# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Bach's Christmas Oratorio - Parts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 12 Dec, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Johann Sebastian Bach
Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio offers a reverent telling of the season’s story, following the rhythm of the feast days: the Nativity (Dec 25), the angels’ announcement to the shepherds (Dec 26), the Naming (Jan 1), the Magi’s journey (Jan 3), and the Epiphany (Jan 6). In this performance of Parts I, II, IV, V, VI, Evangelist Thomas Cooley delivers the Gospel narrative with distinctive clarity. Bach gives each moment its fitting character: choruses elevate the feast‑day praise with trumpets and timpani, arias draw us close in reflection, and chorales steady the heart in the voice of community. Rather than mere spectacle, the oratorio offers welcome space for gratitude and seasonal joy. In 2025, Washington Classical Review recognized the Consort’s Christmas Oratorio as the year’s “best Christmas concert.”

Clara Rottsolk, soprano
Janna Critz, alto
Thomas Cooley, tenor and evangelist
Edward Vogel, bass

Join us for Talking Bach at 3 p.m. This series of free pre-concert lectures by noted Bach scholar Michael Marissen is presented one hour before Director’s Series performances.

Suzanne R. & Robert L. McDowell Jr., Mary Ann Gardner, and Tamera Luzzatto & Alpheus Fair, underwriters
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/washington/bachs-christmas-oratorio-parts-1-2-4-5-6/200030696159241
- **Event Categories**: concerts, music, entertainment, christmas
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Washington
- **state**: DC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: National Presbyterian Church
- **lat**: 38.94212
- **long**: -77.08099
- **full address**: National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016-2735, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Bach's Christmas Oratorio - Parts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 being held?
  - **A:** Bach's Christmas Oratorio - Parts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 takes place on Sat, 12 Dec, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Sat, 12 Dec, 2026 at 04:00 pm at National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016-2735, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Bach's Christmas Oratorio - Parts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6?
  - **A:** Bach's Christmas Oratorio - Parts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 is organized by Washington Bach Consort.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Bach's Christmas Oratorio - Parts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Washington, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Bach's Christmas Oratorio - Parts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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