Bach: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245

Soloists Mary Bevan (Soprano), Roderick Morris (Counter-tenor), Richard Dowling (Tenor, arias), James Oxley (Tenor, Evangelist), Marcus Farnsworth (Bass, arias), Stephen Cooper (Bass, Jesus)

YOU could tell that the St John Passion is well and truly embedded in the lifeblood of the Bach Society. Their long familiarity with Bach’s great work meant the story could be told with a vivid sense of drama and that the audience could have confidence…

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Verdi: Requiem

Elisabeth Meister (Soprano), Lise Christensen (Mezzo), James Edwards (Tenor), Paul Reeves (Bass)

From the hushed opening Requiem aeternam to the final heartfelt Libera me, this was an interpretation that brought out the depths of Verdi’s masterpiece. All the components of a fine performance were there: superb solo work from Elisabeth Meister (soprano),…

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Concert tour in France for Nottingham choir

Around 30 members of the Nottingham Bach Choir have just returned from a successful concert tour of central France. Directed by their former accompanist Philip Collin, now Director of the Manchester Bach Choir, the group gave a number of performances…

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Handel Israel in Egypt

Soloists: Sarah Simmonds, Jo Boddison (Soprano), Stephen Power (Alto), Richard Pratt (Tenor)

Handel’s sacred oratorio Israel in Egypt is both a spiritual reflection on the Exodus story and a dramatic recreation of the accounts of the Plagues and the Red Sea crossing. Both elements were strongly conveyed under Paul Hale, who brought out the…

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