Domenico Ghirlandaio, Adoration of the Magi, Spedale degli Innocenti, Florence, 1488
A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord [NRSV, Isaiah 60:6].
Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
Epiphany
Click to go immediately to:
1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist, Eucharistie chantée and Evensong
3) The Concert Calendar
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Immediately following the 12:15 pm Choral Eucharist, at 1:00 pm, on Monday, January 6, Epiphany, Patrick Wedd will perform at the 1980 Wilhelm organ of Christ Church Cathedral, University and St. Catherine (Metro McGill), Montreal, the following programme (Admission free):
Einige canonische Veränderungen über das Wienachtslied “Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her”, BWV 769a, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Canone all’ ottava
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Les Mages (La Nativité du Seigneur), Olivier Messiaen (1908-92)
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BuxWV 223, Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, Joseph Ahrens (1904-97)
By way of preparation listen to the concert online performed by a variety of artists. [Click here]
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Sassetta, Star from Journey of the Magi, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1435
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern / How brightly shines the Morning Star in both chorale and organ versions is very popular around the Feast of Epiphany. Click to read about it and have access to numerous online versions.
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Click to go to Bach Cantatas for Online Listening.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Flight into Egypt, Musée des Beaux-Arts Tour, 1627
Bach Cantatas for the Sunday after New Year's:
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid / Ah God, how many a heartache, Cantata 58, with performances by Harnoncourt, Leusink, Richter, Rilling, and Suzuki.
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind / Behold, dear God, how my enemies, Cantata 153, with performances by Belder, Harnoncourt, Leusink and Rilling.
Fray Nicolás Borrás, The Adoration of the Magi, Private Collection, 1570s
Bach Cantatas for Epiphany:
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen / They will all come from Sheba, Cantata 65, with performances by Biller, Harnoncourt, Leusink, McCreesh and Richter.
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, Milnes, Rilling, and Suzuki.
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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
/ 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
Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Monteverdi Choir
and the English Baroque Soloists in a video performance
of Bach's Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, to begin their
year long Cantata Pilgrimage. Soprano: Claron McFadden;
Alto: Bernarda Fink; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass:
Dietrich Henschel. [YouTube]
Video performance: Rachel Harnisch, soprano; Anke Vondung, mezzo-soprano; Maximillian Schmitt, tenor; Christian Immler, bass; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin, ensemble; Peter Dijkstra, conductor. Recorded live from Herkules-Saal der Residenz, Munich, 2010. [YouTube]
Click for text and translation from Hyperion Records.
Begins page 7.
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Charles Tournemire, L'orgue mystique: Nativity Cycle, Op. 56: No. 7.
