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Bach-Angels and Shepherds: Cantatas for the Holiday Season
Two of Bach’s beloved cantatas for Advent paired with works by his German predecessors
Location:St. James Cathedral
804 9th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
Reserved Passes: $40 General/$20Students
Suggested donation at the door-$35 General
Soloists:
soprano Yulia Van Doren, alto Laura Pudwell, tenor Colin Balzer, baritone Jesse Blumberg
with the Pacific MusicWorks Baroque Orchestra
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PROGRAM
Cantata BMV 61 Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland, J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
SATB, 2 oboes d’amore, strings, continuo
Wachet Auf, Franz Tunder (1614-67)
Soprano solo, 2vlns, 2 violas, continuo
Sinfonia to Cantata BMW 42, J.S. Bach
Wie Schon leuchtet der Morgenstern, Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722)
2 oboes, 2 violins, 2 violas, violone, lute, harp, organ
INTERMISSION
Arrangements of German Christmas Carols, Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
In Dulci Jubilo
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen,
Psalite Unigenito
Tutti
Natus est Jesus-Weihnachts-Konzert aus der Partitura sacra- Philip Friedrich Boddeckers
Tenor solo, continuo
Cantata BMV 36-Schwingt Freudig Euch Empor!, J.S. Bach
SATB, strings, continuo



The summer workshop dedicated to preparing singers for a career in baroque opera performance will return to Seattle in 2014. Founded in 1995 by Seattle native Stephen Stubbs, the Accademia has helped many singers and instrumentalists go on to successful careers in Baroque opera in Europe, the US, and Canada. 