This concert, with a spiritual theme, brings together Frank Martin’s Christmas Cantata and Bernard Reichel’s The Vision of Ezekiel, two choral works by 20th-century composers from French-speaking Switzerland, both inspired by biblical texts and characterised by the same emotional intensity. The concert will conclude with an excerpt from Johann Sebastian Bach’s famous Christmas oratorio.

BERNARD REICHEL
The Vision of Ezekiel

FRANK MARTIN
Christmas Cantata

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 No. 1: Jauchzet, frohlocket! Auf, preiset die Tage

Conductor: Daniel Huertas
Choir preparation: Fruzsina Szuromi
Soloists from the HEM’s vocal department

Students from the HEM’s orchestral instrument departments
HEM Grand Choir