Christmas Oratorio - Vancouver Chamber Choir - Owen McCausland, Evangelist - Pacific Baroque Orchestra

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio has to my mind never been performed better. It’s only my second time experiencing it live, mind you,  but Bach is my all time favourite composer.  Conductor Kari Turunen was magnificent.  The voice of Owen McCausland was spectacular. The other solos and duets were drawn from the choir who were apart and together angelic. The Pacific Baroque Orchestra could not have been better. I loved the wind instruments. The strings were sweet. The keys special.  The brass and kettle drum a delight.  2 parts with the second rising to exultant.  The Vancouver Chamber Choir was heavenly. The Orpheum was the perfect venue for this masterpiece.  It was indeed one of the rarest of nights. A performance to be remembered fondly for a life time.

 









 Hallelujah! Hallelujah!