St John Passion, The Choir of St James’ and BachBand@St James’ with Choristers from Santa Sabina College and Shore City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney April 7, 2017 Written by Larry Turner Performances of Bach’s Easter Passions in Sydney have become less frequent in recent years so it is very pleasing that three of Bach’s major…
In a rare collision of programming choices, Sydney choral music fans will be treated to no less than three of J S Bach’s brilliant choral works this Easter. Kicking off the monumental triumvirate on Sunday April 2, the Choir of Christ Church St Laurence performs the Mass in B minor, BWV 232. Written for 5-part chorus with…
The Choir of St James’ and BachBand@StJames directed by Warren Trevelyan-Jones present JS Bach’s St John Passion BWV 245, the powerful tale of Christ’s last journey. It will be the City Recital Hall debut for Sydney’s oldest church choir as it performs this choral jewel, one of the most iconic works of the Baroque, accompanied…