Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
Date
December 13, 2025
Time
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Overview
The Nativity Story, Told Through Music
Celebrate the season with Mercury’s first-ever performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio—a radiant musical journey through the Nativity story.
Overflowing with joy, wonder, and reverence, this Baroque masterpiece brings together six of Bach’s most expressive cantatas, performed in a focused selection that highlights his most poetic and powerful moments. With period instruments, and Mercury’s signature warmth, the holiday story unfolds with timeless beauty.
This concert is made possible in part by the Houston Endowment, the Brown Foundation, the Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts, the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, and by supporters like you.
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Featured ARTISTS
Mercury Chamber Orchestra and Singers
Antoine Plante, Artistic Director & Conductor
Betsy Cook Weber, Choral Director
Stephen Ash, Evangelist
Briana Kerner, Soprano
Abigail Lysinger, Mezzo-Soprano
Micah Perry, Tenor
J.P. Williams, Bass
RUNNING TIME
2 hr including intermission
MERCURY AT HOME
Experience a multi-camera stream of this concert from the comfort of your home. Premiering on December 13th at 8 PM and available through December 21st, you can watch live, at your leisure, and more than once!
