Goethe Choir presents:

Rejoice, Shout for Joy – Jauchzet, frohlocket – are the first words sung by the choir in JS Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. During Christmas season this is a particularly fitting title for a concert of classical choral favourites, particularly celebrating notable anniversaries of Heinrich Schuetz (1585-1672) and Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722), Bach’s predecessor as Kantor at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig.

Ami Hewitt, Soprano
Sharon Carty, Alto
Gavan Ring, Tenor
Rory Dunne, Bass
David Leigh, Organ
Goethe Ensemble and Choir
Conductor John Dexter

Programme Details:
George Frideric Handel—Rejoice greatly
Johann Kuhnau—Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Louis Vierne—Finale from Organ Symphony No.1, Op.14
European carols:
—O come, all ye faithful
—Bí, Íosa Im Chroíse
—Na Jordans'kij ricci (Kyrylo Stetsenko, Ukrainian)
—Stille Nacht
Heinrich Schuetz—Ein Kind ist uns geboren SWV 384
Johann Sebastian Bach—Jauchzet, frohlocket! Auf, preiset die Tage, Cantata One of the Christmas Oratorio BWV 248