Liverpool Bach Collective: Easter Oratorio

Bach's Easter Oratorio, first performed on Easter Sunday 1725, features four principal characters: the apostles Peter and John, Mary Magdalene and ‘the other Mary’ and is an account of their meeting at the empty tomb. The chorus and soloists are joined by an ensemble which includes recorders, flute, oboes d’amore, three trumpets and timpani. Liverpool Bach Collective aims to perform a cantata by J S Bach in a church in the Liverpool area each month on a Sunday afternoon, as part of an act of worship. As far as possible, the cantatas are chosen specifically to match the readings of the day.