Bach’s Christmas Oratorio 2023

  • The bottom half of a violin with sheet music, pine, and cranberries adorning the front of the fiddle on rustic wood background. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Image

Advance tickets sales are now closed. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the door beginning at 6:30 PM on Friday and 3 PM on Saturday.

Two Performances

Friday, December 15, 2023 at 7:30 PM
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
900 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN

Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 4 PM
Westwood Lutheran Church
9001 Cedar Lake Rd, St. Louis Park, MN

“Shout for joy!” Back by popular demand, the Bach Society of Minnesota and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers renew their collaboration to tell one of the greatest musical Christmas stories of all time. Hear three cantatas from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio as well as cantata 147, beloved for its setting of the tune “Jesu, Joy of Our Desiring.” Join us on this vivid musical journey through the mystery of the nativity led by Philip Brunelle and Matthias Maute, conductor of the Bach Society of Minnesota.

 

THINGS TO KNOW

  • This is the second time the Bach Society of Minnesota and VocalEssence have partnered to present Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. The first time occurred in December 2021.

LISTEN

Listen to the Bach Society of Minnesota and VocalEssence perform Cantatas I and VI of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio from their 2021 partnership.

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

Image Gallery

  • Man in black suit with red shirt and man in black tuxedo hold hands above their heads in front of orchestra musicans and singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    Matthias Maute and Philip Brunelle. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • Conductor in black suit with red shirt in front of orchestra musicians and singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    Mattias Maute conducts the Bach Society of Minnesota Musicians and VocalEssence Ensemble Singers in December 2021. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • Conductor in black tuxedo in front of orchestra musicians and singers. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    Philip Brunelle conducts the Bach Society of Minnesota Musicians and VocalEssence Ensemble Singers in December 2021. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • People in black playing historical instruments, Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    Members of the Orchestra of the Bach Society of Minnesota. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
  • People dressed in black look up at the camera. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
    VocalEssence Ensemble Singers 2022-23. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox