Repertoire Media Files | Array |
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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 | 1. CHORUS Singing, rejoicing, give praise and shout gladly; 2. RECITATIVE (Evangelist) And it came to pass in those days, that a decree from Caesar 3. ACCOMPANIED RECITATIVE (Patricia Kramer, alto) Now will my dearest bridegroom come; now will the child of 4. ARIA (Patricia Kramer, alto) Prepare yourself, Zion, with tender emotion, 5. CHORALE How shall I then receive you and meet you, Lord of all? 6. RECITATIVE (Evangelist) And she gave birth to her firstborn son, and in swaddling clothes 7. CHORALE (Sopranos and David Gindra, bass) He came to earth, a child so poor, 8. ARIA (Erik Krohg, bass) Sovereign Lord, O mighty ruler, Jesus Christ, Thou blessed Savior 9. CHORALE Ah, dearest Jesus, rest your head |
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