Performer: Choir of King's College Cambridge

The legendary Kings College Choir, Cambridge, conducted by their very own Stephen Cleobury, was accompanied by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment on period instruments at the Royal Albert Hall.

With such a star-studded line-up at a concert that had been sold out for weeks, this was always going to be an evening to remember. Bach’s St Matthew Passion is one of those iconic pieces that never gets old, and every time I hear the throbbing bass of the opening chorus, I still get a tingle of excitement.

Talking about the surprising benefits of singing, as expounded by William Byrd in 1588, Stephen Cleobury, Director of Music at King's College, Cambridge discusses the health of choral music and the challenge of identifying young boys to sing in the choir.