Sassetta, Ther Journey of the Magi, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, c. 1435
In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem [NRSV, Matthew 2:1].
The Epiphany of the Lord
January 1, 2012
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1) The Music Programme Homepage
3) The Concert Calendar
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An engraving of the Thomaskirche, Bach's main church in Leipzig
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California Boys' ChoirOne of Benjamin Britten's very popular accomplishments is his Ceremony of Carols.
Click to read about the Ceremony of Carols.
Click to hear the Ceremony of Carols performed by the California Boys’ Choir.
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Fra Filippo Lippi and Workshop, The Nativity, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., c. 1445
Online performances of Johann Sebastian Bach, Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, with versions conducted by Georg Christoph Biller / Riccardo Chailly / Diego Fasolis / John Eliot Gardiner / Phillip Ledger / Karl Münchinger)
Cantata I for the 1st Day of Christmas
Cantata II for the 2nd Day of Christmas
Cantata III for the 3rd Day of Christmas
Cantata IV for New Year's Day
Cantata V for the Sunday after New Year
Cantata VI for the Feast of Epiphany
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Vittore Carpaccio, Flight into Egypt, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1500
Click to go to an online performance of Hector Berlioz, L'Enfance du Christ, about the flight into Egypt, with Nicolai Gedda, Victoria de los Angeles, Ernest Blan, Roger Soyer, the René Duclos Choir, l'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, André Cluytens conducting.
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Bach Cantatas for Epiphany:
Salvador Dali, Seek the Lord while He may be found, Biblia Sacra, 1969
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen / Dearest Immanuel, leader of the righteous , Cantata 123, with performances by Harnoncourt, Leusink and Suzuki.
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Click here to go to Heinrich Schütz, History of the Joyful and Merciful Birth of the Son of God and Mary, Jesus Christ, our only Mediator, Redeemer and Saviour (Die Weihnachtshistorien / The Christmas Story), performed by Franz-Josef Selig, Michael Volle, Peter Kooy, Thomas Herberich, Andrea Egeler, et al; Kammerchor Stuttgart, Musica Fiata Köln, Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra; Frieder Bernius conducting.
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Click on artist(s) for a wide selection of Christmas Carols:
American Boychoir (1996);
Bryn Terfel;
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, etc. by King's College, Cambridge;
Clare College Singers and Orchestra, Cambridge (John Rutter) (1988);
Clare College Singers and Orchestra, Cambridge (John Rutter (2009)
Eileen Farrell;
Harrow Philharmonic Choir; Huddersfield Choral Society;
King's College, Cambridge (2003);
King's College, Cambridge (2004);
King's College, Cambridge (2007);
Taverner Consort (Andrew Parrott) (1999);
Taverner Consort (Andrew Parrott) (2007);
Trinity College, Cambridge (Richard Marlow);
Windsor Choir of St. George's Chapel.