Listing and tickets: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio | Smith Square Hall | Event is in the past

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Smith Square HallSmith Square, London, London, Greater London, SW1P 3HA, United Kingdom

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Programme

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	Christmas Oratorio, BWV248: Jauchzet, frohlocket
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	Christmas Oratorio, BWV248: Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	Christmas Oratorio, BWV248: Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)	Concerto grosso in G minor "Christmas Concerto", Op.6 no.8

Performers

Anna Dennis	Soprano
Iestyn Davies	Countertenor
James Gilchrist	Tenor
Ashley Riches	Baritone
Polyphony
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Stephen Layton	Conductor

Head into the festive weekend with an evening of Bach and Corelli as part of the Sinfonia Smith Square Christmas Festival. Expect vocal, choral and instrumental virtuosity as Polyphony & the OAE join forces under the direction of Stephen Layton, for Bach’s great retelling of the nativity story.

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Flamboyant Christmas Oratorio from Stephen Layton and the OAE

Patrick Maxwell, 22nd December

A star-studded group of soloists and a wonderful choir make for an interesting, if not always convincing, interpretation of Bach's joyous oratorio.

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