Fretwork

Fretwork

Fretwork performs the St Matthew Passion – but perhaps not the version you expect…

The Church of Our Lady of The Assumption and The English Martyrs map • CB2 1JR • ///select.remark.local
Thu 18 Mar 2027 19:30
Adult £45.00, £35.00, £10.00, £10.00 Student £10.00, £5.00, £5.00 (with ID) Under 18 no charge, no charge, no charge

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Johann Theile’s St Matthew Passion dates from 1673 – predating Bach’s by about fifty years. A student of Heinrich Schütz, Theile’s music has a contrapuntal rigour, but also an imaginative flair that would have pleased his teacher. With solo voices and viols, Theile’s expertise as an operatic composer shines through a Renaissance colour palette.

This intimate (and relatively compact) setting of the familiar story of Christ’s betrayal, crucifixion and resurrection is performed by the world’s leading consort of viols – Fretwork – in its 40th anniversary year, with special guest vocalists.

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