Accredited Arts Society lecturer and musician Sandy Burnett presents this illustrated talk. Sandy shows us how Bach brings the Christmas story alive in his Christmas Oratorio, written for Lutheran congregations in 1730's Leipzig.
An overview of Bach’s life and achievement precedes a close look at this magnificent work. Sandy’s close relationship with Bach’s music stretches back for decades; between 1997 and 2010 he directed a complete cycle of Bach’s sacred cantatas.