Advent begins, and Choral Showcase offers the "O" Antiphons by Marc-Antoine Charpentier; an Advent Cantata by J.S. Bach; and an Advent Service by Michael Praetorius.

Show Notes

Traditional: O Come, O Come Emmanuel

  • Choir of Clare College, Cambridge; Graham Ross (conductor

Marc-Antoine Charpentier: "O" Antiphons for Advent, Noels

  • Les Arts Florissants; William Christie (conductor)

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 62 Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Come now, Savior of the Gentiles)

  • Sibylla Rubens, soprano; Sarah Connolly, alto; Christoph Pregardien, tenor; Peter Kooy, bass
  • Chorus and Orchestra of Collegium Vocale
  • Philippe Herreweghe, conductor

Michael Praetorius, arr. Jeannette Sorell: A Lutheran Advent Service

  • Apollo's Singers and Apollo's Musettes; The Oberlin Choristers; Children's Choir of St. Paul's Church
  • Apollo's Fire
  • Jeannette Sorrell, conductor