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Bach's St John Passion

Temple ChurchTemple, London, Greater London, EC4Y 7BB, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Thursday 12 March 202619:30
Performers
Thomas AlleryArtistic Director
Temple Singers
Temple Players
James BeddoeTenor
Michael BurkeBaritone

In this extraordinary and moving work, Bach sets the Passion of Christ to music as the story is told in the Gospel of John. He first performed the piece at Vespers on Good Friday in Leipzig. It was the first Passion music he had written in his role as Cantor.

This performance is given by the Temple Singers and Temple Players, whose soloists, chorus and orchestra are hand-picked from the best exponents of London's Baroque Music scene. Some of the solo writing is among the most beautiful Bach ever wrote, and the work is book-ended by two monumental choruses.

This performance is generously sponsored by Guy Fetherstonhaugh KC.