Music for Passiontide

Concert outline includes: • St Peter's School Choral and Orchestral Concert on 27 March at 7pm. The programme features Elgar – Wand of Youth Orchestral Suite, Bruch – Violin Concerto (two movements) and Howard Goodall – Eternal Light. • York Musical Society performing Handel's Messiah on 29 March at 7.30pm. Soloists joining the chorus and orchestra for this ever popular rendition are soprano Philippa Boyle, alto Daniela Thomas, tenor Jason Darnell and baritone Eamonn Dougan. • Chapter House Choir performing St John Passion by Bob Chilcott on 5 April at 7.30pm. The Choir are joined by guest soloists, performing the passion story with dramatic and beautiful music and hymns. • JS Bach St John Passion performed by The York Minster Choir on 12 April at 7:30pm. A dramatic representation of the events leading up to Christ’s crucifixion, as told in the Gospel of John.

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//yh000127?id=EVENT469202