By Leah Silvieus ’21 M.A.R. The path that led Bo kyung Blenda Im ’12 M.A.R. to Yale Divinity School and the Institute of Sacred Music first as a student, then as a fellow, and now as an Assistant Professor of Sacred Music and of Divinity was somewhat winding. But it has, in a way, led full circle.
Join us on December 10 in Woolsey Hall as Yale Schola Cantorum, conducted by David Hill, perform Weihnachts Oratorium BWV 248 (or the Christmas Oratorio) by Johann Sebastian Bach. View full program. The concert will also be live streamed. View live stream here.
It begins with the violins orderly and baroque. The choir rises. The audience rises. And before you know it, the concert hall, church, rec center or school auditorium fills with the triumphant sound of one of the most beloved musical works of the season: Handel’s “Hallelujah” chorus.