We would have sung this chorale on 13 March with Les Passions de l'Ame in Bern, but the concert was cancelled on the day. Instead, we’ve now chosen to perform it a capella (as we would have done in concert) from our homes, to reflect human vulnerability and helplessness in the face of death, which leads many to turn to spirituality.
From our respective homes, we’ve been working on something; the setting of Luther’s chorale ‘Mitten wir im Leben sind’ appears like an oasis in the middle of Telemann’s rarely-performed late masterpiece, the cantata Dich rühmen die Welten for St Michael and All Angels 1762.
We would have sung this chorale on 13 March with Les Passions de l'Ame in Bern, but the concert was cancelled on the day. Instead, we’ve now chosen to perform it a capella (as we would have done in concert) from our homes, to reflect human vulnerability and helplessness in the face of death, which leads many to turn to spirituality.
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“It was like a light went on in my head” - we caught up with soprano Zoë Brookshaw to reflect on being part of the SK collective.
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JS Bach Matthäus-Passion with Les Passions de l'Ame Erfurt (Thüringer Bachwochen 28 March 2021 Französische Kirche, Bern 2 April 2021 Not the Christmas Oratorio secular cantatas by JS Bach Newbury Spring Festival 20 May 2021 more dates to follow... Keep an eye out on our YouTube channel where we regularly post new content. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
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