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Croydon Bach Choir 60th Anniversary Concert
JS Bach - St John Passion
Part of the Croydon Bach Choir 2019-2020 Season
Add to my Calendar 28-03-2020 19:30 28-03-2020 21:30 36 Croydon Bach Choir 60th Anniversary Concert This year marks the Croydon Bach Choir’s 60th Anniversary, and nothing could be more fitting than to mark the occasion with one of the greatest masterpieces of all time: Bach’s St John Passion. A rollercoaster of intricate orchestral and choral interplay, starkly tender chorales, ravishing solo arias tied together with dramatic narration, Bach’s St John Passion deserves its place as central pillar among the greatest works of art of western civilisation.Joined by an orchestra of Europe’s finest Early Music specialists and a line-up of international soloists, the Croydon Bach Choir promises a memorable evening of music-making. St Mildreds Parish Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Mildreds Parish Church
Bingham Road
Croydon
London
CR0 7EB
England
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach – St John Passion, BWV 245
Performers
Simon Wallfisch – Conductor
Emily Vine – soprano
Katie Bray – Alto
Nathan Vale – soloist
James Birchall – Bass
Andrew Tipple – soloist
Croydon Bach Choir
Leipzig Ensemble
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Programme Note
This year marks the Croydon Bach Choir’s 60th Anniversary, and nothing could be more fitting than to mark the occasion with one of the greatest masterpieces of all time: Bach’s St John Passion.
A rollercoaster of intricate orchestral and choral interplay, starkly tender chorales, ravishing solo arias tied together with dramatic narration, Bach’s St John Passion deserves its place as central pillar among the greatest works of art of western civilisation.
Joined by an orchestra of Europe’s finest Early Music specialists and a line-up of international soloists, the Croydon Bach Choir promises a memorable evening of music-making.
