Another opportunity to hear this enlivening programme of magnificent choral and orchestral music for Eastertide.

This concert features music by ‘one of the greatest composers of all time’, Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed by the Britten Pears Chamber Choir, outstanding soloists who are alumni of the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme, and the Suffolk Ensemble, it follows the memorable sold-out Messiah in Snape Maltings Concert Hall by artists with Suffolk connections.

The two uplifting cantatas, written by Bach for particular Sundays of the church’s year, are miniature epics, each telling a part of the Easter story through a combination of arias, choruses, and recitative. They are complemented by two 8-part motets and a rousing orchestral overture. St Mary’s church in Bury St Edmunds is a beautiful setting for a Sunday-afternoon treat that’s not to be missed.

Britten Pears Chamber Choir
The Suffolk Ensemble
Alexandra Meier alto
Tom Herford tenor
Francis Brett bass
Ben Parry conductor