Programme

Chr stmas
Magic and Mystery

Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Grand Auditorium
Wed
Sir John Eliot Gardiner pausing in front of a library
©: Hans Vanderwoerd

What you’ll hear and see

The music

  • Johann Sebastian Bach Kantate «Schwingt freudig euch empor» BWV 36
  • Marc-Antoine Charpentier Messe de minuit H. 9 (première partie) Messe de minuit H. 9 (deuxième partie)
  • Johann Sebastian Bach Kantate «Unser Mund sei voll Lachens» BWV 110

The artists

  • The Constellation Choir & Orchestra
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducting
  • Marie Luise Werneburg soprano
  • Eline Welle mezzo soprano
  • Peter Davoren tenor
  • Alex Ashworth bass

Part 1: No. + Chorus "Schwingt freudig euch empor"

Enhance your experience

Conférence Catherine Cessac

Lecture in French

About «résonances»

Sir John Eliot Gardiner and his Constellation Choir & Orchestra

will be taking us on a magnificent liturgical and musical journey towards Christmas. Marc-Antoine Charpentierā€™s Midnight Mass and Johannes Sebastian Bachā€™s Ā«Unser Mund sei voll LachensĀ», both composed for the feast of feasts, are paired with another cantata by the Leipzig cantor, intended for the first Sunday of Advent, whose injunction to Ā«rise up with joyĀ» perfectly sums up the philosophy of this concert.