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St John Passion
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordOne of Bach’s best-loved works, the St John Passion was first performed on Good Friday of 1724 in St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig. ‘More daring, forceful and poetic’ than the St Matthew Passion, according to Robert Schumann, this operatic work is presented by an Evangelist, ensemble of soloists, four-part choir, strings and basso continuo together with […]
Bach Motets: Komm, Jesu, Komm
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordThere are only a few tickets remaining for this concert! Bach's motets constitute the most perfect and gem-like set amongst his works. They lay at the heart of his work as a teacher and choir-trainer, and grew out of a genre which the Bach family had cultivated for generations. This was the repertory that all […]
Bach Motets: Jesu, meine Freude
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordOxford Bach Soloists Tom Hammond-Davies (conductor) Nick Pritchard (tenor) Nick Pritchard, tenor Bach's motets constitute the most perfect and gem-like set amongst his works. They lay at the heart of his work as a teacher and choir-trainer, and grew out of a genre which the Bach family had cultivated for generations. This was the repertory […]