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Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. metro | Saturday, December 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST
- When
- Saturday, December 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- National Presbyterian Church
Washington, Washington, D.C. metro - Address
- 4101 Nebraska Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016
The Christmas Story Parts: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 Director’s Series Bach’s Christmas Oratorio offers a reverent telling of the season’s story, following the rhythm of the feast days: the Nativity (Dec 25), the angels’ announcement to the shepherds (Dec 26), the Naming (Jan 1), the Magi’s journey (Jan 3), and the Epiphany (Jan 6). In this performance of Parts I, II, IV, V, VI, Evangelist Thomas Cooley delivers the Gospel narrative with distinctive clarity. Bach gives each moment its fitting character: choruses elevate the feast‑day praise with trumpets and timpani, arias draw us close in reflection, and chorales steady the heart in the voice of community. Rather than mere spectacle, the oratorio offers welcome space for gratitude and seasonal joy. In 2025, Washington Classical Review recognized the Consort’s Christmas Oratorio as the year’s “best Christmas concert.”
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