Christmas Concert 2023
Saturday 9th December, 3:00 p.m. @ICU University Chapel
Admission: JPY 2500 (tickets available on-the-door) Click here for tickets
We will be offering video streaming again this year (1000 yen for a fee). Click here for tickets
Cantatas for the Advent Concert Program.pdf
performed on historical instruments
Johann Sebastian Bach:
"Wake, O Wake and Hear the Voices" (BWV 140)
"Prepare ye the highway of the Lord" (BWV 132)
"Fret thee not, thou mortal soul" (BWV 186a, reconstructed edition of Weimar 1716 version)
This year's Christmas Concert will feature three of Bach's cantatas for Advent.
While the "Mass in B minor," which we performed last year, was festive, large-scale, and special music, the cantatas are everyday music. In Bach's time, it was played at every Sunday service and Holy Days service. This year, we will perform with historical instruments.
We will listen to Bach's music as we await the peace we have in Christ.
Performer
Director: Nozomi Sato
Vocal soloists: Sop Kozue Shimizu C. Tenor Toshiharu Nakajima Tenor Hiroki Kouno Bass Ikutaro Nakagawa
Orchestra: Vn1 (Concert Master) Akira Harada Vn1 Maki Horiuchi Vn2 Rieko Ikeda Vn2 Karito Ohmitsu Vla Go Tomono Vc Toru Yamamoto
Cb Seiji Nishizawa Ob1 Ayaka Mori Ob2 Ayako Onodera Ob3 (da caccia) Minori Saji Fg Yuki Kofu
Organ: Ryo Tamiya
with ICU Chorus & an orchestra
The performance of the day is available on YouTube.
"Wake, O Wake and Hear the Voices" (BWV 140) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFZ-EPI_8-E&t=1488s
"Prepare ye the highway of the Lord" (BWV 132) https://youtu.be/9CMzW66DJ_A
"Fret thee not, thou mortal soul" (BWV 186a, reconstructed edition of Weimar 1716 version) https://youtu.be/BHcjgr2kYpU