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Johann Sebastian Bach: The Easter and Ascension Oratorios | Le Banquet Céleste & Mélisme(s)
Conductor Damien Guillon and his ensemble Le Banquet Céleste, joined by the chamber choir Mélisme(s) under the direction of Gildas Pungier, invite audiences to rediscover two of Johann Sebastian Bach's lesser-performed gems: the Easter Oratorio and the Ascension Oratorio, in the radiant acoustic of Saint-Germain Church in Rennes.
Overshadowed by the towering presence of the St John and St Matthew Passions, as well as the Christmas Oratorio, these two festive works are too rarely heard in concer