JS Bach: St Matthew Passion | Bury Bach Choir and Suffolk Baroque Players

Bury Bach Choir, with five soloists, the Boy Choristers of St Edmundsbury Cathedral and Suffolk Baroque Players, perform J S Bach’s choral masterpiece. Relating the story of Jesus’s suffering and death, the drama, variety and majesty of the music grabs the listener from the first note and never lets go. Bach’s phenomenal imagination and skill are apparent throughout.

The score, one of the most ambitious compositions of all time, calls for double orchestra and double choir – three choirs at one point. The musical textures range widely from complex counterpoint to simple hymns.

Please note early start time.