Artistic director Paul Flight leads the California Bach Society in a festive concert of holiday favorites from around the world. The program will showcase the jubilant, seldom heard Christmas Story (Weinachtshistorie) by Heinrich Schütz. Written for six-part choir, soloists, and Baroque ensemble, this masterpiece recounts the nativity in a series of delightful tableaux. The 30-voice chorus is joined by a Baroque ensemble of strings and brass, with soloists Caroline Jou Armitage, soprano, Sepp Hammer, baritone, and Paul Flight as the Narrator. To round out the program, the choir will present a retrospective of favorites from its popular “Christmas Around the World” concerts, with songs and carols from many lands and many centuries.
Date:
Organization:
Genres:
Categories:
Price Range:
$35, $25, $10
Email:
Phone:
Program Items
Heinrich Schütz
Christmas Story (Weinachtshistorie)
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Salve puerule
John Paynter
The Rose
Felix Mendelssohn
Weihnachten
Giovanni Croce
Quaeramus cum pastoribus
Performers
Paul Flight
Artistic Director
Caroline Jou Armitage
Soprano soloist
Sepp Hammer
Baritone soloist