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JS Bach B MINOR MASS
JS Bach's incomparable work for choir, soloists and orchestra.
In-Person Event
Sat. November 30th + Add to Calendar
First Metropolitan United Church
7:30pm - 9:30pm Doors at: 7:00pm
$37 regular/ $21 student / child free
Artists
Peter Butterfield (conductor)
Celeste Lingas (soprano soloist)
Grace Vermette (mezzo soloist)
Jennifer Turner (soprano soloist)
Felix Butterfield (tenor soloist)
Jordan Rettich (baritone soloist)
Alex Chen (bass soloist)
Simon MacDonald (orchestra leader)
Presented by:
Victoria Philharmonic Choir
PO Box 5041 Victoria B Victoria BC
V8R 6N3
Event Description
You could call the B minor mass the choral equivalent of extreme sports - and one of the most sublimely beautiful works of art ever produced in western culture.Weaving 'stile antico' (old style) sections among the dancing rhythms of high baroque, tender arias with exhilarating multi-part choruses, and movements he had composed over 25 years, Johann Sebastian Bach completed his final musical and spiritual testament in 1749, not long before his death. As far as we know, it wasn't performed as an entire work until almost a century later.
Peter Butterfield brings together the 75-voice VPC with soloists Jennifer Turner, Celeste Lingas, Grace Vermette, Felix Butterfield, Jordan Rettich and Alex Chen.
Simon MacDonald leads the 26-member orchestra, which includes a number of the region's early music specialist players.
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