Brighton Festival Chorus<\/b> is set to perform Bach\u2019s St. John Passion<\/i> in a semi-staged Prom-style performance at Brighton Dome<\/b> on Good Friday, 3 April 2015. This special concert marks the choir\u2019s 500th<\/sup> performance since it was founded in 1968.<\/p>\n This unique \u2018in the round\u2019 Proms-style performance of JS Bach\u2019s glorious St John Passion<\/i> is a return of the highly acclaimed,\u00a0semi-staged version last performed in 2008 and 2009 and takes the singers in and amongst the audience.<\/p>\n First performed in Leipzig on Good Friday 1724, Bach\u2019s powerfully meditative interpretation of the Gospel of St John<\/i> is a work of startling immediacy yet subtle nuance, recreating the psychological and emotional conflict of Christ\u2019s final days before his public trial and crucifixion.<\/p>\n This performance will be conducted by James Morgan<\/b> with soloists, Rob Murray<\/b> \u2013 Evangelist, Paul Reeves<\/b> \u2013 \u00a0Christus, Andrew Rupp<\/b> – Pilate, Katherine Manley<\/b> – Soprano, Juliette Pochin<\/b> \u2013 Mezzo-soprano, Mark Wilde<\/b> \u2013 Tenor and Ashley Riches<\/b> \u2013 Bass.<\/p>\n \u2018One of the top 5 choirs in the UK\u2019 <\/i>The Times<\/p>\n This special concert marks the 500th<\/sup> performance of Brighton Festival Chorus. There have been many exceptional concerts alongside numerous associations with many of the major British orchestras and the most celebrated of conductors and soloists of recent times.<\/p>\n Brighton Festival Chorus was founded in 1968 and its debut performance was Belshazzar’s Feast, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the composer, William Walton<\/b>.\u00a0 Ever since, it has established and maintained a reputation as an amateur choir working with top professional orchestras and artists, delivering consistently high quality performances.\u00a0 Brighton Festival Chorus is also known for its versatility, as it performs not only the standard choral repertoire but also new works and commissions, and collaborations with popular music artists.\u00a0 The chorus performs in the Brighton Festival every year and at major concert venues in London, the rest of Britain and in Europe.\u00a0 It supports Brighton Festival Youth Choir to promote and sustain interest in choral singing in young people, and it also arranges choral workshops to encourage participation in the local community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Friday 3 April 2015 \u00a0Brighton Dome Concert Hall \u00a03pm, tickets from \u00a35 Brighton Festival Chorus is set to perform Bach\u2019s St. John Passion in a semi-staged Prom-style performance at Brighton Dome on Good Friday, 3 April 2015. This special … Continue reading ![\"BFC](\"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/BFC-in-Th\u00e9\u00e2tre-Imp\u00e9rial-Compi\u00e8gne-France-photo-by-Jean-Marie-Berth\u00e9l\u00e9my.jpg\")
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