UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

DIARY ARCHIVE

DIARY ARCHIVE

Bach, the Universe and Everything | Bach: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (‘What God does is well done’), BWV 100
Feb
22

Bach, the Universe and Everything | Bach: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (‘What God does is well done’), BWV 100

The 8th season of Bach, the Universe and Everything continues with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenments performance of ‘Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan’ – a remarkable cantata that appears to have been performed at an unspecified special occasion in Leipzig in 1734 (we’ll hear another such work at March’s event).

Peter Edge sings the bass solos as a Rising Star of the Enlightenment.

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Music and the Land—Bach and the Ecology of Listening
Mar
8

Music and the Land—Bach and the Ecology of Listening

  • Concert Hall Rehearsal Room CR1, Hong Kong Cultural Centre (map)
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How do the wonders of nature inform our ways of listening and artistic expression? The first part of this seminar, led by the world-renowned and prestigious maestro Sir John Eliot Gardiner, uses the music of Bach as a starting point to explore the intricate connections between music, nature and the ecological environment.

Peter Edge sings the bass in the choir.

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Bach: St John Passion
Mar
29

Bach: St John Passion

Johanna Soller makes her London debut in Bach’s soulful St John Passion. The Artistic Director of the Munich Bach Choir has been praised for her unique combination of emotion, focused energy and intelligence.

Peter Edge sings the bass solos and Christus as a Rising Star of the Enlightenment.

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Bach: Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6, Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 & Easter Oratorio, BWV 249
Apr
3

Bach: Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6, Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 & Easter Oratorio, BWV 249

The cantata The heavens laugh! The earth rejoices, BWV 31, was written for Easter Sunday in 1715. Ten years later, the cantata Stay with us, for evening falls, BWV 6, was first performed on Easter Monday 1725—just one day after the première, also in cantata form, of the Easter Oratorio.

In this performance, Peter will sing baritone.

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Bach: Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6, Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 & Easter Oratorio, BWV 249
Apr
5

Bach: Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6, Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 & Easter Oratorio, BWV 249

The cantata The heavens laugh! The earth rejoices, BWV 31, was written for Easter Sunday in 1715. Ten years later, the cantata Stay with us, for evening falls, BWV 6, was first performed on Easter Monday 1725—just one day after the première, also in cantata form, of the Easter Oratorio.

In this performance, Peter will sing baritone.

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Bach: Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6, Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 & Easter Oratorio, BWV 249
Apr
8

Bach: Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6, Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 & Easter Oratorio, BWV 249

The cantata The heavens laugh! The earth rejoices, BWV 31, was written for Easter Sunday in 1715. Ten years later, the cantata Stay with us, for evening falls, BWV 6, was first performed on Easter Monday 1725—just one day after the première, also in cantata form, of the Easter Oratorio.

In this performance, Peter will sing baritone.

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Bach: Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6, Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 & Easter Oratorio, BWV 249
Apr
10

Bach: Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6, Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 & Easter Oratorio, BWV 249

The cantata The heavens laugh! The earth rejoices, BWV 31, was written for Easter Sunday in 1715. Ten years later, the cantata Stay with us, for evening falls, BWV 6, was first performed on Easter Monday 1725—just one day after the première, also in cantata form, of the Easter Oratorio.

In this performance, Peter will sing baritone.

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Bach: Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6, Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 & Easter Oratorio, BWV 249
Apr
11

Bach: Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6, Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 & Easter Oratorio, BWV 249

The cantata The heavens laugh! The earth rejoices, BWV 31, was written for Easter Sunday in 1715. Ten years later, the cantata Stay with us, for evening falls, BWV 6, was first performed on Easter Monday 1725—just one day after the première, also in cantata form, of the Easter Oratorio.

In this performance, Peter will sing baritone.

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Berg: Wozzeck
Apr
25

Berg: Wozzeck

Alban Berg’s devastating opera thrums with drama: feel its power at this collaboration between the London Philharmonic Orchestra and film-maker Ilya Shagalov.

In this performance, Peter will sing baritone.

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St Alkmund’s Church, Whitchurch | Handel: Messiah
Dec
13

St Alkmund’s Church, Whitchurch | Handel: Messiah

Shrewsbury Choral return to the splendour of St Alkmund’s Church in Whitchurch to perform George Frideric Handel’s masterpiece of choral music, ‘Messiah’.

We are delighted to be performing Messiah with soloists Holly Teague, Helena Cooke, Will Smith and Peter Edge under the baton of Martin Cook.

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Purcell: King Arthur
Nov
30

Purcell: King Arthur

Join the Asyla Ensemble and Queen’s Park Singers in a concert performance of Purcell’s King Arthur. Peter Edge will be singing the bass solos, including the famous ‘Cold Song’.


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Handel: Messiah
Nov
25

Handel: Messiah

Join St Martin’s Voices and St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble for a Christmas performance of Handel’s Messiah. Peter will be singing the bass solos.


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Mendelssohn: Elijah
Oct
25

Mendelssohn: Elijah

Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah tells the story of the biblical prophet Elijah. Peter Edge will sing the role of Elijah in this reduced version, lasting around 80 minutes with no interval.


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