J S Bach’s masterpiece, St Matthew Passion, will be performed at Hereford Cathedral as part of its Holy Week worship on Tuesday 15 April, 7pm.
In a dramatic musical retelling of St Matthew’s Gospel, Hereford Cathedral Choir will recount the story of the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus in the spectacular setting of the Cathedral Nave.
The period-instrument orchestra Marches Baroque and aninternationally renowned line-up of soloists will be joining the cathedral choir for this performance, all of whom are specialists in this repertoire: Ruairi Bowen (Evangelist), Gareth Brynmoor John (Christus), Rebecca Hardwick (soprano), Martha McLorinan(mezzo-soprano) David de Winter (tenor) and Alex Ashworth (bass).
The performance of one of Bach’s Passions has become a regular feature of Holy Week at Hereford Cathedral. Composed in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, the St Matthew Passion is widely regarded as one of the supreme masterpieces of Western art music.
Geraint Bowen, Director of Music at Hereford Cathedral said, ‘It is always exciting to prepare Bach’s Passions with our young choristers and to observe the effect which this extraordinary music has on them. Because of the disruption caused by covid we have been unable to perform this work since 2019 and we look forward to welcoming members of the audience from near and far for this special performance.’
Tickets cost £25 (front nave), £18 (rear nave) and £10 for individuals aged 25 and under (rear nave) and are available to purchase online at www.herefordcathedral.org or from the Cathedral Shop either in person or on the phone (01432 374 210).
This concert has kindly been supported by the W A Cadbury Charitable Trust and Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust.
