child: $10.00
Booking fees may apply

Website:

www.bachchoir.welli ... nz/main.htm

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We are delighted to welcome Stephen Rowley, newly appointed Choir Director iof the Bach Choir to conducting his first major performance of JS Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with choir.

Orchestra: The Chiesa Ensemble
Soprano: Nicola Edgecombe
Alto: Andrea Cochrane
Tenor: John Beaglehole
Bass: Peter Russell
Continuo: Douglas Mews

The Christmas Oratorio, is an oratorio intended for performance in church during the Christmas season. It was written for the Christmas season of 1734 incorporating music from earlier compositions, including three secular cantatas written during 1733 and 1734 and a now lost church cantata. The date is confirmed in Bach's autograph manuscript. The next performance was not until 17 December 1857 by the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin under Eduard Grell. The Christmas Oratorio is a particularly sophisticated example of the parody technique. The author of the text is unknown, although a likely collaborator was Christian Friedrich Henrici.