Winchendon Music Festival Presents Bach’s Christmas

The Winchendon Music Festival presents the Worcester Chorus for a performance of three sections from Bach’s Christmas at Unitarian Universalist Church of Winchendon on Friday, January 23 at 7:00pm. 

Despite its name, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio isn’t only for December. The Christmas Oratorio is a collection of six cantatas historically performed at different points throughout the Advent/Christmas season, and is divided into different sections that tell the story of the Christmas season. Composer John Harbison describes Bach’s Christmas Oratorio as Germany’s “seasonal equivalent to the English-speaking world’s Messiah” with its overarching message of jubilation and grandiose. Come see for yourself why this work has lived on for hundreds of years.