7.30pm
The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - London
St John's Smith Square, London
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge has established itself as one of the leading mixed voice choirs in the world. In addition to singing the liturgy in the College Chapel, the Choir enjoys a programme of high-profile performances and recordings, international tours and regular broadcasts.
After the sell-out success of its recent Festival performances, the Choir again joins forces with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for one of the most enduring and popular pieces of seasonal music, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (Parts 1, 2, 3 and 6). Stephen Layton conducts and they are joined by four outstanding soloists. The Choir’s new recording of the Christmas Oratorio on Hyperion will be launched at this concert.
Reviews
The Telegraph2013Bach’s Christmas Oratorio begins and ends in a great shout of joy, with ringing D major trumpets and a great clatter of kettledrums. In between comes an immense variety of moods, some of which you’d expect, such as the intimate…Read the review 
OMH Music2013It is a very special experience to hear Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in St John’s, Smith Square, since Bach’s work was first performed in the Christmas season of 1734/5, and Thomas Archer’s church had been completed just six years…Read the review 
The Arts Desk2013Not every Yuletide fixture need be commercial and routine. Certainly St John’s annual Christmas Festival packs them in, but why wouldn’t it when the voices for the last two events, backed up by no less than the Orchestra of the…Read the review 
Planet Hugill2013As part of the Christmas Festival at St John's Smith Square, the choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conductor Stephen Layton, performed parts one, two, three and six of Bach's…Read the review