Six works. No conductor. No scores.
Solomon’s Knot performs entirely from memory — a practice that shapes the ensemble’s relationship to the music at a fundamental level. Polyphonic transparency, ensemble balance, and the precise articulation of Bach’s contrapuntal lines emerge not from a conductor’s direction but from the singers’ deep internalisation of the text and music together.
From the jubilant Singet dem Herrn to the consoling Fürchte dich nicht, from the sprawling architecture of Jesu, meine Freude to the luminous double-choir writing of Der Geist hilft — all six of Bach’s complete motets, sung in a single evening, by heart.
Music written for the dead, pulsing with life.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf
Lobet den Herrn
Jesu, meine Freude
Fürchte dich nicht
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
Komm, Jesu, komm
SOLOMON’S KNOT
Soprano Clare Lloyd Griffiths, Zoë Brookshaw
Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca
Tenor James Robinson, Thomas Herford
Bass Jonathan Sells (Artistic Director), Alex Ashworth
Organ James Johnstone
