- banner: - heading "Instruments of Time & Truth" [level=1]: - link "Instruments of Time & Truth": - img "Instruments of Time & Truth" - paragraph: A World-Class Period Instrument Ensemble for Oxford - navigation: - navigation: - list: - listitem: - link "Home": - listitem: - link "What's On": - listitem: - link "About us": - listitem: - link "Blog": - listitem: - link "Watch & Listen": - listitem: - link "Work with us": - listitem: - link "friends & support": - listitem: - link "Education": - main: - link "← Back to All Events": - article: - heading "St John Passion" [level=1] - list: - listitem: - time: Saturday, February 1, 2025 - listitem: - time: 7:30 PM - text: – - time: 9:30 PM - list: - listitem: - link "Google Calendar": - text: · - link "ICS": - paragraph: The St John Passion, a glorious choral work by Johann Sebastian Bach, was composed just over 300 years ago and first performed in St Nicholas Church, Leipzig, at the Vespers service on Good Friday in 1724. This was during Bach’s first year as director of music in Leipzig, where he remained for the next 27 years. - paragraph: "One of the greatest and most powerful musical works ever written, it was described by Robert Schumann as ‘more daring, forceful and dramatic’ than Bach’s St Matthew Passion, written three years later. Two magnificent extended choruses at the beginning and end frame the four elements of the work: speech rhythm narration, the ferocious and taut ‘crowd’ choruses, operatic-style arias, and Lutheran chorale melodies exquisitely harmonised by Bach." - paragraph: Under the baton of our conductor, Duncan Saunderson, we shall be singing the excellent and very accessible English version of the text, in the New Novello edition. The orchestral accompaniment for the concert will be, as for several of the choir’s previous performances, by Instruments of Time and Truth. It will be a great experience for audience and singers alike. - link "Book Now": - text: "Earlier Event: January 29" - link "Fairy Queen - Keble Early Music Festival": - text: "Later Event: February 28" - link "MONTEVERDI’S LABORATORY - Keble Early Music Festival": - contentinfo: - link: - img - link: - img - separator - banner: - heading "Subscribe to our mailing list" [level=2] - paragraph: Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. - group: - textbox "First Name" - textbox "Last Name" - textbox "Email Address" - button "Sign Up" - paragraph: By signing up you are agreeing to receive email communication from IT&T. We will not share your data with any third parties. You will be able to unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time. - separator - paragraph: Instruments of Time and Truth, Registered Charity No. 1159371 - paragraph: - link "info@timeandtruth.co.uk": - paragraph: - text: Follow us on - link "Twitter": - text: and - link "Facebook": - paragraph: - text: "Web Design:" - link "Esther Brazil": - paragraph: - text: Powered by - link "Squarespace":