Solomon's Knot's Bach Motets programme at the Barbican: some reviews Delighted to have had some lovely reviews for our Bach Motets concert at St Giles Cripplegate on Saturday. The Times gave us 5 stars and a lovely write up (you'll need a subscription to read it, but here is a short extract:) 'Virtuosic fioritura and vivid articulation of text and musical texture were combined in a performance of prayerfulness, playfulness and uninhibited, unmediated expressiveness from eight singers and the organist Michael Papadopoulos.' And thanks to Jon Jacob in his Thoroughly Good Blog who also gave us a 5 star review! This was one of the most mentally exhausting projects I've ever been involved in! It was such a pleasure to sing that amazing music with such wonderful and communicative singers. A definite personal highlight. Can't wait for the next gig with Solomon's Knot .
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Next week, I'll be joining Solomon's Knot for their latest by-heart adrenalin-fuelled adventure: a performance of motets by not one Bach, but two, for Bach Weekend at the Barbican on Saturday 16 June. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) needs no introduction. The other Bach is JS's first cousin once removed, Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703). JC was born in Arnstadt, where 61 years later in 1703, an 18 year old Johann Sebastian would take up his first proper job at the New Church (now known as the Bach Church). A mere 314 years later, Solomon's Knot visited Arnstadt to give our first performance of the Johannes-Passion from memory, last year in April 2017. After many performances of the Mass in B Minor, it's wonderful to be singing in German again with Solomon's Knot. Learning the music for this concert has not been without its challenges. While it must surely be one of the most musically complex programmes the group has ever taken on, it also ...