Bach: St Matthew Passion: Bach's ultimate Passion oratorio presented by 150 voices, six stellar soloists and the Meridian Sinfonia orchestra at Worcester Cathedral, Worcester on Saturday 22nd March 2025

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Bach: St Matthew Passion

Bach's ultimate Passion oratorio presented by 150 voices, six stellar soloists and the Meridian Sinfonia orchestra

Part of the Worcester Festival Choral Society 2024-25 Season

Add to my Calendar 22-03-2025 19:00 22-03-2025 21:00 36 Bach: St Matthew Passion Johann Sebastian Bach’s inspirational 1727 oratorio St Matthew Passion is both a musical icon for the Christian world and an expression of feelings common to us all. Known as the ‘Great Passion’, it presents a powerful setting of Jesus's final days, drawing on parts of St Matthew’s Gospel. From intimate grief to monumental crowd scenes, the work’s richly scored arias, chorales and choruses sculpt the story into a gripping drama, told with a vivid sense of theatre by double chorus, double orchestra and solo voices. Accompanying the 150 voices of the accomplished Worcester Festival Choral Society in this performance in magnificent Worcester Cathedral are six, acclaimed soloists and the superb Meridian Sinfonia orchestra. Worcester Cathedral’s director of music, Samuel Hudson, conducts. More details and booking: www.wfcs.online Worcester Cathedral, Worcester DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Worcester Cathedral
8 College Yard
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 2LA
England

Saturday 22nd March 2025
7:00 PM

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – St Matthew Passion, BWV 244

Performers

Samuel Hudson – Conductor
Sebastian Hill – Evangelist
David Shipley – Christus
Miriam Allan – soprano
Tom Lilburn – countertenor
Ruairi Bowen – tenor
Richard Bannan – baritone

Worcester Festival Choral Society
Meridian Sinfonia

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Programme Note

Johann Sebastian Bach’s inspirational 1727 oratorio St Matthew Passion is both a musical icon for the Christian world and an expression of feelings common to us all.

Known as the ‘Great Passion’, it presents a powerful setting of Jesus's final days, drawing on parts of St Matthew’s Gospel.

From intimate grief to monumental crowd scenes, the work’s richly scored arias, chorales and choruses sculpt the story into a gripping drama, told with a vivid sense of theatre by double chorus, double orchestra and solo voices.

Accompanying the 150 voices of the accomplished Worcester Festival Choral Society in this performance in magnificent Worcester Cathedral are six, acclaimed soloists and the superb Meridian Sinfonia orchestra. Worcester Cathedral’s director of music, Samuel Hudson, conducts.

More details and booking: www.wfcs.online

Worcester Festival Choral Society Bach St Matthew Passion concert

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