Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Details

Chester Cathedral
Saint Werburgh Street
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 2DY
England

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – St John Passion, BWV 245

Performers

Philip Rushforth – Conductor
Robert Murray – Evangelist
Tristan Hambleton – Christus
Alison Rose – soprano
Marta Fontanals-Simmons – mezzo-soprano
Marcus Farnsworth – Bass

Chester Cathedral Choir
Eighteenth Century Sinfonia

Programme Note

Originally written for Good Friday in 1724, the passion is a masterpiece of technical precision and musical beauty, recounting the events leading to the crucifixion of Christ.

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