Concert: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio 2023, Dec 16
Dec 16, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | $35 – $45
Advance tickets sales are now closed. A limited number of tickets are still available and can be purchased at the door beginning at 3 PM.
“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.
Additional performance:
Friday, December 15, 7:30 PM at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
PERFORMERS
- Orchestra of the Bach Society of Minnesota
- VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
- Nicholas Chalmers, Evangelist
- Matthias Maute, conductor
- Philip Brunelle, conductor
PROGRAM
THINGS TO KNOW
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Matthias Maute and Philip Brunelle. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
Mattias Maute conducts the Bach Society of Minnesota Musicians and VocalEssence Ensemble Singers in December 2021. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
Philip Brunelle conducts the Bach Society of Minnesota Musicians and VocalEssence Ensemble Singers in December 2021. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
Members of the Orchestra of the Bach Society of Minnesota. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers 2022-23. Photo Credit: Bruce Silcox
