1 December 2012

Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
at 7.00 pm (ends c.10.00 pm)
Tickets £25 (£23)

Bach – Christmas Oratorio

An image of The Death of King Saul, painted by Elie Marcuse, 1848

Sandro Botticelli: The Mystical Nativity (1501) 
National Gallery, London

Bethany Seymour,soprano
Sally Bruce-Payne, alto
Joseph Cornwell, tenor
Peter Harvey , bass
Yorkshire Baroque Soloists
conducted by Peter Seymour

Christmas Oratorio is rarely heard, especially, as here, complete. The sequence of six cantatas (each of around 25 minutes) presents Bach at his finest and most festive, calling for his largest orchestral forces with many memorable and ornate solo instrumental lines. The choral and solo writing also make substantial demands and we are pleased to welcome an outstanding team of soloists for this performance.