J. S. Bach: Mass in B Minor
Thursday, April 10, 2025
The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys join forces with the UK chamber choir Vasari Singers to perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s unparalleled setting of the Mass ordinary. Despite being completed in 1749, only one year before Bach’s death, the Mass in B minor displays the composer’s writing at its most brilliant, demanding, and varied. Internationally-renowned conductor Jeremy Backhouse leads the choirs, accompanied by period ensemble New York Baroque Incorporated, for this performance of the Mass, one of the most virtuosic major works in the entirety of the choral repertoire.
Holy Week Musical Meditations
Miserere: A Choral Meditation
Monday, April 14, 2025, 6:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
For the Monday of Holy Week, renowned UK chamber choir Vasari Singers present an hour of contemplative a capella works for choir.
J. S. Bach: Cello Suites
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 6:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
For the Tuesday of Holy Week, principal cellist of the Handel and Haydn Society, Guy Fishman, presents an hour of Bach’s unaccompanied suites for cello alongside organ interludes played by Saint Thomas Church Associate Organist Nicolas Haigh. This concert is free and open to the public.
