Awe and Wonder | Ars Lyrica

Awe and Wonder features two major works for chorus and orchestra, one on the creation story and the other on the incarnation of Christ. As set to music by C. P. E. Bach, Friedrich Klopstock’s Morning Song on the Feast of Creation blends Enlightenment thought with Christian theology, while Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Midnight Mass for Christmas enlivens its canonic text with French carol melodies. Heinrich Biber’s Serenade of the Nightwatchman adds an expectant note to this festive holiday program.