ST JOHN PASSION
LIVE APRIL/MAY 2020
Produced by POSITIVE NOTE and OXFORD BACH SOLOISTS
INTRODUCTION
As coronavirus swept the world, and concerts everywhere were cancelled, we realised that Good Friday 2020 might very well be the first without a sung live Passion since the middle ages.
So Positive Note and Oxford Bach Soloists set about assembling an all- star cast for a St John Passion ‘from isolation’, the first instalment to be premiered on YouTube on Good Friday.
With many musicians suffering during these challenging times, it seemed only right that this special concert be held in aid of Help Musicians UK, a wonderful charity who do life-saving work.
Our thanks go to all the performers, technicians and administrators who have given their time and considerable talents to pull this all together.
And of course to you, our audience and friends. Thank you for your continued support of the arts, and for any donation you can make to Help Musicians UK.
Daniel Norman Tom Hammond-Davies Positive Note Oxford Bach Soloists
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POSITIVE NOTE
DANIEL NORMAN Producer JEREMY HAMWAY-BIDGOOD Director CHRISTOPHER GOULD Sound
This is the inaugural production of Positive Note.
Chris and Dan have been collaborating since they met at the Royal Academy of Music in the 1990s.
Jeremy and Dan were first brought together by Oxford Lieder for the smash hit YouTube film of Erlkönig. They went on to make a shadow puppet film, On Wenlock Edge, which Jeremy edits live during live performances of the work.
JEREMY HAMWAY-BIDGOOD is a puppeteer and puppet-maker. He is artistic director of Pangolin’s Teatime, which makes puppet-based work for theatre, TV and film. Past credits include puppet and animation content for the BBC, Comedy Central, Matt Lucas’ John Stanley Productions, Passion Pictures, and the Oxford Lieder Festival. Jeremy also holds a practice-led PhD in puppetry, with a research specialism in pre-modern Japanese puppetry, and teaches puppet practice and theory to practitioners and students.
CHRISTOPHER GOULD read music at Clare College, Cambridge and gained a scholarship to study piano accompaniment at the Royal Academy of Music. He won all the major prizes for accompaniment, including the Wigmore International Song Competition, the Gerald Moore Award, and an award from the Geoffrey Parsons Trust. Concert highlights have included recitals with Sarah Walker, Ann Murray, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Roderick Williams and Geraldine McGreevy at the Wigmore Hall, St Johns Smith Square, the Purcell Room and on BBC Radio 3. Christopher has released several discs as both sound engineer and pianist, and his discography includes three recordings of Britten songs with tenor Daniel Norman
OXFORD BACH SOLOISTS
Bringing together performers and audiences in an immersive experience of the complete vocal works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
The Oxford Bach Soloists (OBS) is a Baroque ensemble whose ambition is to perform, in sequence, the complete canon of J. S. Bach’s vocal works over 12 years. Uniquely, we offer a musical experience that converges composer, performer, and audience.
Oxford Bach Soloists Registered Charity No 1172192
TRUSTEES Miles Young Chairman Judith Finch Treasurer Pegram Harrison Robert Quinney Miranda Whiteley
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Tom Hammond-Davies
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Joe Littlewood
ADMINISTRATOR Cate Hall
SOCIAL MEDIA OFFICER Rachel Lockwood
CONCERT TEAM Nathan Grassi (Concert Manager) Jacqui O’Reilly (Volunteer)
PAOLO TROILO
Paolo troilo was born in Taranto in 1972 from Antonio and Lucia Troilo. He studied Architecture and Modern Literature at the Florence University, then in Rome at the European Institute of Design.
He won the most prestigious international awards in the industry, and in 2007 he was nominated by the ADCI best Italian creative together with Alessandro Sabini.
In that year Monsieur Jaques Seguela said of them: “I love these guys. they know that money has no ideas. Only ideas make money”. Self-taught artist. He started drawing by pencil at the age of 4, and never stopped.
In April 2005 he started his career as professional artist, and for a distraction (he forgot to buy brushes) he then starts painting with his fingers, the powerful figurative results of his finger-painting technique can be considered unique in the world. Troilo dips his fingertips directly into jars of acrylic, black and ivory, and spreading color, definitely abandoning the “tools of art”.
troilo54.com Front: Paolo Troilo “Il mio Vitruviano” (“My Vitruvian”) Acrylic on canvas painted with fingers in 2020. 2x2 meters. Courtesy of Biondi private Art Collection Milan
Paolo on artistic collaboration
PROGRAMME
Johannes-Passion J. S. Bach (1685-1750) St John Passion BWV 245
PART I
Episode 1 Good Friday, 10 April, 3pm Episode 2 Tuesday, 14 April, 9pm Episode 3 Friday, 17 April, 9pm
PART II
Episode 4 Sunday, 26 April, 3pm Episode 5 Sunday, 3 May, 3pm Episode 6 Sunday, 10 May, 3pm Episode 7 Sunday, 17 May, 3pm Episode 8 Sunday, 24 May, 3pm Episode 9 Sunday, 31 May, 3pm
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Daniel Norman Evangelist
PART I
Episode 1 Good Friday, 10 April, 3pm
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1 Herr, unser Herrscher Chorus 2a Jesus ging mit seinem Jüngern Evangelist 2b Jesum von Nazareth Chorus 2c Jesus spricht zu ihnen Evangelist, Jesus 2d Jesum von Nazareth Chorus 2e Jesus antwortete Evangelist, Jesus
3 CHORALE: O großer Lieb The Gesualdo Six Roderick Williams Jesus
The Gesualdo Six Owain Park • Guy James • Andrew Leslie Cooper • Joseph Wicks •Josh Cooter • Michael Craddock • Sam Mitchell
Episode 1 contributors flutes Yu-Wei Hu • Jonathan Slade oboes Mark Baigent • Jane Downer violins Karin Cuellar • Kate Fawcett • Will Harvey • Jean Paterson • Alice Poppleton • Helen Roche • Sophie Simpson • Kirra Thomas violas Kate Fawcett • Vanessa McNaught • Jam Orrell • Joanna Patrick cello Gabriel Amherst double bass Rosie Moon bassoon Catriona McDermid • Noel Rainbird organs Jan Waterfield • William Whitehead sopranos Miranda Doggett • Sally Dunkley • Miranda Ostler • Aimee Presswood altos Mercè Bruguera Abelló • Steph Franklin • Sam Mitchell • Stephen Taylor tenors Daniel Auchincloss • Joe Hancock • Seb Hill • David Woods basses Matt Buchan • James Jenkins • Thomas Lowen • Florian Störtz • Filippo Turkheimer
Yale Schola Cantorum
Episode 2 Tuesday, 14 April, 9pm
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3 CHORALE: O großer Lieb The Gesualdo Six with Oxford/Nova Scotia Quartet and Oxford Bach Soloists
4 Auf daß das Wort Evangelist
5 CHORALE: Dein Will gescheh Alumni of Yale Schola Cantorum with L’Estrange Family Quartet and Caius Choral Scholars Quartet
6 Die Schar aber Evangelist 7 ARIA: Von den Stricken Alto 8 Simon Petrus aber folgete Jesu Evangelist 9 ARIA: Ich folge dir gleichfalls Soprano 10 Derselbige Jünger Evangelist, Maid, Peter, Jesus, Servant 11 CHORALE: Wer hat dich so geschlagen The King’s Singers with Armstrongs and Friends Quartet
Mary Bevan Soprano
William Purefoy Alto
Susan Bullock Maid
James Rutherford Peter
David Butt Philip Servant
The King’s Singers Episode 2 contributors flutes Yu-Wei Hu† • Jonathan Slade oboes Oonagh Lee† • Joel Raymond violins Jean Paterson • Helen Roche cello Gabriel Amherst double bass Carina Cosgrave • Rosie Moon bassoon Catriona McDermid • Noel Rainbird organs Charles Maxtone-Smith • Jan Waterfield • William Whitehead
† obbligato The Gesualdo Six Owain Park • Guy James • Andrew Leslie Cooper • Joseph Wicks •Josh Cooter • Michael Craddock • Sam Mitchell
Oxford/Nova Scotia Quartet Xander Quinney (Oxford) • Cecilia Osmond (Oxford) • Nick Halley (Nova Scotia) • Shay Burkhart (Nova Scotia)
Oxford Bach Soloists Miranda Ostler • Mercè Bruguera Abelló • David Woods • Thomas Lowen
Alumni of Yale Schola Cantorum Maggie Burk (Kansas) • Isobel Anthony (Montana) • Lucine Musaelian (New York) • Antonia Chandler (London) • Wonhee Lim (South Korea) • Joseph Kemper (Michigan) • Charlie Littlewood (Oxford) • Edward Vogel (Connecticut)
L’Estrange Family Quartet (Lincolnshire) George L’Estrange • Naomi L’Estrange • Thomas L’Estrange • Henry L’Estrange
Caius Choral Scholars Quartet Emily Callow (Derbyshire) • Sarah O’Callaghan (Derry) • Finlay A’Court (Suffolk) • Inigo Jones (Oxford)
The King’s Singers Patrick Dunachie • Edward Button • Julian Gregory • Christopher Bruerton • Nick Ashby • Jonathan Howard
Armstrongs and Friends Quartet Paddy Armstrong (Oxford) • Juliette Pochin (Sussex) • Julian Ovenden (SE London) • Alexander Armstrong (Oxford)
Toby Spence Tenor
Episode 3 Friday, 17 April, 9pm
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11 CHORALE: Wer hat dich so geschlagen The King’s Singers with Armstrongs and Friends Quartet
12a Und Hannas sandte ihn gebunden zu Evangelist 12b Bist du nicht seiner Jünger einer? Chorus 12c Er leugnete aber Evangelist, Peter, Servant 13 ARIA: Ach, mein Sinn Tenor
14 CHORALE: Petrus, der nicht denkt zurück Nicky Spence Servant
Episode 3 contributors flutes Yu-Wei Hu • Jonathan Slade oboes Mark Baigent • Oonagh Lee • Joel Raymond violins Karin Cuellar • Will Harvey • Jean Paterson • Simone Pirri • Alice Poppleton viola Kate Fawcett • Vanessa McNaught cello Gabriel Amherst double bass Carina Cosgrave • Rosie Moon bassoon Catriona McDermid • Noel Rainbird organs Charles Maxtone-Smith • Jan Waterfield • William Whitehead
Crowd Miranda Doggett • Sam Mitchell • Joe Hancock • Charlie Baigent
The King’s Singers Patrick Dunachie • Edward Button • Julian Gregory • Christopher Bruerton • Nick Ashby • Jonathan Howard
Armstrongs and Friends Quartet Paddy Armstrong (Oxford) • Juliette Pochin (Sussex) • Julian Ovenden (SE London) • Alexander Armstrong (Oxford)
Oxford Bach Soloists Miranda Doggett • Sally Dunkley • Fiona Fraser • Miranda Ostler • Aimee Presswood • Mercè Bruguera Abelló • Steph Franklin • Sam Mitchell • Meg Tong • Joe Hancock • Seb Hill • Sidharth Prabhu-Naik • David Woods • Charlie Baigent • Matt Buchan • James Jenkins • Thomas Lowen • Florian Störtz
sopranos Paddy Armstrong • Kate Ashby • Kyle Leigh Carney • Nicola Corbishley • Angela Henckel • Zoe Hill • Grace Hill • Cecilia Osmond altos Cara Curran • Jess Gillingwater • Angela Henckel • Sylvia Leith • Clare McCaldin • Stephen Taylor tenors Daniel Auchincloss • Stephen Clarke • Jeremy Hill • Julian Ovenden • Jacob Perry Jr. • Joseph Ward basses Alexander Armstrong • Josh Hill • Jonathan Howard • Inigo Jones • Gilbert Spencer • Jeremy Summerly • Phil Tebb • John Ward
Christopher Purves Pilate
PART II
Episode 4 Sunday, 26 April, 3pm
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15 CHORALE: Christus, der uns selig macht 16a Da führeten sie Jesum Evangelist, Pilate 16b Wäre dieser nicht ein Übeltäter Chorus 16c Da sprach Pilatus zu ihnen Evangelist, Pilate 16d Wir dürfen niemand töten Chorus 16e Auf daß erfüllet Evangelist, Pilate, Jesus 17 CHORALE: Ach großer König Oxford Camerata Bridge St Mary Magdalen
Episode 4 contributors flutes Yu-Wei Hu • Jonathan Slade oboes Jane Downer • Joel Raymond • Sami White violins George Clifford • Karin Cuellar • Will Harvey • Jean Paterson • Simone Pirri • Alice Poppleton • Sophie Simpson viola Kate Fawcett • Jam Orrell cello Gabriel Amherst double bass Carina Cosgrave • Rosie Moon bassoon Catriona McDermid • Noel Rainbird organs Charles Maxtone-Smith • Jan Waterfield • William Whitehead
Bridge (L-R) Gilbert Spencer • Crossley Hawn • Allan Laino • Jacob Perry Jr.
Crowd Fiona Fraser • Steph Franklin • Joe Hancock • Filippo Turkheimer
Oxford Camerata Kate Ashby (Southfields) • Clare McCaldin (Northumberland) • Thomas Herford (Camberwell) • Jeremy Summerly (Hammersmith)
Bridge Kyle Leigh Carney (Baltimore) • Sylvia Leith (Baltimore) • Jacob Perry Jr. (Washington DC) • Gilbert Spencer (Washington DC)
St Mary Magdalen Hannah Wight (Faringdon) • Margaret Lingas (Oxford) • Will Dawes (Oxford) • Charlie Baigent (Oxford)
Oxford Bach Soloists sopranos Samantha Cobb • Miranda Doggett • Sally Dunkley • Fiona Fraser • Miranda Ostler • Aimee Presswood altos Mercè Bruguera Abelló • Steph Franklin • Sam Mitchell tenors Joe Hancock • Seb Hill • Sidharth Prabhu-Naik • David Woods basses Charlie Baigent • Matt Buchan • James Jenkins • Thomas Lowen • Florian Störtz • Filippo Turkheimer
sopranos Paddy Armstrong • Kate Ashby • Kyle Leigh Carney • Nicola Corbishley • Angela Henckel • Zoe Hill • Grace Hill • Cecilia Osmond altos Emma Ashby • Cara Curran • Jess Gillingwater • Angela Henckel • Sylvia Leith • Clare McCaldin • Stephen Taylor tenors Daniel Auchincloss • Stephen Clarke • Jeremy Hill • Julian Ovenden • Jacob Perry Jr. • Samir Savant • Joseph Ward basses Alexander Armstrong • Josh Hill • Jonathan Howard • Inigo Jones • Gilbert Spencer • Jeremy Summerly • Phil Tebb • John Ward