Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

The six ‘episodes’ of the Christmas Oratorio were written for different church services over the Christmas season. Performing them together in concert is the musical equivalent of binge-watching Bach – the best of guilty pleasures! 
In 2023, Brett Weymark conducted Sydney Philharmonia Choirs in Parts 1–3, and in 2025, Elizabeth Scott will conclude the series with Parts 4–6. 
The Christ child is named in a gently uplifting cantata, then the story turns to the journey of the Magi from the East in music that’s as brilliant and intoxicating as gold, frankincense and myrrh.