A BACH CHRISTMAS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013 AT 8PM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2013 AT 3PM NEC’S JORDAN HALL
Blue Heron director Scott Metcalfe makes his H&H debut in this festive program centered around Bach’s Cantata 62, composed for the first Sunday of Advent. H&H’s fine chorus is also featured in music from the 17th-century German tradition, one of Metcalfe’s specialties.
Scott Metcalfe, conductor Period Instrument Orchestra and Chorus Program to include: Martin Luther Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland Michael Praetorius Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland J.S. Bach Cantata 62, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland J.L. Bach Overture from Suite in G Major J.B. Bach Suite No. 2 in G Major Michael Praetorius Puer natus in Bethlehem Samuel Scheidt Gelobet seystu Jesu Christ a 8 Michael Praetorius In dulci jubilo a 8
THE BOSTON GLOBE
SCOTT METCALFE
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PHOTO: MARCUS HANSSON
“THE MUSIC OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH IS NEARLY AS CRUCIAL TO CHRISTMAS AS SANTA CLAUS, SALVATION ARMY BELL-RINGERS, AND EGGNOG.”