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Oxford Harmonic Choir sings Rheinberger's The Star of Bethlehem

Vaughan Williams Fantasic on Christmas Carols

Add to my Calendar 27-11-2021 18:15 27-11-2021 20:15 36 Oxford Harmonic Choir sings Rheinberger's The Star of Bethlehem Join us for a joyful musical celebration of Christmas.  The programme consists of two uplifting choral compositions, joined by some beautiful seasonal Baroque music by Manfredini and Alessandro Scarlatti.  Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on Christmas Carols, for baritone and chorus, weaves together a number of carols into a harmonious sequence. Rheinberger’s Star of Bethlehem was composed in 1894 for soprano, baritone and chorus, is a wonderfully romantic setting of nine linked poems on the Christmas story written by the composer’s wife, Franziska. Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Sheldonian Theatre
Broad Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 3AZ
England

Programme

Josef Gabriel Rheinberger – The Star of Bethlehem, Op.164

Performers

Oxford Harmonic Choir
Orchestra of Stowe Opera

Programme Note

Join us for a joyful musical celebration of Christmas.  The programme consists of two uplifting choral compositions, joined by some beautiful seasonal Baroque music by Manfredini and Alessandro Scarlatti.  Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on Christmas Carols, for baritone and chorus, weaves together a number of carols into a harmonious sequence.

Rheinberger’s Star of Bethlehem was composed in 1894 for soprano, baritone and chorus, is a wonderfully romantic setting of nine linked poems on the Christmas story written by the composer’s wife, Franziska.

Oxford Harmonic Choir

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