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St Nicholas Parish and Priory Church
London Road
Arundel
West Sussex
BN18 9AT
England
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach – St John Passion, BWV 245
Performers
Philippa Hyde – soprano
Tim Morgan – Alto
Peter Davoren – Tenor
Edward Price – Bass
Simon Wall – Evangelist
Alex Ashworth – Christus
Andrew Arthur – Conductor
The Hanover Band
The Hanover Band Chorus
Programme Note
The Hanover Band, one of Britain’s finest period instrument orchestras, returns to St Nicholas' Church in Arundel to bring a special Passiontide performance of JS Bach’s seasonal masterpiece.
Telling the story of the Passion, the final days of Jesus’s life, is a tradition that dates back to the fourth century. This originally took the form of a liturgical chant, but during the sixteenth century, music and theology became tightly bound and from this time, the Passion began to be sung and performed in different ways. J.S.Bach’s St John Passion is a wonderful way to reflect on Good Friday and the approach of Easter Day.
