Good Friday St Matthew Passion 300th Anniversary with Ex Cathedra

Leipzig. Good Friday, 1727. As Johann Sebastian Bach’s new Passion resounded through St Thomas’s Church for the first time, we can only imagine the impression it made. 300 years later the St Matthew Passion continues to have a profound impact. It’s a timeless exploration of hopes and sorrow, portraying the full spectrum of human emotion: the clamour of the crowd, the drama of betrayal and the poignancy of grief, brought vividly to life in stirring choruses, heartfelt arias and richly coloured orchestral writing. As founder and director of Birmingham’s stellar early music group Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore conducts his last Good Friday Passion at Symphony Hall, a long tradition of which he has been an integral part. His signature feature of these performances has been to introduce chorale preludes, congregational hymns and readings, drawing us into Bach’s world and creating a moving collective experience for both musicians and audience. Sung in German with English surtitles Ex Cathedra is an Associate Artist of B:Music See the full B:Classical Season here