Nieuw Bach Ensemble: Johannes-Passion

Close to the source

In order to perform this great music with the same instruments that Bach himself used, the Nieuw Bach Ensemble will again collaborate with the baroque orchestra Collegium Delft in 2024. In this way, we come close to the source while retaining what has always made the performances so special: the tension in the story, with an eye for detail, and the striking double role of the choir: as a 'people' in the Bible story and as an interpreter, of the impressive corals.

The unique Monteverdi organ will also be used again during the performances. This organ was built - on the initiative of Krijn Koetsveld and supported by the National Musical Instruments Fund - by the Klop company in Garderen, according to a design by the Italian harpsichordist Michele Barchi. He also designed the sublime Baroque paintings of the organ case. The instrument is a fantastic eye-catcher and has a strikingly sweet and, at the same time, expressive sound thanks to the construction and dimensions of the pipes, which are made of Italian cypress wood.

Executives

• orchestra: Collegium Delft
• soloists:
• Evangelist & tenor arias: William Knight (Utrecht & Amersfoort) and Edward Ross (Amsterdam)
• Christ: Timothy Nelson
• Soprano: Keren Motseri
• Alto: Tobias Segura Peralta
• Bass: Matthew Baker

Program

Johannes-Passion