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Saturday 16 March 2024
7:30pm
CONCERT
Bob Chilcott ~ St John Passion
The Drive Methodist Church, Ilford, IG1 3PP

Bob Chilcott’s setting of the Passion tells the story of Christ’s trial and Crucifixion using the text from St John’s Gospel. The drama is narrated by the evangelist with soloists and chorus taking the parts of the various characters and groups. The story is concisely told and is punctuated by four beautiful meditations, featuring a soprano soloist. 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 hymn texts for audience participation.

Evangelist ~ Bene’t Coldstream
Jesus ~ Rob Gildon
Pilate ~ Michael Ferguson
Soprano soloist ~ Fru Chilvers
Organ ~ Jonathan Dods
Cello ~Francine Loze
Conductor ~ Christine Gwynn

Tickets
£16, £9 (students/benefit holders) in advance
£18, £10 (students/benefit holders) on the door
Admission free for under 16’s

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Saturday 29th June – Summer Concert 
Opera choruses & Gershwin – venue to be announced.