A Holiday Celebration

December 7, 2008

4 PM The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill 8855 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

Step back in time with us for some of the most powerful and inspiring music of the holiday season!

The Choral Arts Society and the Bach Festival orchestra, using period instruments, will present some of J.S. Bach's most beloved Cantatas of Advent and Christmas, performed as he might have heard them. 

Featuring:

BWV 61: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland

Christmas Oratorio Cantata II

Concerto for Oboe d'Amore and Orchestra in A

BWV 140: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme

The Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia

The Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra

Laura Heimes, soprano