American National Oratorio Competition Final Bach Festival Orchestra John V. Sinclair, Artistic Director and Conductor Thursday, February 20, 2025 | 7:30 pm
AMERICAN NATIONAL ORATORIO COMPETITION 2025
Finals Concert February 20, 2025 Special thanks The Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Leila Edgerton Trismen Marchetta Tate Wood
“Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion” - Messiah Carley DeFranco – soprano
George Frideric Handel
"Ich eile die lehres des lebens zu hören" - Cantata BWV 148 Morgan Mastrangelo – tenor
Johann Sebastian Bach
"For behold/The people that walked in darkness" - Messiah Edmund Milly – baritone
George Frideric Handel
“Nun beut die Flur das frische Grün ” - Die Schöpfung Addy Sterrett – soprano
Franz Joseph Haydn
“Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet” – Christmas Oratorio Tyrese Byrd – tenor
Johann Sebastian Bach
“Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen” – Cantata BWV 82a Molly Netter – soprano
Johann Sebastian Bach
"Comfort ye/Ev’ry valley shall be exalted" - Messiah Andrew Bearden Brown – tenor
George Frideric Handel
“But who may abide the day of His coming” – Messiah Claire McCahan – mezzo
George Frideric Handel
Intermission "Et incarnatus est" - Mass in C minor, K. 427 Addy Sterrett – soprano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“My arms!/ Sound an alarm” - Judas Maccabeus Morgan Mastrangelo – tenor
George Frideric Handel
“Aus liebe will mein Heiland sterben” – St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 Carley DeFranco – soprano
Johann Sebastian Bach
“Then shall the righteous shine forth” - Elijah Tyrese Byrd – tenor
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