Magnificat

ABOUT THE CONCERT

This Christmas concert brings together the works of two great masters of sacred music – Johann Sebastian Bach and Jan Dismas Zelenka. The works of both composers clearly reveal inspiration drawn from different national traditions, as well as masterful musical settings of the anticipation and joy of the Christmas story. The evening will be framed by Zelenka’s festive works Lauda Jerusalem and Magnificat in C major, while pastoral idyll and spiritual consolation will be provided by Bach’s arias from the celebrated Christmas Oratorio and his Magnificat.

PROGRAM

Jan Dismas Zelenka
Lauda Jerusalem
Magnificat in C major

Johann Sebastian Bach
arias from the Christmas Oratorio
Magnificat

PERFORMERS

Hana BLAŽÍKOVÁ | soprano
Pavla RADOSTOVÁ | soprano
Anna MORIOVÁ | alto
Vojtěch SEMERÁD | tenor
Tomáš ŠELC | bass

COLLEGIUM MARIANUM
Jana SEMERÁDOVÁ | artistic director
Magdalena MALÁ, Vojtěch JAKL, Daniel PODROUŽEK | Baroque violins
Andreas TORGERSEN | Baroque viola
Anna ŠPELINOVÁ | flauto traverso
Luise HAUGK, Vojtěch PODROUŽEK | oboes
Hana FLEKOVÁ | Baroque cello
Jan KREJČA | theorbo
Filip HRUBÝ | organ, harpsichord
Ján PRIEVOZNÍK | double bass