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from The Bach Choir of Bethlehem & Bach Festival Orchestra

The exuberant and cosmic music of Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel is an exciting two disk set celebrating the 120th birthday of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem and Greg Funfgeld's 35th anniversary as artistic director & conductor!

Disc One: Bach
Cantata 21 Ich hatte viel Bekummernis
Aria: Heil und Segan from Cantata 120
Aria: Liebt, ihr Christen, in der Tat from Cantata 76

Disc Two: Handel
Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day

Soloists
Cassandra LeMoine, soprano
Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano
Daniel Taylor, countertenor
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor
William Sharp, baritone

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Anniversary Boxed Set: Bach and Handel

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Ascension Oratorio CD

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and Bach Festival Orchestra under the direction of Greg Funfgeld, Artistic Director and Conductor present The Ascension Oratorio and Two Festive Cantatas:

Cantata BWV 11 - Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen
Cantata BWV 51 - Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!
Cantata BWV 34 - O ewiges Feurer, o Ursprung der Liebe

Soloists
Ann Monoyios, Soprano
Daniel Taylor, Countertenor
Frederick Urrey, Tenor
Christopheren Nomura, Baritone

Cantata BWV 21, J.S. Bach

Cantata/Cantate BWV 120 Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille
1. No. 4) Aria (Soprano): Heil und Segen

Cantata/Cantate BWV 21 Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis
2. No. 1) Sinfonia
3. No. 2) Chorus: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis
4. No. 3) Aria (Soprano): Seufzer, Tränen, Kummer, Not
5. No. 4) Recitative (Tenor): Wie hast du dich, mein Gott
6. No. 5) Aria (Tenor): Bäche von gesalznen Zähren
7. No. 6) Chorus: Was betrübst du dich, meine Seele
8. No. 7) Recitative (Dialogue-Soul, Jesus-Soprano and Bass): Ach Jesu, meine Ruh
9. No. 8) Aria (Duet Soprano and Bass): Komm, mein Jesu, und erquicke
10. No 9) Chorus-Choral (Tenor and Soprano): Sei nun wieder zufrieden, meine Seele
11. No. 10) Aria (Tenor): Erfreue dich, Seele, erfreue dich. Herze
12. No 11) Chorus: Das Lamm, das erwürget ist, ist würdig zunehmen Kraft

Cantata/Cantate 76 Die Himmel eräzhlen die Ehre Gottes
13. No. 12) Aria ( Countertenor): Liebt, ihr Christen, in der Tat!

Child's Christmas CD

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and Bach Festival Orchestra share A Child's Christmas in Bethlehem- a beautiful compilation of Christmas carols and spoken word from around the world. Building on the success of The Bach Choir’s four-volume Christmas in Bethlehem, this is The Choir’s first recording of Christmas carols for a major classical music label and first CD focused on a family audience with young listeners in mind. The Bach Choir is joined by The Bel Canto Children’s Chorus and children who are both poets and readers. The CD combines music and spoken word from across the centuries and around the world to create a truly magical listening experience.

Christmas in Bethlehem Vol. 1 Digital Download

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem goes digital with a downloadable version of the Christmas CD that started it all - Christmas in Bethlehem.

Christmas in Bethlehem Vol. 2 CD

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem expands its enchanting Christmas in Bethlehem CD with more favorite carols. Christmas in Bethlehem Vol. 2 features members of the Bach Festival Orchestra and Philadelphia Brass.

1. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
2.Two Chorales
3. Once He Came in Blessing
4. Gloria Sei Dir Gesungen
5. Il Eset Ne Le Divin Enfant
6. Ding Dong! Merrily On High
7. Jesus, Call Thou Me
8. The Little Road to Bethlehem
9. Nun Seid Ihr Wohl Gerochen
10. Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning
11. Mary's Lullaby
12. Ave Maria
13. What Child is This?
14. Dem Wir Das Heilig Itzt
15. Good Christians All, Rejoice!
16. Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
17. See Amid the Winter's Snow

Christmas in Bethlehem Vol. 3 CD

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem again captures the spirit of the holiday season with the third volume of its popular Christmas in Bethlehem series. Featuring the Philadelphia Brass and distinguished soloists, Vol. 3 quickly became a Christmas favorite.

1. The First Noel
2. There Shall a Star
3. The White Dove
4. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
5. Sweet Little Jesus Boy
6. O Holy Night
7. From the Orgelbüchlein, In Dulci Jubilo
8. Schafe Können Sicher Weiden, Sheep May Safely Graze
9. While Sheperd Watched Their Flocks by Night
10. Fantasia on Christmas Carols
11. Chorale Fantasia, In Dulci Jubilo
12. This Little Babe
13. We Three Kings of Orient Are
14. Silent Night, Holy Night
15. Go Tell It On the Mountain

Christmas in Bethlehem Vol. 4 CD

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem continues its love of the holidays with Christmas in Bethlehem Vol. 4. This recording includes beloved Christmas favorites performed by The Choir and distinguished soloists, joined by the Philadelphia Brass.

1. Mary Had a Baby
2. O Come, All Ye Faithful
3. A Babe Is Born
4. Joseph, Lieber Joseph Mein
5. Chorale from Wie Schön Leuchtet Der Morgenstern
6. Sir Christèmas
7. Of the Father's Heart Begotten
8. Herr, Nun Lässest Due Deinen Diener In Frieden Fahren
9. Chorale Prelude – Allein Gott In Der Höh Sei Ehr’
10. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
11. In Dulci Jubilo
12. Joys Seven
13. Stay With Us
14. The Three Kings
15. On Christmas Night (Sussex Carol)
16. Thou Shalt Know Him
17. O Little Town of Bethlehem
18. The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came
19. Still, Still, Still
20. The Rain is Over and Gone

Christmas in Leipzig CD

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and Bach Festival Orchestra transport you to the Christmas spirit of Leipzig, Germany with three festive selections.

Cantata BWV 63 - Christen atzet diesen Tag
Cantata BWV 65 - Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen
From the Mass in B Minor BWV 232 - Chorus: Sanctus

Soloists -
Sylvia McNair, Soprano
Janice Taylor, Contralto
David Gordon, Tenor
Daniel Lichti, Bass

Christmas Oratorio CD

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and Bach Festival Orchestra celebrate the festive spirit of the holidays with J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio.

Enjoy a two-CD set of all six parts of the Christmas Oratorio.

Soloists
Tamara Matthews, Soprano
Marietta Simpson, Mezzo-Soprano
Benjamin Butterfield, Tenor
Christopheren Nomura, Baritone

Coloring Book

Let your creativity color the world with this Bach coloring book. Great for kids and adults of all ages!

Dear Mr. Funfgeld Book

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem celebrates its Artistic Director and Conductor, Greg Funfgeld, and his 30+ years of service with photographs, letters, and history.

Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day

Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day, HWV 76

Ouverture
1. Larghetto e staccato
2. Allegro
3. Minuets I & II
4. Recitative (Tenor): From harmony, from heavenly harmony
5. Recitative (Tenor): When nature underneath a heap
6. Chorus: From harmony, from heav'nly harmony
7. Air (Soprano): What passion cannot music raise and quell!
8. Aria (Tenor) and Chorus: The trumpet's loud changor
9. March
10. Aria (Soprano): The soft complaining flute
11. Aria (Tenor): Sharp violins proclaim
12. Aria (Soprano): But oh, what art can teach
13. Aria (Soprano): Orpheus could lead the savage race
14. Recitative (Soprano): But bright Cecilia raised the wonder high'r
15. Aria (Soprano) and Chorus: As from the pow'r of sacred lays

Magnificat and Gloria CD

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and Bach Festival Orchestra shares J.S. Bach's uplifting Magnificat paired with Vivaldi's timeless Gloria.

This CD was recorded in May 2009 and features three famous and festive works written for Advent and Christmas: Bach's Magnificat in D Major BWV 243 and Cantata BWV 191 - Gloria in excelsis Deo, and Vivaldi's Gloria in D Major, RV 589. As Dr. Robin Leaver says in his notes for the recording, it could have been entitled "Glorious Glorias!"

Soloists -
Julia Doyle, Soprano
Rosa Lamoreaux, Soprano
Daniel Taylor, Countertenor
Benjamin Butterfield, Tenor
Daniel Lichti, Bass-Baritone

Mr. Bach Comes to Call DVD

This live action movie is pure family entertainment. Based on historical fact, it features more than twenty excerpts of Bach's best-loved works beautifully performed by The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and The Bach Festival Orchestra.

Mr. Bach Comes to Call is a dramatic musical story for all ages based on the award-winning Classical Kids CD. Produced by The Bach Choir of Bethlehem in collaboration with Touchstone Theatre and GreenTreks Network, the film is distributed internationally by the Childrens' Group.

Notepad

With its magnetic back, this notepad can hang out with you anywhere. Beautifully adorned with an image of Bach in the corner, you can take down all your notes in style!

Set of 9 Notecards

Send a personal note with this lovely set of note cards featuring photographs from the Bethlehem Bach Festival by photographer Jackie Lewis.

Christmas CD Set!

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem shares the ultimate compilation of Christmas favorites with a four-CD set.

A Child's Christmas in Bethlehem
Christmas in Bethlehem Vol. 2
Christmas in Bethlehem Vol. 3
Christmas in Bethlehem Vol. 4

Songs of Hope CD

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and Bach Festival Orchestra spread the message of hope with four uplifting works, including a special commissioned piece by the late Stephen Paulus, A Dream of Time.

The texts of Songs of Hope are moving affirmations of hope in the face of adversity. In the hands of Bach, Britten, Bernstein, and Paulus, these amazing words resonate with the longing for peace and healing in our own time.

Johann Sebastian Bach: Singet dem Hern, BWV 225
Benjamin Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb, Opus 30
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Stephen Paulus: A Dream of Time

Soloists
Rosa Lamoreaux, Soprano
Daniel Taylor, Countertenor
Benjamin Butterfield, Tenor
William Sharp, Baritone

St. John Passion CD

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and Bach Festival Orchestra perform J.S. Bach's moving Saint John Passion.

Soloists -
Charles Daniels, Tenor (Evangelist)
William Sharp, Baritone (Jesus)
David Newman (Pilatus)
Julia Doyle, Soprano
Daniel Taylor, Countertenor
Benjamin Butterfield, Tenor
Christopheren Nomura, Bass-Baritone

Totebag

Take The Bach Choir everywhere you go! This versatile and sturdy canvas totebag carries everything you need and shows your love of Bach, too!

Wachet Auf! CD

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and Bach Festival Orchestra share one of Bach's most beloved Cantatas, Wachet Auf along with other Bach favorites.

Cantata BWV 56 - Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen
Cantata BWV 140 - Wachet Auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Motet BWV Anh. 159 - Ich lasse dich nicht

Soloists -
Henriette Schellenberg, Soprano
David Gordon, Tenor
Daniel Lichti, Bass

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