Bach St John Passion at St John's Smith Square, London on Thursday 30th March 2023

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Bach St John Passion

Add to my Calendar 30-03-2023 19:30 30-03-2023 21:30 36 Bach St John Passion Whitehall Choir returns to St John’s Smith Square for a performance of Bach St John Passion in the run up to Easter. They are joined by period ensemble, London Baroque Sinfonia, and top soloists. First performed on Good Friday in 1724 in Leipzig’s Nikolaikirche, the St John Passion is one of the greatest masterworks of sacred choral music. From the complex and dramatic to the most sublime and heartrending moments, this is an evening not to be missed. St John's Smith Square, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St John's Smith Square
Smith Square
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 3HA
England

Thursday 30th March 2023
7:30 PM

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – St John Passion, BWV 245

Performers

Joanna Tomlinson – Conductor
Thomas Hobbs – tenor
Oliver Hunt – Bass
Philip Tebb – Bass
Elizabeth Weisberg – soprano
Carris Jones – mezzo-soprano
Sam Jenkins – tenor

Whitehall Choir
London Baroque Sinfonia

Programme Note

Whitehall Choir returns to St John’s Smith Square for a performance of Bach St John Passion in the run up to Easter. They are joined by period ensemble, London Baroque Sinfonia, and top soloists.

First performed on Good Friday in 1724 in Leipzig’s Nikolaikirche, the St John Passion is one of the greatest masterworks of sacred choral music. From the complex and dramatic to the most sublime and heartrending moments, this is an evening not to be missed.

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