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December 2025

Christmas in Bach’s Liepzig

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Monday, December 1, 2025 - 19:00
Guildhall Sandwich Sandwich CT13 9AH
Online Event

How Bach brings the Christmas story alive in his Christmas Oratorio.

Bach's Christmas Oratorio was written for Lutheran congregations in 1730's Liepzig. We will hear an overview of Bach's life and achievements the. A close look at this magnificent work. Sandy's close relationship with Bach's music stretches back for decades; between 1997 and 2010 he directed a complete cycle of Bach's sacred cantatas. A feast for eyes and ears this evening. 
 

THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Mr Sandy Burnett

Sandy is one of the UK’s most versatile music commentators, enjoying a career that combines broadcasting, performing and lecturing. After studying at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge and working as music director for the RSC, National Theatre and in London’s West End, Sandy Burnett spent a decade as one of the core team of presenters on BBC Radio 3. Combining engaging scholarship with hands-on expertise, he devises and leads cultural holidays all over the world, is the author of the Idler Guide to Classical Music, is a highly sought after double bassist on the London jazz scene, and was appointed the Academy of Ancient Music’s Hogwood Fellow for the 2018-19 season.