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'Johannespassion BWV 245'

The sixth concert of the 2016-2017 Season of the Fundació Studium Aureum is dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach's Johannespassion BWV 245  (Passion According to St. John). It is directed by Carles Ponseti and involves soloists, choir and orchestra of Studium Aureum.

Johannespassion  is a written oratorical passion for solo voices, choir and orchestra written by J.S. Bach shortly before Good Friday, 1724. It is based on chapters 18 and 19 of the Gospel of John. Throughout the years he made modifications in the work, until its definitive version in 1749. This concert will be realized with instruments of the time and baroque tuning.

Soloists: Antonio Aragón, tenor (Evangelista); Pau Bordas, bass (Pilatos); Elías Benito, bass (Jesus): Víctor Sordo, tenor; Immaculate Hidalgo, soprano; And Waltraud Mucher, mezzo-soprano.

Orchestra
Concertino: Ramon Andreu
Violins: Kepa Arteche, Enrique Pastor, María del Carmen Jiménez, Xavier Pericàs, Margalida Gual
Violas: M José Gómez de la Vega, Lourdes Pons
Violone da gamba: Xisco Aguiló
Viola da gamba and double bass: Ventura Rico
Flute: Marta Alcover
Oboes and oboes da caccia: Pedro Castro, Jacobo Díaz
Bassoon: Pere Casselles
Organ and harpsichord: Bartomeu Mut

Chorus
Sopranos: M José Campaner, Bàrbara Femeníes, Maria Mulet, Raquel Ribas, Do-in Peleteiro, Maria Rosselló, Francesca M Salas, Sandra Solascasas
Contraltos: Amelia Forteza, Joana Furió, Petra Genestra, Rose-Marie Iglesias, M de Gràcia Salas, Montserrat Sobrevias
Tenors: Guillem Nicolau, Quico Ribas, Detlef Reshoft, Joan Serra, Santiago Torresquesana
Basses: Joan Brunet, Guillem Cortés, Jaume Llull, Llorenç Melià, José Gabriel

To know more about the work and its author, half an hour before the concert the composer Mercè Pons will offer an interesting introductory talk.