
JS BACH Christmas Oratorio
Bach’s seasonal masterpiece, set in the atmospheric setting of All Saints Church, Kingston-Upon-Thames.
Twickenham Choral invite you to celebrate the festive season with J. S. Bach’s joyous Christmas Oratorio. Filled with uplifting choruses, tender arias, and vibrant orchestral writing, this much-loved masterpiece tells the Nativity story with drama, beauty, and reverence.
Composed in 1734, the Oratorio combines spiritual depth with Baroque brilliance. With outstanding soloists and accompanied by the acclaimed Hanover Band, this seasonal favourite captures the wonder and glory of Christmas and is the perfect start to your festive season!
Sam Cobb soprano
Angharad Rowlands mezzo soprano
Sam Jenkins tenor
Tristan Hambleton bass
THE HANOVER BAND
Howard Ionascu conductor
“Strings are gleaming and engaged, their woodwind sublime, their brass bright and flexible, their percussion alert….”
HANOVER (Not Hannover; Germany) In terms of British history the majority of the music we play is from the Hanoverian period. Hanover also refers to Hanover Square in London, where Haydn performed his symphonies and arias in the Salomon Concerts in the 1790’s.
BAND (ref: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians)
‘An instrumental ensemble, larger than a chamber ensemble. Thus the ’24 violins’ of Louis XIV were called ‘la grande bande’ to distinguish them from Lully’s ‘petits violons’, and Charles II’s similar ensemble was known as ‘the King’s Band’. By extension, ‘band’ came to mean an orchestra in colloquial British usage’.
THE HANOVER BAND a period name for a period orchestra.