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Bach's full Christmas Oratorio is a collection of six cantatas, each for a specific feast day during the holiday period.
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Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
Among his nearly countless other works, Bach also composed hundreds of church cantatas for the liturgical year.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
Premiered in 1954 in Caracas, Venezuela, and based on a poem by Alberto Arvelo Torrealba, the cantata tells a tale that is part Venezuelan folklore, part Faustian bargain.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
The dramatic cantata by Telemann stars soprano soloist Clara Rottsolk.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
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Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
Among his nearly countless other works, Bach also composed hundreds of church cantatas for the liturgical year.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
Premiered in 1954 in Caracas, Venezuela, and based on a poem by Alberto Arvelo Torrealba, the cantata tells a tale that is part Venezuelan folklore, part Faustian bargain.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
The dramatic cantata by Telemann stars soprano soloist Clara Rottsolk.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
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He is known as the patron saint of bookbinders and wrote an illustrative book of psalms while at the monastery of St. Finnian, according to Discovering Ireland.Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 15 Mar. 2024
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Inside the nave, choirs sang psalms, and the cathedral’s mighty organ thundered back to life in a triumphant interplay of melodies.Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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The more complex toccatas and fugues had the highest entropy, while simpler chorales had the lowest.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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In fact, Combs actually made his Carnegie Hall debut as a sophomore when his high school chorale appeared on the legendary New York stage along with other student groups.Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 13 July 2024
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The centennial of Baldwin’s birth, this past year, saw no shortage of hymns, modulating the key to minor and rendering the arrangements slightly discordant.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
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The Salvation Army led hymns under the supervision of the jail chaplain.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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The public is guaranteed more than a glimpse of Kate, though, thanks to her carol service, Together at Christmas, pre-recorded at Westminster Abbey in early December and due to air on Christmas Eve.Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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Led by mariachi maestro Jose Hernandez, the 13-piece ensemble will be performing traditional Mexican carols for their Merry-Achi concert.Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
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By the time Newcastle made their return to the Champions League and the anthem blared out at the San Siro, in a cacophony of noise and emotion, everyone briefly became Murphy.George Caulkin, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Like Jones himself, who produced the record, the perennial Halloween anthem was a multi-media affair, encompassing music, film, television, dance and fashion.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Melodically, this pensive, pop-tinged ballad makes the most of Wallen’s polished falsetto and heartfelt vocal rendering.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2025
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But there was other live music on board, from rock ballads in the Explorers’ Lounge to upbeat soul and funk tunes, which had everyone dancing in the Torshavn Bar.Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
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The leaders of this communal canticle were the women of Boygenius — Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus.Stephen Daw, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2023
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The first was Bach’s glorious 12-part canticle, premiered in 1723 as the conclusion of the Christmas Vespers in Leipzig as a sort of meet-your-new-cantor demonstration of his powers.Washington Post, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
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Julieta Venegas adds this soft-rock ditty to her long list of memorable songs, a standout for its imaginative lyrics that evoke teenage wonder.Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Here Comes the Sun — A cheerful ditty for when the multi-day rainstorms (or snowstorm, ice storm, etc.) ends and the kids can go out of the house again.Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
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