Open Workshop Day: Chilcott ~ St John Passion

Valentine Singers

Spend the day singing Bob Chilcott’s St John Passion 
Bob Chilcott’s setting of the Passion tells the story of Christ’s trial and Crucifixion using the text from St John’s Gospel. Within the drama, the choir plays the part of the crowd and of a group of soldiers who comment from time to time in short outbursts. The choral contribution also includes four meditations that punctuate various points in the story. Chilcott says: “The texts are taken from English poems from the thirteenth to the early seventeenth centuries that express deeply human responses to death, to life, and to man’s relationship with the world and with God.” There are also five beautiful new settings of well-known Passiontide hymns texts. 

The day will be led by the choir’s musical director Christine Gwynn with pianist Tim Smith.  

Full information at https://valentinesingers.org.uk/open-workshop/

ADVANCE ENROLMENT ESSENTIAL

South Woodford in on the Central Line; the church is on main bus routes and there is nearby free parking at weekends. Full travel details on our website