Sunday, Dec. 20 a special edition of Classical Sunrise begins at 6 AM on WTJU, 91.1fm (heard online at wtju.net). Host Deborah Murray will be presenting Johann Sebastian Bach's "Christmas Oratorio," BWV 248.
The work consists six parts, one for each of the six feast days of Christmas. This massive oratorio was premiered on Christmas day, 1734 in Leipzig. Although meant to be performed over several Sundays, the organization and overarching structure of the music indicate that Bach thought of the "Weihnachtsoratoirum" as a unified whole.
Which is just the way Deborah's going to present it!
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