Yes. The reason Bach's St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, divides the first and second choirs is not simply to "increase the number of people," but to construct the work itself three-dimensionally using a ...

With that theory in mind, I went looking for a performance by a good amateur ensemble; when I found one by the Anton Bruckner Choir that also numbered Jacques Imbrailo and Ed Lyon among the soloists I ...

It needs to be said at the outset that yesterday’s performance wasn’t without incident. Having lost Carolyn Sampson to illness, soprano solos were taken at short notice by Helen-Jane Howells – a ...

The St. Matthew Catholic Youth Choir, Tarkwa, would launch its two recorded albums at the Church Hall as part of activities marking the 45th year anniversary of the Church Youth Choir tomorrow, ...

If there are no atheists in foxholes, there aren't many at a Bach St Matthew Passion concert either, at least while the music is playing. This oratorio performance had such conviction it transcended ...

The Matthew is a huge undertaking for any choir and orchestra, especially when your venue is as acoustically unforgiving as the University of York’s Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, but guided by the sure ...

No matter how devoted a Bach-lover you are, this big Passion setting generally involves a listening slog. For extra penitential impact, this performance took place at the time when many churches ...

Even though St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Houma had its grand reopening celebration late last year, the church will have a second homecoming celebration with a special performance by Houma choir ...

John Scott leads the men and boys of America’s foremost Anglican choir in a work they will perform with eloquence and poise—Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. The roles of Jesus and the Evangelist are taken ...