The Hanover Band

Bach: Christmas Oratorio

Philippa Hyde soprano Tim Morgan counter-tenor Bradley Smith tenor: Evangelist and arias Edward Grint bass

Unlike the Passion settings and the oratorios of JS Bach’s exact contemporary, Handel. The parts of his Christmas Oratorio were performed on separate days.

Bach wrote the cantatas to celebrate the whole period of the Christmas festivities of 1734-35, starting with Part I on Christmas Day and ending with Part VI on Epiphany (6th January)”.

Performers:
Philippa Hyde soprano
Tim Morgan countertenor
Bradley Smith tenor (Evangelist and arias)
Edward Grint (bass)

The Hanover Band Chorus
The Hanover Band
Andrew Arthur director, organ

Sat, 13 December 2025
St Nicholas Church, Arundel
7:00pm
£25 - £45

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Unlike the Passion settings and the oratorios of JS Bach’s exact contemporary, Handel. The parts of his Christmas Oratorio were performed on separate days.

Bach wrote the cantatas to celebrate the whole period of the Christmas festivities of 1734-35, starting with Part I on Christmas Day and ending with Part VI on Epiphany (6th January)”.

Performers:
Philippa Hyde soprano
Tim Morgan countertenor
Bradley Smith tenor (Evangelist and arias)
Edward Grint (bass)

The Hanover Band Chorus
The Hanover Band
Andrew Arthur director, organ