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J.S. Bach: Magnificat
and seasonal choral music of Guerrero, Obrecht, Whitacre, Chilcott, Betinis, Jeffers, and Gjeilo
Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Bach wrote an elaborate setting of the Magnificat - the Canticle of the Virgin - for Christmas of 1823 during his first year at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig; he revised it ten years later into the form most often heard today. The Oriana Consort, after a tour last August to sing music of Back and others in Frankfurt and Leipzig, continues its devotion to this composer in presenting his Magnificat, with soloists from our membership and accompanied by a Baroque ensemble using the 1733 instrumentation.
Sun., Dec. 8, 5 PM: University Lutheran, Cambridge
Fri., Dec. 13, 8 PM: St. Paul's Episcopal, Brookline
Sun., Dec. 15, 3 PM: First Lutheran, Boston
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