| Season | 2024-2025 |
|---|---|
| Performance Date | December 13, 2024 |
| Performance Year | 2024 |
| Performance Time | 7:30 PM |
| Additional Performances | December 14, 2024, 4:00PM, Westwood Lutheran Church, St. Louis Park, MN |
| Location | Saint Paul's United Church of Christ, Saint Paul, MN |
| Performance Title | Bach's Christmas Oratorio |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title Of Work | Bach's Christmas Oratorio |
| Country | Germany |
| Year Composed | 1734 |
| Performers | VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, Orchestra of the Bach Society of Minnesota, |
| Text Translation | 54. CHORUS Lord, when the haughty foes are raging, 55. RECITATIVE (Evangelist, Herod: Joe Kastner, bass) Then King Herod secretly called the Magi and met them, 56. RECITATIVE (Mari Scott, soprano) Imposter, you may seek to crush the Master; take every evil ruse 57. ARIA (Mari Scott, soprano) God controls with just one motion will bring down feeble, human might; 58. RECITATIVE (Evangelist) When the Magi heard what the king was saying, they departed. 59. CHORALE I kneel beside the manger bed, 60. RECITATIVE (Evangelist) And God forewarned them in a dream, that they should not go 61. RECITATIVE (Evangelist) Farewell! Enough, my treasure will stay here; 62. ARIA (Nicholas Chalmers, tenor) Now, come you haughty foes, to frighten, 63. RECITATIVE (Jennifer Bevington, soprano; Judith Melander, alto; Ben Brunnette, tenor; Michael Schmidt, bass) The evil powers of Hell subside, No worldly powers of sin 64. CHORALE The shout goes up victorious, |
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