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Bach: St Matthew Passion

Bach's Masterpiece

Part of the Bury Bach Choir 2018-2019

Add to my Calendar 06-04-2019 18:30 06-04-2019 20:30 36 Bach: St Matthew Passion Bury Bach Choir, with five soloists, the Boy Choristers of St Edmundsbury Cathedral and Suffolk Baroque Players, perform J S Bach’s choral masterpiece. Relating the story of Jesus’s suffering and death, the drama, variety and majesty of the music grabs the listener from the first note and never lets go.  Bach’s phenomenal imagination and skill are apparent throughout.  The score, one of the most ambitious compositions of all time, calls for double orchestra and double choir – three choirs at one point.  The musical textures range widely from complex counterpoint to simple hymns.  St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Angel Hill
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 1LS
England

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – St Matthew Passion, BWV 244

Performers

Fae Evelyn – soprano
Valerie Reid – mezzo-soprano
Tom Asher – baritone
Robert Murray – Evangelist
Graeme Danby – Bass
Philip Reed – Conductor

Bury Bach Choir
Suffolk Baroque Players
St Edmundsbury Cathedral Choir

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Programme Note

Bury Bach Choir, with five soloists, the Boy Choristers of St Edmundsbury Cathedral and Suffolk Baroque Players, perform J S Bach’s choral masterpiece.

Relating the story of Jesus’s suffering and death, the drama, variety and majesty of the music grabs the listener from the first note and never lets go.  Bach’s phenomenal imagination and skill are apparent throughout. 

The score, one of the most ambitious compositions of all time, calls for double orchestra and double choir – three choirs at one point.  The musical textures range widely from complex counterpoint to simple hymns. 

Philip Reed conducts Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion'

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