Past Event

Bach Christmas Oratorio & German Carols

Choral Society of Durham

Duke Chapel once again provides the timeless backdrop for the Choral Society of Durham with orchestra, this year celebrating the season and Dr. Wynkoop's 25th year as conductor. CSD presents Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio: the first three cantatas will be performed on Saturday and the second three on Sunday. The story of Christ's birth is taken from the gospels of Luke and Matthew and sung in recitative, while choruses, solos and numerous familiar and well-loved chorales add a variety of musical textures.  Both concerts also include a selection of traditional German carols.

    Directing: Rodney Wynkoop

    Accompanying: Orchestra

    Soloists

      'Christmas Oratorio' soloists: Kathryn Mueller, Soprano; Krista River, Mezzo-Soprano; Jason McStoots, Tenor; Sumner Thompson, Bass

    Program
    • Bach: Christmas Oratorio
    • Gawthrop: Lo, How a Rose
    • Cornelius: Three Kings
    • Johnson (arr): Silent Night
    • Pearsall (arr): In Dulci Jubilo
    • Willcocks (arr): Come, Thou Redeemer
    • Walther: Joseph, dearest Joseph mild
When
  • Saturday, December 10, 2011 , 8:00 - 10:00 PM
  • Sunday, December 11, 2011 , 4:00 - 6:00 PM

Where
    ​Duke Chapel, Duke University
    ​Chapel Drive, West Campus
    Durham, NC 27708
     (partialy handicapped accessible)

    Venue Notes
      Follow Campus Drive to a Stop sign at a one-way traffic circle; take the second exit to the right, which is the entrance gate to Chapel Drive; the chapel is at the end. Since street parking is usually difficult, proceed to Science Drive (a couple blocks off Towerview Drive) to the visitor's lot, Bryan Center parking deck or Biological Sciences lot. Detailed directions and maps are available at www.chapel.duke.edu.
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Admission/Contact Information
    Ticket prices: $20 adults. students admitted free

    Ticket availability: Online via PayPal: http://choral-society.org/tickets.html; also from chorus members and at participating outlets listed on the CSD website.

    Further event information

For more information on the ensemble, see Choral Society of Durham's page in the Chorus Directory.

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