Choral Society to perform Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

Posted 1/4/18

The Greater New Bedford Choral Society, under the leadership of Music Director Jonathan F. Babbitt, will present Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7, at the …

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Choral Society to perform Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

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The Greater New Bedford Choral Society, under the leadership of Music Director Jonathan F. Babbitt, will present Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7, at the First Unitarian Church on Eighth Street in New Bedford. The program will be accompanied by the Choral Society Festival Orchestra, and will consist of parts IV, V and VI of the the Oratorio, which commemorate the liturgical feasts of New Year’s Day, the First Sunday after New Year’s Day, and the Epiphany. Featured soloists for the performance will be Alexandra Whitfield, soprano, Allison Messier, alto, Gregory Zavracky, tenor and David Tinervia, bass.  The performance will be Maestro Babbitt’s debut with the Choral Society; the Adamsville, Rhode Island resident was appointed to the post over the summer of 2016.

WHERE: First Unitarian Church on Eighth Street in New Bedford
WHEN: Sunday, Jan. 7; 3 p.m.
COST: $25
MORE INFO: gnbcs.org; 401/864-9009

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