Bach's Christmas Oratorio with Netherlands Chamber Choir and B'Rock Orchestra

Bach's Christmas Oratorio

'The Christmas story is very special, a hopeful subject, comforting', according to Peter Dijkstra, the chief conductor of the Netherlands Chamber Choir. The six cantatas that Bach wrote for the first, second and third day of Christmas, for New Year's Day, the Sunday after New Year's Day and for Epiphany, the composer bundled them into one whole. The contrasts are rich and exciting: the jubilant joy of trumpets and timpani, the lullaby of the cor anglais.

Netherlands Chamber Choir and B'Rock Orchestra

The performance of Bach's Weihnachtsoratorium has become a true Christmas tradition at the Netherlands Chamber Choir. Every year, the choir, led by chief conductor Peter Dijkstra, brings Bach's Christmas story to the stage. Each time with a different instrumental ensemble. B'Rock Orchestra is the adventurous partner this time. 'A thrilling interpretation of a baroque masterpiece or the world premiere of a contemporary work in a surprising context: we put our heart and soul into both – and everything in between', is what the musicians say about themselves. That promises something.