Bright trumpet fanfares herald the opening of Bach’s Easter Oratorio, which was first performed in Leipzig in 1725. Following his all-Mozart program in the 2022–23 season, conductor Bernard Labadie returns to Severance for an all-Bach evening with The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and a roster of star soloists. Labadie pairs this festive work with Bach’s equally joyous Magnificat, which sets Mary’s song of praise from the Gospel of Luke. | The Cleveland Orchestra

Happy Easter! Celebrate with Bach’s Easter Oratorio—an uplifting Baroque masterpiece first performed in 1725. In this sumptuous oratorio, Johann Sebastian Bach featured some of the most beautiful melodic lines for the oboe, a mellow instrument known to evoke the pastoral atmospheres. You'll love this stunning excerpt with oboist Albrecht Mayer playing alongside the Sinfonia Varsovia. https://bit.ly/3RUAQ6h | medici.tv