Christmas Oratorio. Ensemble Resonanz presents Bach s
Christmas Oratorio as Hausmusik among friends. With a small cast and no large choir, the ensemble has arranged 30 arias, recitatives, choruses, and chorales from Bach s masterpiece in its own version. The score remains untouched, but electric guitar and Hammond organ sound in the continuo, there’s only one trumpet, and the whole ensemble joins in the chorales. View here.
Delibes’s
Sylvia. Conductor: Kevin Rhodes, choreography: Manuel Legris after Louis Mérante. With Kiyoka Hashimoto, Masayu Kimoto, and Davide Dato. Production from November 2018. Register for free and view here.
2 pm ET: VOCES8 Live from London presents
The Story of Christmas
Since 1978, the Story of Christmas carol concerts have annually raised funds in aid of disadvantaged children and the homeless. This year, readings come from Olivia Colman, Dame Judi Dench, Captain Sir Tom Moore and plenty of other famous faces and while the pre-recorded show will be available to watch free on YouTube, donations are encouraged.
Free, available now,
Virtual carols from the Alzheimer’s Society
Scouting for Girls are among those putting on quite the show for the Alzheimer’s Society, while there’ll also be a performance from Paul Harvey, a composer and former music teacher who has dementia. Carey Mulligan hosts, with guests including Sir Trevor McDonald. The night is free, but donations will directly support those who live with Alzheimer’s, as well as their families.