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.