Presented by Sandy Burnett, Musical Director and Broadcaster
Places will be available in the hall or for on-line viewing.

Especially appropriate for the lead up to Easter, Sandy Burnett joins us for a special presentation on
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Matthew Passion, a masterful work which combines tunefulness,
craftsmanship, dramatic power and spirituality in equal measure. Initially composed for a Good Friday
service in Bach’s Leipzig, the St Matthew Passion has since been performed infinitely more often than
it ever was in Bach’s own lifetime. During the course of this study day, Sandy explains why this work
is so special; he guides us through music examples, picks out details in the score, examines Bach’s
autograph manuscripts, and reflects on the extraordinarily vivid Passion texts. After an overview of
Bach’s life and work, we explore each dramatic stage of the Passiontide drama, before reflecting on
the work’s context as one of the greatest Western art works of all.

https://u3asites.org.uk/files/s/surreyu3anetwork/docs/st25mar.pdf