Solomon’s Knot sings JS Bach’s Christmas Oratorio entirely from memory and without a conductor, creating an immediacy and spontaneity that draws audiences into the drama of the music. The eight singers are both soloists and ensemble, performing with a virtuosic period-instrument orchestra in a vivid chamber-music style.
JS Bach Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248
Cantatas I, III, V, VI
SOLOMON’S KNOT
Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths
Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, James Laing
Tenor Thomas Herford, David de Winter
Bass Jonathan Sells (Artistic Director) Alex Ashworth
Violin I Magda Loth-Hill (leader), Agata Darashkaite
Violin II George Clifford, Gabi Jones
Viola Joanne Miller
Cello Alex Rolton
Double Bass Jan Zahourek
Flute Eva Caballero, Aimée Taylor
Oboe Rachel Chaplin, Sarah Humphrys
Bassoon Inga Maria Klaucke
Trumpet Russell Gilmour, William Russell, Gareth Hoddinott
Timpani Rosemary Toll
Organ & Harpsichord James Johnstone
