Saturday 30 November 2024 at 7:30pm
Sherborne Abbey

Don’t miss this rare chance to hear Bach’s magical setting of the Nativity in the Abbey, complete with a period orchestra of some of the top players in the country, led by Alison Bury.

Soprano Katharine Hawnt
Mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston
Tenor Edward Woodhouse
Baritone Tom Butler

Find out more about each of our soloists here

Written in 1734, the Christmas Oratorio is among Bach’s most joyous music and celebrates the whole Christmas period: from the birth of Christ to the visit of the Three Kings, each event has its own cantata, which together create one of Bach’s great masterpieces. With festive choruses, some wonderful solo instrumental and vocal music and, of course, Baroque trumpets, what better way to start your Christmas celebrations?

We’ll be singing five of Bach’s six cantatas and our concert is estimated to end between 9.45pm and 10pm.