Media
Videos
▶ 'Mache dich, mein Herze, rein' from J. S. Bach's Matthew Passion
First run of this aria at a workshop at the Royal Academy of Music, involving many students who had never played the piece before. The full tutti rendition of the da capo was entirely spontaneous and unprompted - a deeply moving demonstration of the power of affective contagion.
▶ Performance: St John Passion, Alton Priors, Wiltshire
A unique performance of J. S. Bach’s St. John Passion that invited a profound sense of physical and emotional freedom and connection among its participants. Performed in the round, in the ancient spiritual aura of All Saints’ Church, Alton Priors, the event brought out the affective intensity of Bach’s music and its dramatic narrative to the full.
▶ Documentary: Bach in the Flesh
A documentary of a two-day workshop on 9/10 June 2026 at the Royal Academy of Music, exploring J. S. Bach's John Passion.
Photos
Music in the Flesh Workshop, Emmanuel College
Photographs from our Cambridge Festival event, March 2026.
J. S. Bach, St. John Passion — Alton Priors, Wiltshire
Photography from our performance at All Saints' Church, Alton Priors, Wiltshire, July 2025.
J. S. Bach, St. John Passion, Girton
Photography from our performance in March 2024.
