UoW Chamber Choir: St John's Passion
Sun 7 Mar 2010 4pm
Butterworth Hall £7 (£5)
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CloseEvangelist – Mark Wilde
Conductor – Lucy Griffiths
In 1724, Bach’s employers, the town council of Leipzig, specifically stipulated that in writing the St John Passion, he should “so arrange the music that is shall not last too long, and shall be of such a nature as not to make an operatic impression, but rather to incite the listener to devotion”. Despite this demand, it is a strikingly dramatic work, and has been known to be mistaken for an operatic work. Bach’s depiction of the Passion is beautiful, vivid and evocative.
At the time that Bach wrote his St John Passion, listeners would have been forced to endure a gruelling sermon between the two main parts of the music. We invite you instead to sit back, relax and enjoy a wonderful afternoon of music-making from the University’s Chamber Choir and Orchestra.
Butterworth Hall
With a maximum capacity of 2000 standing or 1500 seated this concert hall has an outstanding natural acoustic and is the home of our International Concert Series, as well as the majority of our music gigs and big name comedians. Butterworth Hall has recently had a £6.9 million redevelopment and reopened in autumn 2009 .
