Durham Singers: Bach, Christmas Oratorio: with period instruments and Samling soloists at Durham Cathedral, Durham on Saturday 5th January 2019

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Durham Singers: Bach, Christmas Oratorio

with period instruments and Samling soloists

Add to my Calendar 05-01-2019 19:00 05-01-2019 21:00 36 Durham Singers: Bach, Christmas Oratorio On the Eve of the Feast of Epiphany, the Durham Singers bring the Christmas season to a joyful close with Cantatas I, II, IV and VI from J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio. Cantata I celebrates Christ's birth and a magnificent aria for bass and baroque trumpets proclaim his majesty. The music moves to the peaceful setting of the shepherds' fields for the second cantata, with the mellow oboe da caccia and flutes. A pair of natural horns take over in the fourth cantata, before the trumpets return in the final Epiphany canata to herald the arrival of the Three Kings. The period instruments of the Durham Singers Ensemble, led by Caroline Balding, will  bring out all the expressive colours of Bach's writing. Once again, the choir are working in collaboration with Samling, with four stunning young soloists from the Samling Academy scheme, a semi-chorus of Samling Academy sopranos and Samling Artist, tenor Timothy Langston.  Durham Cathedral, Durham DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Durham Cathedral
Palace Green
Durham
County Durham
DH1 3EH
England

Saturday 5th January 2019
7:00 PM

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248

Performers

Timothy Langston – Tenor
Zoë Jackson – soprano
Martha Cook – soprano
Elizabeth Clarence – mezzo-soprano
Patrick Owston – Bass
Julian Wright – Conductor

Durham Singers
Durham Singers Ensemble

Programme Note

On the Eve of the Feast of Epiphany, the Durham Singers bring the Christmas season to a joyful close with Cantatas I, II, IV and VI from J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio. Cantata I celebrates Christ's birth and a magnificent aria for bass and baroque trumpets proclaim his majesty. The music moves to the peaceful setting of the shepherds' fields for the second cantata, with the mellow oboe da caccia and flutes. A pair of natural horns take over in the fourth cantata, before the trumpets return in the final Epiphany canata to herald the arrival of the Three Kings. The period instruments of the Durham Singers Ensemble, led by Caroline Balding, will bring out all the expressive colours of Bach's writing.

Once again, the choir are working in collaboration with Samling, with four stunning young soloists from the Samling Academy scheme, a semi-chorus of Samling Academy sopranos and Samling Artist, tenor Timothy Langston.

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