St. Thomas Boys Choir Leipzig - Johann Sebastian Bach’s legacy

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DATE 6 MAR 2009, FRI
TIME 7.30pm
approx. 95min, including intermission
VENUE Concert Hall
PRICE $38, $58, $78, $98, $108, $118

“To many devotees of Johann Sebastian Bach, the singing of the St. Thomas Church Choir in Leipzig, is the voice of Holy Writ...(the) ten-to-18-year olds can still sing Bach with a precision and authority rarely equalled by any other choir in the world...the tone was rich and powerful, the movement of sound clear and regular.” - Time Magazine“And the Thomanerchor...was wonderful to hear: unfailingly full of spirit, secure in pitch and beautifully balanced...Bach's incomparable counterpoint has seldom sounded so richly flavorful, and it was given added crunch by the group's splendid articulation and emphasis.” - The New York TimesWith a nearly 800 year-old history, the boys choir of the St Thomas Church in Leipzig is one of the oldest as well as leading ensembles in the German choral tradition.The choir is one of the foremost interpreters of the legacy of its famed choirmaster, composer Johann Sebastian Bach – who during his 27 year tenure there composed his most important works – and who built it into an institution of artistic excellence.While their repertoire ranges from Gregorian to modern music, the heart of the choir’s musical work are motets and Bach cantatas. Oratorios, passions and masses by Bach attract audiences of thousands to their weekly concerts, while concerts at home and since 1920, every major music-centre abroad, showcase the choristers’ versatility.In Singapore, the 55-member-strong choir accompanied by an organist will perform the works of Bach as well as Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, composer and conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in his time, on the occasion of the bicentennial of the latter’s birth.