| Main Performers | Nicholas Mulroy (Evangelist),
Matthew Brook (Jesus),
Sophie Bevan (Maid),
Tim Mead,
Andrew Tortise (Soldier),
Konstantin Wolff (Peter),
Robert Davies (Pilate) - vocals
Stephen Farr - organ,
John Butt - harpsichord, director |
| Set List | 'Reformation Day 3 - Bach's 'St John's Passion'' |
| Performance Notes | The climax of the Proms Reformation Day is a complete performance of Bachs St John Passion.
More daring, forceful and poetic than the St Matthew Passion, according to Schumann, this is a work of almost operatic vividness that brings both a humanity and a painful immediacy to the Passion narrative.
Bach specialist John Butt and his Dunedin Consort make their Proms debut in a performance that offers the audience the chance to join in the chorale-singing, reflecting how the work might originally have been heard in a church setting.
There was one interval.
From 19:15-19:35 the audience were invited to take part in a sing-through of the three chorales (hymn tunes) in which they could optionally participate in as part of the evening's performance.
The event was broadcast live on BBC Four.
Proms debuts from John Butt, Dunedin Consort, and Konstantin Wolff. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2017/47a),
Programme (RAHE/1/2017/94),
Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2017/36),
Posters (RAHE/2/2017/27-28) |