The Bach Choir’s annual performance of Bach’s St Matthew Passion, sung in English, is a much-anticipated fixture in London’s musical calendar. The St Matthew Passion is a dramatic telling of the Passion of Christ, which features some of Bach’s most beautiful and poignant chorales, alongside rousing and striking choruses.
It is a work that The Bach Choir is renowned for performing annually to an exceptionally high standard.
Performers:
Florilegium
David Hill- Conductor
Ed Lyon-Tenor, Evangelist
James Platt- Bass, Christ
Carolyn Sampson-Soprano
Reginald Mobley- Countertenor
Benjamin Hulett-Tenor
Gareth Brynmor John- Baritone
The Bach Choir- Chorus
London Youth Choirs- Chorus