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UPCOMING

WMF, Worcester Chorus, & Soloists
Friday, January 23
6pm: Pre-Concert Talk / 7pm: Concert
Unitarian Universalist Church (126 Central St. Winchendon, MA 01475)
Free, but please reserve seats

WMF, Worcester Chorus, & Soloists
Saturday, January 24
7pm: Pre-Concert Talk / 8pm: Concert
Mechanics Hall (321 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608)
Ticketed event in Worcester, MA

The Worcester Chorus (Chris Shepard, Director) and the Winchendon Music Festival (Andrew Arceci, Director) join forces January 23 & 24 to present three sections from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio––written for chamber orchestra, chorus, and soloists. Despite its name, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio isn’t only for December. The work is a collection of six cantatas historically performed at different points throughout the Advent/Christmas season.

Claire Fontijn (Phyllis Henderson Carey Professor of Music, Wellesley College) will give a pre-concert talk before each program.

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Capella Alamire
Sunday, January 25 - 4pm
Unitarian Universalist Church (126 Central St. Winchendon, MA 01475)
Free, but please reserve seats

The program will consist of three Glorias abstracted from masses by Heinrich Isaac (c.1450-1517), Antoine de Févin (c.1470-c.1512), and an anonymous composer from the French court. The ensemble's director, Peter Urquhart, has taught at Brandeis, Harvard, and Boston Universities, while based at the University of New Hampshire.