Schutz St Matthew Passion at St John's Church, Harpenden on Sunday 7th April 2019

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Schutz St Matthew Passion

Add to my Calendar 07-04-2019 18:00 07-04-2019 20:00 36 Schutz St Matthew Passion Carillon Chamber Choir of St Albans will perform this startlingly powerful piece on Passion Sunday and Palm Sunday. It is sung in English and runs for one hour, being a choral dramatization of St Matthew’s Gospel. The Evangelist tells the story with the chorus used as the crowd and commentator. It is hoped that this performance will bridge the gap between concert platform and church congregations. Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672) was one of the greatest of the German composers of his century. He studied in Italy under Giovanni Gabrieli and carried back into Germany some of the lightness and dramatic fire of the Italians. Schütz was a notable contributor to the tradition of setting the Passion story. Without Schütz it is perhaps doubtful whether the great Passions of J S Bach would have been written. St John's Church, Harpenden DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St John's Church
5 St John's Road
Southdown
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 1DJ
England

Sunday 7th April 2019
6:00 PM

Programme

Heinrich Schütz – Matthäus-Passion, SWV 479

Performers

David Ireson – Conductor
Rogers Covey-Crump – Evangelist
Will Houghton – Christ

Carillon Chamber Choir

Programme Note

Carillon Chamber Choir of St Albans will perform this startlingly powerful piece on Passion Sunday and Palm Sunday. It is sung in English and runs for one hour, being a choral dramatization of St Matthew’s Gospel. The Evangelist tells the story with the chorus used as the crowd and commentator. It is hoped that this performance will bridge the gap between concert platform and church congregations.

Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672) was one of the greatest of the German composers of his century. He studied in Italy under Giovanni Gabrieli and carried back into Germany some of the lightness and dramatic fire of the Italians. Schütz was a notable contributor to the tradition of setting the Passion story. Without Schütz it is perhaps doubtful whether the great Passions of J S Bach would have been written.

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