The Hanover Band's St John Passion at Kings Place

By Benjamin Poore, 15 April 2022

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Reviewed at Kings Place: Hall One, London on 13 April 2022

Bach, St John Passion, BWV245

The Hanover Band

Andrew Arthur, Director

Philippa Hyde, Soprano

Timothy Morgan, Countertenor

Peter Davoren, Tenor

Alexander Ashworth, Baritone

Edward Price, Bass

Simon Wall, Tenor

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Benjamin Poore

Benjamin Poore is a writer and critic. His book on psychoanalysis and literature is forthcoming in 2019. He has previously written about literature and culture for the Independent, the Times Literary Supplement, and Times Higher Education. In his spare time he tries to sing Schubert; he has a very patient teacher.

Simon Wall’s Evangelist the centrepiece of The Hanover Band's St John Passion at Kings Place