Early Music Christmas: A Three-Nation Celebration
December 13 at 3PM & December 14 at 3PM
bachgrounder lecture 35 minutes before each concert
Sonoma Bach Choir · The Whole Noyse · Barefoot All-Stars
Schroeder Hall, Green Music Center
December 13 at 3PM & December 14 at 3PM
bachgrounder lecture 35 minutes before each concert
Sonoma Bach Choir · The Whole Noyse · Barefoot All-Stars
Schroeder Hall, Green Music Center
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In our 14th-annual Early Music Christmas, we’ll weave together 17th-century music from three European countries—Germany, England and France—to tell the story of the Nativity of Jesus. Featured composers include Michael Praetorius (1571-1621), Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), and Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704). We’ll also feature an utterly delightful German Magnificat by Thomas Selle, not exactly a household name, though perhaps he ought to be. The Sonoma Bach Choir will be joined by brass, viols, and organ as we surprise and delight you with music that serenades us from the Annunciation to the Visitation into a joyful celebration of the Nativity of the Christ Child.
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Susan and Neil Silverman Photography
Sonoma Bach Choir specializes in the music of the High Baroque and beyond. Founded in 1991, this vibrant ensemble has brought to life many of Bach’s greatest masterworks, including the Mass in B Minor, the Christmas Oratorio, and St. Matthew Passion, as well as treasures by Handel, Mozart, Monteverdi, Schütz, Gabrieli, and many others.