Christmas Oratorio • Collegium 1704
Programme
J. S. Bach
Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
cantatas 1, 2, 3, 6
50' - intermission - 50' (expected end at 9:30 p. m.)
Performers
Céline Scheen soprano
Luciana Mancini alto
Eric Stoklossa tenor
Krešimir Stražanac bass
Gregor Meyer conductor
Collegium 1704
Collegium Vocale 1704
Dates and tickets
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Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio is a compilation of six cantatas written in Leipzig for worship services held between Christmas Day and Epiphany at the turn of 1734–35. He later grouped the six cantatas into a single volume titled Christmas Oratorio. Although the work does not form a single dramatic arch, it has become one of the most popular compositions of its genre thanks to its joyous music. Collaborating with Collegium 1704 is Gregor Meyer, one of Germany’s most inspirational choirmasters of the younger generation.