VOCES8 is joined by the VOCES8 Scholars, Apollo5 and the VOCES8 Baroque Orchestra for the opening movement of JS Bach's 'Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248'. Conducted by Artistic Director, Barnaby Smith the performance was part of the Live From London 'Christmas with JS Bach' concert.

Full concert available at https://www.livefromlondon.org/christ...

TEXT
Jauchzet, frohlocket! auf, preiset die Tage,
Rühmet, was heute der Höchste getan!
Lasset das Zagen, verbannet die Klage,
Stimmet voll Jauchzen und Fröhlichkeit an!
Dienet dem Höchsten mit herrlichen Chören,
Laßt uns den Namen des Herrschers verehren!

TRANSLATION
Shout for joy, exult, rise up, glorify the day,
praise what today the highest has done!
Abandon hesitation, banish lamentation,
begin to sing with rejoicing and exaltation!
Serve the highest with glorious choirs,
let us honour the name of our ruler!


VOCES8 Foundation Choir & Baroque Orchestra

Soprano
Andrea Haines
Molly Noon
Bobbie Blommesteijn
Emily Brown Gibson
Anne Sutton
Libby Percival
Molly Quinn

Alto
Katie JeffriesHarris
Katie Macdonald
Amy Blythe
Rachel Beale
Natalie Manning

Tenor
Euan Williamson
Blake Morgan
Oliver Martin Smith
Oscar Golden Lee
Colin Danskin
David Walsh

Bass
Christopher Moore
Dominic Carver
Augustus Perkins Ray
Jonathan Pacey
Dominic Felts
Oliver Turner

Violin
Bojan Čičić (Leader)
Liz McCarthy
Naomi Burrell
May Robertson
Mark Seow
Holly Harman
Francine Mass

Viola
Jane Rogers
Jim O’Toole

Cello
Felix Knecht
Sam Ng

Bass
Kate Brooke

Organ
William Whitehead

Flute
Georgia Browne
YuWei Hu

Oboe
Leo Duarte
Grace Scott Deuchar
Robert de Bree

Bassoon
Mark Wilson

Trumpet
David Blackadder
Phillip Bainbridge
Matthew Wells

Timpani
Benedict Hoffnung