Music for Good Friday

Good Friday, 3rd April, 7.30pm
City Church of Christ the Cornerstone, MK9 2ES

CHILCOTT: ST JOHN PASSION
Solo Cello: Michael Wigram Organ: Ian Clarke
The Cornerstone Choir and Soloists Directed by Adrian Boynton

All are invited to share in our Music for Good Friday, which features the wonderful St John Passion by Bob Chilcott. Scored for organ, solo cello, choir and soloists, this dramatic and beautiful work is inspired by the Bach model. A tenor Evangelist recounts the Gospel story, while other soloists take on the roles of Jesus and other characters in the drama. The choir is fully involved in the action, but also offers moments of tender reflection and contemplation, using a variety of supporting texts from Medieval times to the 20th century. To complete this fine and compelling Passion, there are new and refreshing settings of familiar and much loved Passiontide hymns. Do join us if you can for what promises to be a very special evening. We include a motet by Adrian Boynton, ‘Slow are the years of light’, composed specially for Good Friday, and beautiful Baroque solos for solo cello. Revd Wendy Carey offers a short Reflection.
We hope you will be able to join us. Please bring your friends. 7.30 start. The event will last for 1 hour 15 minutes. There will be a retiring collection.