Sheffield Bach Choir present St Matthew Passion

The choir is pleased to present Bach’s St Matthew Passion  in the original German, at Sheffield cathedral. Written in 1727 and featuring double choir and double orchestra, this is one of Bach’s most complex works, widely considered a masterpiece of Baroque music. It narrates Christ’s Passion as told in the Gospel of St Matthew. The story is told by soloists and chorus, punctuated by hymn tunes that would have been familiar to congregations of the time.  This magnificent work is at once a sober and fitting  preparation for Easter and also a superb example of Bach’s glorious composition for orchestra  and voices.

• Sheffield Bach Choir
• National Festival Orchestra
• Stephen Liley – Evangelist
• David Bonar – Christ
• Zoe Brookshaw
• Catherine Backhouse
• William Burn
• St John’s Ranmoor and Steel City Choristers – Ripieno chorus
• Philip Collin – conductor

Tickets  cost £18 (adults) £16 (concessions) and £8 (students); children under 12 accompanied by a ticket holder are FREE.

Tickets  are available online using the link below, from members of the choir, on the door, or by post via The Box Office, Sheffield Bach Society, c/o 3 Tapton Mews, Sheffield, S10 5EA. enclosing a cheque and stamped addressed envelope.