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# Solomon's Knot

baroque music collective

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- [Executive Director — Join us](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2026/07/executive-director-join-us/) - Executive Director Solomon's Knot is looking for a new Executive Director to lead the company into its next chapter. Since 2008, we've been redefining how early music is experienced: performing without a conductor, singing from memory, and bringing music written before 1800 to the widest possible audience. We are Baroque Ensemble in Residence at Wigmore
- [LIVESTREAM TONIGHT — Bach from Nürnberg, 300 Years On](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2026/06/livestream-tonight-bach-from-nurnberg-300-years-on/) - Tonight Solomon's Knot opens Musikfest ION in Nürnberg, one of Germany's most celebrated early music festivals — and you can watch live, for free. The programme brings together two cantatas composed by J.S. Bach in 1726, performed exactly 300 years later to mark the festival's 75th anniversary. J.S. Bach: Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BWV 43J.S.
- [In-depth Jeffreys chat](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2026/02/in-depth-jeffreys-chat/) - Fresh from the rehearsal room this week, we are pleased to share the latest episode of our podcast, all about George Jeffreys and the project we are now embarking on. Join us for what we think is a fascinating discussion between artists, researchers and Jeffreys fanatics all about the life, work, legacy and context of
- [Jeffreys hits the stage: Catching Lightning ⚡️](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2026/02/jeffreys-hits-the-stage-catching-lightning-⚡️/) - Our first new project for 2026 is dedicated to the music and story of George Jeffreys (c.1610-1685). This fascinating but forgotten composer wrote astonishing, passionate works of English religious music, influenced by the painful dissonance and vivid word-setting of the Italian madrigalists. Writing in almost total obscurity due to his patron’s support of the losing side in
- [Esther on the airwaves](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2024/08/esther-on-the-airwaves/) - Our performance of Handel’s Esther will be broadcast simultaneously across 10 German radio stations tonight from 7pm (BST) / 8pm (CEST) - available worldwide. It’s part of the ARD Radiofestival, which broadcasts outstanding concerts and operas from the important music festivals of Europe. This recording was made in Saarbrucken when we performed for the Festival there on 24 May
- [Brand New Bach](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2024/06/brand-new-bach/) - For a long time now we have been fascinated by JS Bach’s Köthener Trauermusik BWV 244a: Bach’s lost masterpiece. The music is lost, but the libretto survives and, as it is highly likely Bach used musical material which also appears in two surviving works, one being the Matthäus-Passion, it is possible to reconstruct the work.
- [Jeffreys wins award](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2024/05/jeffreys-wins-award/) - We are delighted that Lost Majesty, our double CD recording of sacred songs and anthems by George Jeffreys has been awarded the prestigious Schallplattenkritik prize for 2/2024. Naturally we are honoured that our recording has been recognised in this way, however we are also delighted that George Jeffreys and his music are being brought to
- [On the Horn](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/06/on-the-horn/) - In this latest episode of our SKaffeehaus Podcast, we chat to SK ‘horn star’ Anneke Scott and Professor Bertil van Boer of Western Washington University in a deep dive into the origins of the horn in art music performance, specifically in the context of the music of our beloved Johann Sebastian Bach. Thanks for listening
- [Telemann recording released](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2024/02/telemann-recording-released/) - Telemann's "Donner-Ode" CD released in collaboration with Les Passions de l’Âme
- [Lost Majesty](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/10/george-jeffreys-lost-majesty-release/) - We are excited to announce the release of our next location-specific recording: Lost Majesty - George Jeffreys Sacred Songs & Anthems. The recording of this composer’s extraordinary vocal music was made at Kirby Hall in Northamptonshire, where this one-time organist to Charles I lived and worked for the Hatton family. Thanks to the kind permission
- [Bach in Space](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/12/bach-in-space/) - This Christmas, we are honoured to be part of a collaboration between Bach Archiv Leipzig and the Association of Space Explorers (ASE) that combines breathtaking imagery taken from the International Space Station with the transcendent music of JS Bach. The project is called Bach in Space and aims to bring a broader awareness of the
- [Tonight - BBC Radio 3](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/12/tonight-bbc-radio-3/) - To accompany your final preparations for Christmas and the holidays, we invite you to join us tonight on BBC Radio 3 at 7:30pm (GMT) where our Bach 300 Magnificat performance from Wigmore Hall will be broadcast in full. We are delighted to be able to share our work with a global audience and hope you will enjoy the programme from wherever
- [LIVE from Wigmore Hall](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/12/live-from-wigmore-hall/) - Watch live as we perform our BACH300 programme at Wigmore Hall on 7 December 2023.
- [FILM: Who was George Jeffreys?](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/12/film-who-was-george-jeffreys/) - With the release of our latest CD recording, LOST MAJESTY: music by George Jeffreys, we share an in-depth documentary about this extraordinary composer. Filmed during our recording sessions at Kirby Hall - his home and place of work - we explore the history of Jeffreys' music and life, discussing what makes him the forgotten composer
- [Eco Touring](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/11/eco-touring/) - Did you know that SK has a fear of flying? For a long time now, we have opted to take the greener route when we tour, favouring rail adventures over short flights.
- [St John Passion in Arnstadt](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/09/st-john-passion-in-arnstadt/) - Earlier this month, we returned to the wonderful Bachkirche in Arnstadt to perform St John Passion for Martin Randall Travel. It was a joy to be back in that amazing space, where we recorded the Bach Motets CD, and to connect once more with the drama of St John Passion. That was possibly the most magnificent concert I
- [BACH300 Series](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/08/bach300-series/) - 300 years ago this year, one of the most fruitful collaborations in history began - Johann Sebastian Bach became the ‘Thomaskantor’ and director of music in Leipzig. Third choice for the post, Bach was often far from happy with his conditions there. Nevertheless, the works he produced for the church over the following 27 years
- [Bach Motets CD Release](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/05/bach-motets-cd-release/) - We are delighted to announce the release of our latest CD recording BACH MOTETS. This is the first of a series of location-specific Solomon’s Knot recording projects. We chose Arnstadt's inspirational Bachkirche for these works, not only for its wonderful acoustic, but also as a place which connects the two Bachs: Johann Christoph was born
- [Our Matthew Passion approach](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/05/our-matthew-passion-approach/) - In this latest episode of our SKaffeehaus Podcast, artistic director Jonathan Sells speaks to Professor Bettina Varwig, stage director John La Bouchardière and keyboard player Chad Kelly about Bach's St Matthew Passion. What is it, and how will Solomon’s Knot’s approach it? Thanks for listening to the SKaffeehaus.
- [Tour Diaries: April Passions](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/04/tour-diaries-april-passions/) - The first three performances of St Matthew Passion in April 2023 are complete and we take a brief pause, before returning in June to perform in Leipzig, Stour & London. Performing this totemic masterpiece for Easter Week in significant locations has been a privilege for us as a group. Bach's spirit lives on in Weimar,
- ["Stupendous precision & euphony...What an adventure!" - Weimar Review](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/04/stupendous-precision-euphony-what-an-adventure-weimar-review/) - The Thüringer Allgemeine attended our performance of St Matthew Passion in Weimar on Good Friday, as part of the Thüringer Bachwochen and published their review of a very special evening. In Weimar's Herderkirche, Solomon's Knot performed a very unconventional St Matthew Passion. A long, meditative silence honoured the Weimar performance of the St Matthew Passion
- [★★★★ - A divine mystery at Snape Maltings](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/04/a-divine-mystery-at-snape-maltings/) - Our performance of St Matthew Passion at Snape Maltings on Easter Sunday has been critically acclaimed. An act of teaching and persuasion: St Matthew Passion at Britten Pears . As the tremendous opening chorus began we saw the 26 players of the “period instrument” orchestra Solomon’s Knot, with no director, divided into two symmetrically arranged
- [Help for non-believers](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/04/help-for-non-believers/) - How shall we sing the Lord's song? SK alto Kate Symonds-Joy (codename KSJ) interviews director Tom Guthrie, SK sopranos Zoë Brookshaw and Clare Lloyd-Griffiths, and the Preacher of Lincoln's Inn chapel, the Rev Sheila Wilson, on a search for answers to her burning questions:- as a performer who feels most satisfied and honest when they
- [Not staging St Matthew Passion](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/04/not-staging-st-matthew-passion/) - "The Passion of Christ should not be acted out in words and pretence, but in real life.” Martin Luther Widely regarded as one of Western culture’s greatest achievements, Bach’s St Matthew Passion can nonetheless seem difficult to grasp. This is partly a question of scale, but also because his masterpiece presents the familiar story of Christ’s suffering through
- [Who is the Matthew Passion for?](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/03/who-is-the-matthew-passion-for/) - Solomon's Knot Artistic Director Jonathan Sells gives his personal take on why JS Bach's St Matthew Passion continues to attract audiences every year, for whom it is 'for', and how we should best approach listening to or experiencing it. Far removed from the era and context of the first performances of the Matthew Passion, our
- [Wigmore Hall's Baroque Ensemble in Residence](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/03/wigmore-hall-baroque-ensemble-in-residence/) - John Gilhooly announced today the start of a long-term relationship between Wigmore Hall and Solomon’s Knot, as the group is appointed the Baroque Ensemble in Residence. Solomon’s Knot is “one of the UK’s most innovative and imaginative ensembles” (The Observer): a collective of instrumental and vocal Baroque specialists who use memorisation and a chamber music
- [Preparing the Passion in Snape](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/03/preparing-the-passion-in-snape/) - This week we can be found immersed in St Matthew Passion in the beautiful surroundings of Snape Maltings. Our wonderful friends at Britten Pears Arts have given us the luxury of a week's accommodation and rehearsal space in which to get under the skin of Bach’s masterpiece. We’ve been working with director John La Bouchardière, who will dramatise
- ['It’s going to be intense'](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/03/its-going-to-be-intense-st-matthew-passion/) - Ahead of the first rehearsals for St Matthew Passion we speak to three Solomon's Knot singers about their musical background, influences and what to expect from this telling of the Passion. Kate Symonds-Joy (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Herford (tenor/Evangelist), Zoë Brookshaw (soprano) What were your first musical experiences as a child? Kate: I remember, as the youngest
- [Matthäus-Passion for 1€](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/03/matthaus-passion-for-e1/) - The first concert in our tour of JS Bach's St Matthew Passion will be on Good Friday as part of the Thüringer Bachwochen where tickets are now available on a 'pay what you can' basis, allowing anyone to witness our performance for 1€. “This poor widow gave more than all those rich people. They gave
- ['closing the BBC Singers'](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2023/03/closing-the-bbc-singers/) - The shockwaves of closing the BBC Singers would be felt for decades to come. It represents another perilous step in the UK’s cultural journey which cannot be taken back. We stand with our colleagues, many of whom are members of the BBC Singers and many more who have performed alongside them, in challenging this catastrophic
- [Our first St Matthew Passion tour](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2022/09/our-first-st-matthew-passion-tour/) - We are pleased to announce that Solomon’s Knot will perform St Matthew Passion for the first time, with a series of concerts in 2023. We will do away with vocal scores and conductor to bring Bach’s monumental masterpiece up-close and personal. 9 singers and 26 instrumentalists will explore the dramaturgy of St Matthew Passion with director John
- [Get this show on the road!](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2022/12/get-this-show-on-the-road/) - It may come as no surprise that the UK RMT strikes threatened to derail our plans to perform Kuhnau’s Christmas Cantatas for the people of York, before a second concert back in London the following night. However, thanks to the resilient (blind?) willingness of our artists and the support of Continuo Foundation, we were able to
- [Bach Motets on MarqueeTV](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2022/12/bach-motets-on-marqueetv/) - Our performance of Bach Motets at London International Festival of Early Music is now streaming on MarqueeTV to watch again. “One of the UK’s finest vocal ensembles” – ★★★★★ The Observer Thanks to LIFEM's media partnership with the streaming platform, you can sign up with 50% off an annual membership by using the code LIFEM50.
- [Kuhnau: Watch Online](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2022/12/kuhnau-watch-online/) - Our Kuhnau Christmas Cantatas performance which we presented in York on 16 December 2022 is now available to watch again online. Thanks to the National Centre for Early Music's Christmas Box Set, for £10 the whole concert can be enjoyed again, or for the first time, wherever you are in the world (available 19 December
- [The best of Friends](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2022/11/the-best-of-friends/) - We love making friends and the work of Solomon's Knot has only been made possible through the support of many individuals and foundations over the years. As a privately funded charity, we greatly enjoy inviting all our supporters to develop a close connection with the work they are supporting, at any level – thank you!
- [Bach Motets on BBC Radio 3](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2022/11/bach-motets-on-bbc-radio-3/) - Ahead of our Bach Motets concert for the London International Festival of Early Music on 10 November 2022, Solomon's Knot performed and discussed a selection of the programme live on air for BBC Radio 3's InTune. Sharing the studio with Anne-Sophie Mutter, the group was particularly delighted to receive her critique! "Incredible...absolutely heavenly, I feel
- [Who now?! KUHNAU!](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2022/11/who-now-kuhnau/) - The latest episode of our SKaffeehaus podcast is all about Johann Kuhnau. Ahead of our concerts of his Festive Cantatas in York and at Wigmore Hall (December 2022), we discuss the man, his music, how he has been seen, and how we should see (and above all listen to) him today, with David Erler, Professor Bettina Varwig,
- [“One of the UK’s finest vocal ensembles” - ★★★★★](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2022/11/one-of-the-uks-finest-vocal-ensembles/) - Five Star Bach Our programme of JS & JC Bach Motets, which we performed earlier this month at the London International Festival of Early Music, has received critical acclaim. Stephen Pritchard of The Observer awarded the concert five-star billing, writing that “Solomon’s Knot, one of the UK’s most innovative and imaginative ensembles, examined the relationship
- [Johnny Langridge appointed Executive Director of Solomon’s Knot](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2022/10/johnny-langridge-appointed-executive-director-of-solomons-knot/) - We are delighted to announce that Johnny Langridge has been appointed to the role of Executive Director of Solomon’s Knot, effective from 26 October 2022. Johnny’s tireless work and focus have always been to develop the vision, resilience and reach of organisations he works with, on the stage, the concert platform and in the community.
- [Not the Christmas Oratorio in Regensburg](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2021/10/not-the-christmas-oratorio-in-regensburg-solomons-knot-let-off-a-firework-of-baroque-exaltation/) - The Süddeutsche Zeitung praised the performance of our Not the Christmas Oratorio programme in Regensburg in October 2021: On Saturday evening the British formation Solomon's Knot let off a firework of baroque exaltation with secular congratulatory cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach. Solomon's Knot turn the cantatas into fast-paced one-acters, with blaring trumpets and rolling drums
- [Magnificat - CD release 15 November](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2019/10/magnificat-cd-release-15-november/) - We're over the moon to announce that Sony Classical will release our debut album Magnificat - Christmas in Leipzig on 15 November 2019. Opening with Schelle’s sacred concerto Machet die Tore weit, followed by Kuhnau’s Magnificat which provided Bach with the blueprint for his 1723 version in Eb (including Christmas lauds), the album traces the connection between the three ‘Johanns’ who were
- [4 & 5 stars for Solomon's Knot at Spitalfields Music Winter Festival!](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2016/12/4-5-stars-for-solomons-knot-at-spitalfields-music-winter-festival/) - We're thrilled that our performance on Sunday at Spitalfields Music Winter Festival has attracted some fabulous reviews! Thank you so much to all those who joined us for this, one of our most ambitious projects to date. We'd like to share with you just a few of our favourite responses: Bachtrack 5 stars: "a revelatory experience
- [Marc-Antoine Charpentier: a Christmas Oratorio](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2020/12/marc-antoine-charpentier-a-christmas-oratorio/) - Swap your trumpets for flutes, and join us for a sumptuous feast of French baroque Christmas music, live from St John's Smith Square last December. The story of the annunciation to the shepherds is vividly brought to life in a manner that is both highly entertaining and deeply moving. ​Charpentier - In nativitatem Domini Canticum H416Charpentier
- [Solomon's Knot to perform in Barbican Bach Weekend 2018](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2017/01/solomons-knot-to-perform-in-barbican-bach-weekend-2018/) - The Barbican Centre has today announced exciting plans for a celebratory Bach Weekend in June 2018. We are delighted to share our news that we will be performing in the festival, in a programme of Motets by Johann Sebastian Bach and Johann Christoph Bach at St Giles' Cripplegate on Saturday, 16 June 2018. Solomon's Knot will
- [Success in Germany with Bach & Handel](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2017/06/success-in-germany-with-bach-handel/) - Our two most recent projects, JS Bach's Johannes-Passion in Arnstadt and Snape, and Handel's Messiah in Halle and Regensburg, drew very strong responses from the audiences in Germany and the UK. After SnapeJohn Passion, Libby Purves mentioned us in a comment piece in The Times, describing the performance as "dramatic and thrilling". The Thüringer Allgemeine chose the words "refreshing and virtuosic" for
- [Bringing George Jeffreys home](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2022/08/bringing-george-jeffreys-home/) - We’ve just got back from an inspiring four days of recording amongst the bats, peacocks, and ghosts of Kirby Hall, one of England’s most enchanting Elizabethan stately homes. With thanks to English Heritage and our generous supporters, and under the expert ears of recording team Nicholas Parker and Andrew Mellor, we brought the English sacred music
- [New SKaffeehaus podcast episode on Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2022/06/new-skaffeehaus-podcast-episode-on-bach-motets/) - Giving some in-depth context into our current tour programme, Jonny, SK alto and musicology PhD Nathan Mercieca, Prof Stephen Rose (Royal Holloway, Uni of London) and Dr Bettina Varwig (Uni of Cambridge) explore the mind-bending world of Bach's motets, including the context provided by the four Johann Christoph Bach pieces SK has selected for the upcoming
- [Not the Christmas Oratorio](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2021/09/not-the-christmas-oratorio/) - Our latest project features three secular cantatas which JS Bach wrote for the Saxon royal family in 1733/4. He subsequently reused a lot of the music in his Christmas Oratorio of 1734/5. These pieces are full of irresistible energy and invention. We are delighted to kick off our four-concert residency at Wigmore Hall with this project, as
- [Purcell on the airwaves](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/2021/01/purcell-on-the-airwaves/) - Listen to our one-and-only performance of last year, which took place in Hamburg in the early music series 'Das Alte Werk' at the Laeiszhalle /Elbphilharmonie. Tune in on Thursday 7 January at 20:00 CET (7pm GMT) at the German NDR Radio. Our programme, delivered with extreme distancing on stage, traces hen/stag-night revelries followed by a good night’s sleep and

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## Projects

- [George Jeffreys: Lost Majesty](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/project/george-jeffreys-lost-majesty/) - This 2-CD recording features the complete vocal works by George Jeffreys (c.1610-1685), showing him to be the forgotten composer of the English 17th century. This one-time organist to Charles I fused the Italian madrigal with English church music, creating a unique style and bringing the baroque to British shores. It is the second of a
- [Telemann: Donner-Ode](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/project/donner-ode/) - a collaboration with Les Passions de l'Âme In both parts of the "Ode to Thunder" ("Donner-Ode"), Telemann sets David's psalms to music in a festive and extroverted way. The CD also contains the first recordings of two cantatas from end of Telemann's long career. The CD will be released in late February 2024 and will
- [Magnificat - Christmas in Leipzig](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/project/magnificat-christmas-in-leipzig/) - Solomon’s Knot’s first ever album was released on 15 November 2019 on the Sony Classical label. Opening with Schelle’s motet Machet die Tore weit, followed by Kuhnau’s Magnificat which provided Bach with the blueprint for his 1723 version in Eb (including Christmas lauds), the album traces the connection between the three ‘Johanns’ who were subsequently cantor at the
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/project/bach-motets-cd/) - This recording features the complete motets by Johann Sebastian Bach, embedded within the context of music which inspired him from the previous generation of his family. In the final years of his life, JS Bach researched and performed motets by his father’s cousin, Johann Christoph, whom he greatly admired. Although Johann Sebastian brought the motet
- [SKaffeehaus Podcast](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/project/skaffeehaus-podcast/) - SKaffeehaus is a space where we chat to interesting people, get geeky about old music, explore ideas behind upcoming projects, and discuss news in classical music.
- [L'ospedale DVD](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/project/lospedale/)

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## Products

- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/shop/recordings/cd-dvds/bach-motets-cd/) - This 2-CD recording features the complete motets by Johann Sebastian Bach, set in the context of music which inspired him by his father’s cousin, Johann Christoph Bach. ★★★★★ - "breathtaking" Choir & Organ
- [Bach's Horns](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/shop/recordings/cd-dvds/bachs-horns/) - JS Bach Mass in F major BWV 233 Brandenburg Concerto No.1 BWV 1046 Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd! BWV 208
- [George Jeffreys: Lost Majesty](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/shop/recordings/cd-dvds/george-jeffreys-lost-majesty/) - Sacred Songs & Anthems by George Jeffreys This 2-CD recording features the complete English vocal works for 4 and 5 voices with continuo by George Jeffreys, including many world-premiere recordings, showing him to be the forgotten composer of the English 17th century. Schallplattenkritik Quarterly Critics Choice Spring 2024 "glowing, passionate, expressive" BR Klassik
- [Telemann: Donner-Ode](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/shop/recordings/cd-dvds/donner-ode/) - a collaboration with Les Passions de l’Âme In both parts of the "Ode to Thunder" ("Donner-Ode"), Telemann sets David's psalms to music in a festive and extroverted way. The CD also contains the first recordings of two cantatas of Telemann's late work. Delivery: April 2024
- [L'ospedale DVD](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/shop/recordings/cd-dvds/lospedale-dvd/) - L'ospedale was Solomon's Knot's first opera production, at Wilton's Music Hall in 2015. Taking re-discovered material by an anonymous 17th-century composer which sets the biting and zany satire of Antonio Abati's poetry, L'ospedale resonates across the centuries as we continue to struggle to keep ourselves healthy at a reasonable cost.
- [Magnificat – Christmas in Leipzig](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/shop/recordings/cd-dvds/magnificat/) - Opening with Schelle’s motet Machet die Tore weit, followed by Kuhnau’s Magnificat which provided Bach with the blueprint for his 1723 version in Eb (including Christmas lauds), Solomon’s Knot’s first-ever album traces the connection between the three ‘Johanns’ who were subsequently cantor at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig through their festive music for the Advent and Christmas period.

## Events

- [Christmas in Leipzig](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-12-21-christmas-in-leipzig/) - Johann Schelle (1648-1701) Machet die Tore weit Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722) Magnificat JS Bach Magnificat in Eb BWV 243a Solomon’s Knot Soprano I Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Soprano II Charmian Bedford, Lucy Goddard Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Benjamin Williamson Tenor Thomas Herford, Ben Thapa Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I James Toll, John Crockatt Violin II Naomi Burrell, Mark
- [Thomas Linley Jr - Shakespeare Ode](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2016-05-12-thomas-linley-jr-shakespeare-ode/) - Thomas Linley Jr (1756-1778) A lyric Ode on the Fairies, Aerial Beings and Witches of Shakespeare Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Andrew Radley, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Peter Davoren, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Les Passions de l'Ame Violin Julia Schröder (leader), Sabine Stoffer, Louella Alatiit, Daniela Helm, Rachel
- [Thomas Linley Jr - Shakespeare Ode](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2016-05-13-thomas-linley-jr-shakespeare-ode/) - Thomas Linley Jr (1756-1778) A lyric Ode on the Fairies, Aerial Beings and Witches of Shakespeare Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Andrew Radley, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Peter Davoren, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Les Passions de l'Ame Violin I Julia Schröder (leader), Sabine Stoffer, Louella Alatiit Violin II
- [St Matthew Passion](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2023-06-19-st-matthew-passion/) - JS Bach Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 Solomon’s Knot Evangelist Thomas Herford Chorus I Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Tom Kelly Bass/Jesus Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del Mar Violin II Naomi Burrell, Rebecca Harris Viola Joanne Miller Cello/Gamba Jonathan Rees Double bass Jan Zahourek Flute I Eva Caballero Flute II
- [Telemann - Die Donnerode](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2022-03-20-telemann-die-donnerode/) - GP Telemann Wie ist dein Name so groß (Donner-Ode I) TVWV 6:3a Veni sancte spiritus TWV 3:82 Wie lieblich sind auf den Bergen TVWV 3:61b Mein Herz ist voll (Donner-Ode II) TVWV 6:3b Dich rühmen die Welten TVWV 1:329 Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Hilary Cronin Alto Michal Czerniawski, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Thomas Herford, Andrew
- [Christmas Oratorio](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-12-17-christmas-oratorio/) - Solomon’s Knot performs 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
- [Christmas Oratorio](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-12-18-christmas-oratorio/) - Solomon’s Knot performs 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
- [Christmas Oratorio](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-12-20-christmas-oratorio/) - 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,
- [Bach300: NOW 1726](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-06-19-1900-now-bach-1726/) - https://www.youtube.com/live/qnlKXaaAz5o?si=lXe33iK4ReWc1TR4 JS BachGott fähret auf mit Jauchzen BWV 43Es erhub sich ein Streit BWV 19 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, Gwilym Bowen Bass Jonathan Sells (Artistic Director), Alex Ashworth Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del Mar Violin II Gabi Jones, Rebecca Harris Viola Joanne
- [Bach300: NOW 1726](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-06-19-2045-bach300-now-1726/) - https://www.youtube.com/live/qnlKXaaAz5o?si=lXe33iK4ReWc1TR4 JS BachGott fähret auf mit Jauchzen BWV 43Es erhub sich ein Streit BWV 19 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, Gwilym Bowen Bass Jonathan Sells (Artistic Director), Alex Ashworth Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del Mar Violin II Gabi Jones, Rebecca Harris Viola Joanne
- [Bach300: NOW 1726](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-06-19-2230-bach300-now-1726/) - https://www.youtube.com/live/qnlKXaaAz5o?si=lXe33iK4ReWc1TR4 JS BachGott fähret auf mit Jauchzen BWV 43Es erhub sich ein Streit BWV 19 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, Gwilym Bowen Bass Jonathan Sells (Artistic Director), Alex Ashworth Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del Mar Violin II Gabi Jones, Rebecca Harris Viola
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-11-08-bach-motets/) - 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
- [Bach300: NOW 1726](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-06-14-bach300-now-1726/) - JS BachHöchsterwünschtes Freudenfest BWV 194Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen BWV 43Es erhub sich ein Streit BWV 19 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, Gwilym Bowen Bass Jonathan Sells (Artistic Director), Malachy Frame Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del Mar Violin II Gabi Jones, Rebecca Harris
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-11-29-bach-motets/) - 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
- [Mass in B Minor](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-10-10-mass-in-b-minor/) - Bach's Mass in B Minor is among the most ambitious choral works in the repertoire — a summation of a lifetime's compositional thought, assembling music spanning three decades into a single, vast architectural whole. It was never performed complete in Bach's lifetime. That it now receives performances at all is itself an act of reconstruction
- [Mass in B Minor](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-10-08-mass-in-b-minor/) - Bach's Mass in B Minor is among the most ambitious choral works in the repertoire — a summation of a lifetime's compositional thought, assembling music spanning three decades into a single, vast architectural whole. It was never performed complete in Bach's lifetime. That it now receives performances at all is itself an act of reconstruction
- [Mass in B Minor](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-10-03-mass-in-b-minor/) - Bach's Mass in B Minor is among the most ambitious choral works in the repertoire — a summation of a lifetime's compositional thought, assembling music spanning three decades into a single, vast architectural whole. It was never performed complete in Bach's lifetime. That it now receives performances at all is itself an act of reconstruction
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-11-01-bach-motets/) - 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
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-10-31-bach-motets/) - 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
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-11-10-bach-motets/) - 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
- [Bach300: NOW 1726](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-05-27-now-bach-1726/) - JS BachHöchsterwünschtes Freudenfest BWV 194Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen BWV 43Es erhub sich ein Streit BWV 19 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, Gwilym Bowen Bass Jonathan Sells (Artistic Director), Alex Ashworth Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del Mar Violin II Gabi Jones, Rebecca Harris
- [Bach300: Hamburg St Mark Passion 1726](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-04-03-keiser-st-mark-passion/) - Reinhard Keiser (attrib.) (1674-1739) Markus-Passion [arr. JS Bach 1726] SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Stephanie Pfeffer Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, Gwilym Bowen Bass Jonathan Sells (Artistic Director), Alex Ashworth Violin I George Clifford (leader) Violin II Gabi Jones Viola Joanne Miller, Nichola Blakey Theorbo Toby Carr Cello Kate Conway Double Bass
- [Bach300: NOW 1726](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-05-13-now-bach-1726/) - JS BachHöchsterwünschtes Freudenfest BWV 194Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen BWV 43Es erhub sich ein Streit BWV 19 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, Gwilym Bowen Bass Jonathan Sells (Artistic Director), Alex Ashworth Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del Mar Violin II Gabi Jones, Rebecca Harris
- [Bach300: Hamburg St Mark Passion 1726](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-03-25-keiser-st-mark-passion/) - Reinhard Keiser (attrib.) (1674-1739) Markus-Passion [arr. JS Bach 1726] SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Stephanie Pfeffer Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, Gwilym Bowen Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth Violin I George Clifford (leader) Violin II Gabi Jones Viola Joanne Miller, Nichola Blakey Theorbo Toby Carr Cello Kate Conway Double Bass
- [George Jeffreys: Birth of the English Baroque](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/26-03-01-george-jeffreys/) - George Jeffreys (c.1610-1685) How wretched is the state you all are in Felice pastorella A Music Strange O bone Jesu O quam jucundum O quam suave Whisper it Easily The Lord in thy Adversity Look up, all eyes William Byrd (1540-1623) O Lord, turn thy wrath (contrafactum of 'Ne irascaris') Pomponio Nenna (1556-1608) His fayr eyes
- [George Jeffreys: Birth of the English Baroque](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-02-28-george-jeffreys/) - George Jeffreys (c.1610-1685) How wretched is the state you all are in Felice pastorella A Music Strange O bone Jesu O quam jucundum O quam suave Whisper it Easily The Lord in thy Adversity Look up, all eyes William Byrd (1540-1623) Bow thine eare, O Lord (contrafactum of 'Civitas sancti tui') Pomponio Nenna (1556-1608) His fayr
- [Catching Lightning: the lost life of George Jeffreys](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-02-24-george-jeffreys/) - George Jeffreys (c.1610-1685) How wretched is the state you all are in Felice pastorella A music strange O quam jucundum Whisper it easily The Lord in thy adversity Look up, all eyes William Byrd (1540-1623) Bow thine ear, o Lord (contrafactum of 'Civitas sancti tui') William Lawes (1602-1645) Paven from Royall Consort, Sett No.4 Henry Purcell
- [Catching Lightning: the lost life of George Jeffreys](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-02-19-george-jeffreys-birth-of-the-english-baroque/) - George Jeffreys (c.1610-1685) How wretched is the state you all are in Felice pastorella A music strange O quam jucundum Whisper it easily The Lord in thy adversity Look up, all eyes William Byrd (1540-1623) Bow thine ear, o Lord (contrafactum of 'Civitas sancti tui') William Lawes (1602-1645) Paven from Royall Consort, Sett No.4 Henry Purcell
- [Handel Israel in Egypt](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-01-10-israel-in-egypt/) - GF Handel Israel in Egypt HWV 54 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Rebecca Lea Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, William Shelton Tenor Thomas Herford, David de Winter Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth Violin I George Clifford (leader), Gabi Jones Violin II Rachel Stroud, Will McGahon Viola Joanne Miller Cello Sarah McMahon Double Bass Jan Zahourek Oboe
- [Handel Israel in Egypt](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2025-12-22-handel-israel-in-egypt/) - GF Handel Israel in Egypt HWV 54 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Rebecca Lea Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, William Shelton Tenor Thomas Herford, David de Winter Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth Violin I George Clifford (leader), Gabi Jones Violin II Will McGahon, James Toll Viola Joanne Miller Cello Sarah McMahon Double Bass Jan Zahourek Oboe
- [Handel Israel in Egypt](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2025-11-29-handel-israel-in-egypt/) - GF Handel Israel in Egypt HWV 54 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Rebecca Lea Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, William Shelton Tenor Thomas Herford, David de Winter Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth Violin I George Clifford (leader), Gabi Jones Violin II Rachel Stroud, Will McGahon Viola Joanne Miller Cello Sarah McMahon Double Bass Jan Zahourek Oboe
- [Handel Israel in Egypt](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2025-11-24-handel-israel-in-egypt/) - GF Handel Israel in Egypt HWV 54 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, William Shelton Tenor Thomas Herford, David de Winter Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth Violin I George Clifford (leader), Gabi Jones Violin II Rachel Stroud, Will McGahon Viola Joanne Miller Cello Sarah McMahon Double Bass Jan Zahourek Oboe
- [Bach300: NOW 1726](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-04-05-now-bach-1726/) - JS BachHöchsterwünschtes Freudenfest BWV 194Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen BWV 43Es erhub sich ein Streit BWV 19 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, Gwilym Bowen Bass Jonathan Sells (Artistic Director), Alex Ashworth Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del Mar Violin II Gabi Jones, Rebecca Harris
- [Bach300: NOW 1726](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-05-02-bach300-now-1726/) - JS BachHöchsterwünschtes Freudenfest BWV 194Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen BWV 43Es erhub sich ein Streit BWV 19 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, Gwilym Bowen Bass Jonathan Sells (Artistic Director), Alex Ashworth Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del Mar Violin II Gabi Jones, Rebecca Harris
- [Bach300: Hamburg St Mark Passion 1726](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-07-10-bach300-hamburg-st-mark-passion-1726/) - Bach performed a St Mark Passion several times, which was composed in Hamburg before 1710 and has been attributed to various composers over the years, including Reinhard Keiser. There is hardly any other work by a contemporary with which Bach engaged as frequently and intensively as with this Passion setting. Of the surviving versions, which
- [Bach's Angels](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2025-06-27-bachs-angels/) - Johann Christoph Bach Es erhub sich ein Streit JS Bach Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg BWV 149 Es erhub sich ein Streit BWV 19 Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir BWV 130 Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft BWV 50 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, James Hall Tenor
- [Bach's Ode to Grief](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2025-06-20-ode-to-grief/) - JS Bach Trauerode: Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl BWV 198 Köthener Trauermusik: Klagt, Kinder, klagt es aller Welt BWV 1143 / 244a [reconstruction by Chad Kelly] SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, James Hall Tenor Thomas Herford, David de Winter Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I George
- [Bach's Ode to Grief](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2024-05-08-ode-to-grief/) - JS Bach Trauerode: Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl BWV 198 Köthener Trauermusik: Klagt, Kinder, klagt es aller Welt BWV 1143 / 244a [reconstruction by Chad Kelly] SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, James Hall Tenor Thomas Herford, David de Winter Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I George
- [Bach300: St John Passion 1725](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2025-02-26-st-john-passion-1725/) - JS Bach Johannes-Passion BWV 245 (1725 version) J Handl Ecce quomodo moritur justus Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Michał Czerniawski Tenor Thomas Herford, Ruairi Bowen Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Frederick Long Violin 1 Magdalena Loth-Hill (leader), Agata Daraškaitė Violin 2 George Clifford, Gabi Jones Viola Joanne Miller Cello Sarah
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2024-12-08-bach-motets/) - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Fürchte dich nicht Komm, Jesu, komm Jesu, meine Freude Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Fürchte dich nicht Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt
- [Bach Motets & Cello Suites](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2019-06-07-bach-motets/) - Johann Sebastian Bach Komm, Jesu, komm Prelude from Suite for Violoncello solo no.5 in C minor Jesu, meine Freude Prelude from Suite for Violoncello solo No.3 in C major Lobet den Herrn Fürchte dich nicht Sarabande and Gigue from Suite for Violoncello solo No.6 in D major Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied Encore JS
- [the leipzig connection](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2014-04-20-the-leipzig-connection/) - Johann Kuhnau Tristis est anima mea Wenn ihr fröhlich seid an euren Festen JS Bach Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4 Der Himmel lacht BWV 31 Kuhnau/Bach Der Gerechte kommt um SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano I Charmian Bedford, Zoë Brown Soprano II Lucy Goddard, Amy Moore Alto Michal Czerniawski, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Edmund Hastings, Gwilym Bowen Bass
- [Bach's Angels](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2025-08-06-bachs-angels/) - Johann Christoph Bach Es erhub sich ein Streit JS Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 BWV 1051 Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft BWV 50 Trauerode: Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl BWV 198 Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir BWV 130 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, James Hall Tenor
- [Bach's Angels](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2025-08-07-bachs-angels/) - Johann Christoph Bach Es erhub sich ein Streit JS Bach Brandenburg Concerto 6 BWV 1051 Trauerode: Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl BWV 198 Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir BWV 130 Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft BWV 50 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, James Hall Tenor Thomas
- [Bach's Angels](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2025-06-22-bachs-angels/) - Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Es erhub sich ein Streit JS Bach Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg BWV 149 Es erhub sich ein Streit BWV 19 Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir BWV 130 Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft BWV 50 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, James Hall
- [Bach's Ode to Grief](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2025-05-08-ode-to-grief/) - JS Bach Trauerode: Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl BWV 198 Köthener Trauermusik: Klagt, Kinder, klagt es aller Welt BWV 1143 / 244a [reconstruction by Chad Kelly] SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, David de Winter Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I George
- [A Purcell Pageant](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/a-purcell-pageant/) - Henry Purcell Symphony; See how the glitt’ring ruler of the day (Arise, my muse, Z.320. Ode for Queen Mary’s birthday) Welcome to all the pleasures that delight (Welcome to All the Pleasures, Z.339. Ode for St Cecelia’s Day) Extracts from King Arthur, or the British Worthy, Z.628 Passacaglia: How happy the lover / For love
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2024-12-04-bach-motets/) - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Fürchte dich nicht Komm, Jesu, komm Jesu, meine Freude Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Fürchte dich nicht Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt
- [a chamber Messiah](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2012-11-29-a-chamber-messiah/) - GF Handel Messiah HWV 56 First project sung from memory Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brown, Clare Lloyd Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Michal Czerniawski Tenor Julian Forbes, Thomas Herford Bass Timothy Dickinson, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I Julia Kuhn, Isabel Meuser Violin II Naomi Burrell, Ivana Cetkovic Viola Aliye Cornish, Joanne Miller ‘Cello Henrik Persson, Corinna Connor Double bass
- [a chamber Messiah](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2012-12-08-a-chamber-messiah/) - GF Handel Messiah HWV 56 First project sung from memory Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brown, Clare Lloyd Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Michal Czerniawski Tenor Julian Forbes, Thomas Herford Bass James Birchall, Timothy Dickinson, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I Julia Kuhn, Isabel Meuser Violin II Naomi Burrell, Ivana Cetkovic Viola Aliye Cornish, Joanne Miller ‘Cello Henrik Persson, Corinna Connor
- [Handel Solomon](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2009-03-21-handel-solomon/) - GF Handel Solomon HWV 67 Solomon Choir & Orchestra Conductor Jonathan Sells Soloists Michal Czerniawski, Anna Devin, Rebecca van den Berg, Juan Sancho, Derek Welton Choir I Soprano Emily Beahan, Marie Macklin, Lisa Swayne Alto Amy Alden, Cathy Bell, Peter Crawford Tenor Rhys Bowden, Anthony Gregory, Julian Forbes Bass Andrew Davies, Thomas Faulkner, Frederick Long
- [Handel Messiah](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2008-12-08-handel-messiah/) - GF Handel Messiah HWV 56 Solomon Choir & Orchestra Conductor Jonathan Sells Soloists Sadhbh Dennedy, Michal Czerniawski, Andrew Kennedy, James Gower Soprano Emily Beahan, Emily Dickens, Amy Moore, Lucy Roberts, Lisa Swayne Alto Amy Alden, Russell Harcourt, Joanna Tomlinson, Benjamin Williamson Tenor Julian Forbes, Nicholas Jackson, Ben Thapa Bass Timothy Dickinson, John Evanson, John Herford,
- [St John Passion](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/st-john-passion/) - JS Bach Johannes-Passion BWV 245 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw Alto Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Ruairi Bowen, Thomas Herford Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Les Passions de l’Ame Violin I Meret Lüthi (artistic director) Violin II Sabine Stoffer Viola Lucile Chionchini ‘Cello Rebecca Rosen Viola da gamba Matthias Müller Double bass Love Persson Flute Anne Parisot, Anne Freitag Oboe Shai Kribus, Gustavs Fridrihsons Bassoon Gabriele Gombi Harpsichord Ieva Saliete Lute Juan Sebastian Lima
- [The Discovery of Bomarzo](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2017-09-20-the-discovery-of-bomarzo/) - Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613) O dolorosa gioia; Mercè, grido piangendo; Asciugate i begli occhi; Moro, lasso, al mio duolo Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Sí, ch’io vorrei morire; Cruda Amarilli Scipione Lacorcia (fl. 1590-1620) Io t’amo, anima mia Giaches de Wert (1535-1596) Forsennata gridava Sigismondo d’India (c. 1582-before 19 April 1629) Strana armonia d’amore Michelangelo Rossi (c. 1601/2-1656) Amor, io parto Pomponio Nenna (1556-1608)
- [Mass in B minor](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2017-07-29-mass-in-b-minor/) - JS Bach Mass in B minor BWV 232 Solomon’s Knot Soprano I Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Soprano II Rachel Ambrose Evans, Ciara Hendrick Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Roderick Morris Tenor Peter Davoren, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I James Toll, Guy Button Violin II Naomi Burrell, Beatrice Philips Viola Joanne Miller, Nichola Blakey ‘Cello Jonathan Rees Double bass Jan Zahourek
- [Handel Messiah Dublin 1742](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2017-06-02-handel-messiah-dublin-1742/) - GF Handel Messiah HWV 56 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Laura Oldfield Alto Roderick Morris, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Ruairi Bowen, Thomas Herford Bass Simon Robinson, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I James Toll, Guy Button Violin II George Clifford, Beatrice Scaldini Viola Joanne Miller, Jordan Bowron 'Cello Jonathan Rees Double bass Jan Zahourek Trumpet Russel Gilmour,
- [Handel Messiah Dublin 1742](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2017-06-04-handel-messiah-dublin-1742/) - GF Handel Messiah HWV 56 (Dublin 1742) Solomon’s Knot Soprano Zoë Brown, Laura Oldfield Alto Roderick Morris, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Ruairi Bowen, Thomas Herford Bass Simon Robinson, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I James Toll (leader), Guy Button Violin II George Clifford, Beatrice Scaldini Viola Joanne Miller, Jordan Bowron ‘Cello Jonathan Rees Double bass Jan Zahourek Bassoon Inga
- [St John Passion](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2017-04-08-st-john-passion/) - JS Bach Prelude in F minor BWV 534 Johannes-Passion BWV 245 J Handl Ecce quomodo moritur justus Solomon’s Knot Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths, Laura Oldfield Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Roderick Morris Tenor Ruairi Bowen, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I James Toll, Guy Button Violin II George Clifford, Naomi Burrell Viola Joanne Miller,
- [St John Passion](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2017-04-14-st-john-passion/) - JS Bach Johannes-Passion BWV 245 J Handl Ecce quomodo moritur justus Solomon’s Knot Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths, Laura Oldfield Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Roderick Morris Tenor Ruairi Bowen, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I James Toll, Guy Button Violin II George Clifford, Naomi Burrell Viola Joanne Miller, Jordan Bowron Cello Jennifer Bullock Double Bass Jan Zahourek Flute Eva Caballero, Thomas Hancox Oboe Leo Duarte,
- [Bach's Horns](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2023-07-30-bachs-horns/) - JS Bach Mass in F major BWV 233Brandenburg Concerto No.1 BWV 1046Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd! BWV 208 Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-GriffithsAlto James Hall, Kate Symonds-JoyTenor Rory Carver, Thomas HerfordBass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director)Violin I George Clifford (leader), Rachel StroudViolin II Guy Button, Gabi JonesViola Joanne Miller, Stefanie Heichelheim'Cello
- [Bach's Horns](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2023-07-29-bachs-horns/) - JS Bach Mass in F major BWV 233 Brandenburg Concerto No.1 BWV 1046 Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd! BWV 208 Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto James Hall, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Rory Carver, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I George Clifford (leader), Rachel Stroud Violin II Guy
- [St John Passion 1725](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2019-06-19-st-john-passion-1725/) - JS Bach Präludium in h-moll BWV 544 Johannes-Passion BWV 245 (1725 version) J Handl Ecce quomodo moritur justus Solomon’s Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Michal Czerniawski, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Ruairi Bowen, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I James Toll, Agata Daraskaite Violin II Guy Button, Claudia Norz Viola
- [St John Passion 1725](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2019-04-16-st-john-passion-1725/) - JS Bach Johannes-Passion BWV 245 (1725 version) J Handl Ecce quomodo moritur justus Solomon’s Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Michal Czerniawski, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Ruairi Bowen, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I James Toll, Agata Daraskaite Violin II Guy Button, Claudia Norz Viola Joanne Miller, Elitsa Bogdanova ‘Cello
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2024-12-06-bach-motets/) - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Fürchte dich nicht Komm, Jesu, komm Jesu, meine Freude Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Fürchte dich nicht Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2024-11-29-bach-motets/) - Fürchte dich nicht Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)Fürchte dich nichtKomm, Jesu, kommJesu, meine FreudeDer Geist hilft unser Schwachheit aufSinget dem Herrn ein neues Lied Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703)Fürchte dich nichtLieber Herr Gott, wecke uns aufHerr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahrenDer Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Rebecca
- [Der zufriedengestellte Aeolus](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2017-05-04-der-zufriedengestelle-aeolus/) - JS Bach Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft (Der zufriedengestellte Aeolus) BWV 205 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw (Pallas Athene), Lucy Page Alto Kate Symonds-Joy (Pomona), Katie Bray Tenor Thomas Herford (Zephyrus), Ben Inman Bass James Arthur, Jonathan Sells (Aeolus, artistic director) SPIRA MIRABILIS Violin Lorenza Borrani (leader), Diego Castelli, Timoti Fregni, Emma Nyman, Yumi Onda, Lorenzo
- [Der zufriedengestellte Aeolus](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2017-05-05-der-zufriedengestelle-aeolus/) - JS Bach Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft (Der zufriedengestellte Aeolus) BWV 205 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Zoë Brookshaw (Pallas Athene), Lucy Page Alto Kate Symonds-Joy (Pomona), Katie Bray Tenor Thomas Herford (Zephyrus), Ben Inman Bass James Arthur, Jonathan Sells (Aeolus, artistic director) SPIRA MIRABILIS Violin Lorenza Borrani (leader), Diego Castelli, Timoti Fregni, Emma Nyman, Yumi Onda, Lorenzo
- [Handel Esther 1720/1732](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2023-05-24-esther/) - GF Handel Esther HWV 50a (earliest reconstructible version 1720/Bernard Gates revival 1732) SOLOMON'S KNOT Esther Zoë Brookshaw Ahasuerus Xavier Hetherington Haman Alex Ashworth Mordecai Joseph Doody Israelite Boy Clare Lloyd-Griffiths 1st Israelite Thomas Herford Priest of the Israelites Kate Symonds-Joy Priest of the Israelites James Hall Habdonah, Officer, 2nd Israelite David de Winter Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I George
- [Monteverdi - Vespro della Beata Vergine](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2024-10-09-monteverdi-vespers/) - Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Vespro della Beata Vergine SV 206 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Emma Walshe, Zoë Brookshaw Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, James Hall Tenor Thomas Herford, David de Winter, Gwilym Bowen, Tom Kelly Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth Violin I Magdalena Loth-Hill Violin II George Clifford Viola Joanne Miller, Nichola Blakey Bass Violin Gavin Kibble
- [Monteverdi - Vespro della Beata Vergine](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2024-10-04-monteverdi-vespers/) - Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Vespro della Beata Vergine SV 206 SOLOMON’S KNOT Soprano Emma Walshe, Zoë Brookshaw Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, James Hall Tenor Thomas Herford, David de Winter, Gwilym Bowen, Tom Kelly Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth FINNISH BAROQUE ORCHESTRA (FiBO) Violin I Anthony Marini Violin II Aira Maria Lehtipuu Viola Krishna Nagaraja, Tuula Riisalo
- [Monteverdi - Vespro della Beata Vergine](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2024-10-12-monteverdi-vespers/) - SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Emma Walshe, Zoë Brookshaw Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, James Hall Tenor Thomas Herford, David de Winter, Gwilym Bowen, Tom Kelly Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth Violin I Magdalena Loth-Hill Violin II George Clifford Viola Joanne Miller, Nichola Blakey Bass Violin Gavin Kibble Violone Jan Zahourek Chitarrone Toby Carr Bassoon Inga Maria
- [Handel Esther 1720/1732](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2023-05-25-esther/) - GF Handel Esther HWV 50a (earliest reconstructible version 1720/Bernard Gates revival 1732) SOLOMON’S KNOT Esther Zoë Brookshaw Ahasuerus Xavier Hetherington Haman Alex Ashworth Mordecai Joseph Doody Israelite Boy Clare Lloyd-Griffiths 1st Israelite Thomas Herford Priest of the Israelites Kate Symonds-Joy Priest of the Israelites James Hall Habdonah, Officer, 2nd Israelite David de Winter Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del Mar Violin II Gabi
- [Handel Esther 1720/1732](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2023-05-27-esther/) - GF Handel Esther HWV 50a (earliest reconstructible version 1720/Bernard Gates revival 1732) SOLOMON’S KNOT Esther Zoë Brookshaw Ahasuerus Xavier Hetherington Haman Alex Ashworth Mordecai Joseph Doody Israelite Boy Clare Lloyd-Griffiths 1st Israelite Thomas Herford Priest of the Israelites Kate Symonds-Joy Priest of the Israelites James Hall Habdonah, Officer, 2nd Israelite David de Winter Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del Mar Violin II Gabi
- [Bach Brothers](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2022-03-06-bach-brothers/) - Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Ach, dass ich Wassers gnug hätte Wie bist du denn, O Gott Herr, wende dich, und sei mir gnädig Es ist nun aus mit meinem Leben Mit Weinen hebt sich's an Johann Michael Bach (1648-1694) Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ Ich weiß, dass mein Erlöser lebt Herr, ich warte
- [Class of 1685](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2024-05-15-class-of-1685/) - JS Bach (1685-1750) Missa Brevis in A BWV 234 Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Stabat Mater for 10 voices GF Händel (1685-1759) Dixit Dominus HWV 232 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths, Hilary Cronin, Zoë Brookshaw, Gwendolen Martin Alto Jessica Gillingwater, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, Hugo Hymas Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth Violin I Magda
- [Class of 1685](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2024-04-04-class-of-1685/) - Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Stabat Mater for 10 voices JS Bach (1685-1750) Missa Brevis in A BWV 234 GF Händel (1685-1759) Dixit Dominus HWV 232 Solomon's Knot Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths, Hilary Cronin, Zoë Brookshaw, Gwendolen Martin Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, Andrew Tortise Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth Violin I Magda
- [Class of 1685](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2024-05-11-class-of-1685/) - JS Bach (1685-1750) Missa Brevis in A BWV 234 Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Stabat Mater for 10 voices GF Händel (1685-1759) Dixit Dominus HWV 232 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths, Hilary Cronin, Zoë Brookshaw, Gwendolen Martin Alto Annina Haug, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, Hugo Hymas Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth Violin I Magda
- [Class of 1685](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2024-05-09-class-of-1685/) - JS Bach (1685-1750) Missa Brevis in A BWV 234 Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Stabat Mater for 10 voices GF Händel (1685-1759) Dixit Dominus HWV 232 SOLOMON'S KNOT Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths, Hilary Cronin, Zoë Brookshaw, Gwendolen Martin Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, Hugo Hymas Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth Violin I Magda
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2017-03-12-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford (sung by Edward Hughes) Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Victor Sicard Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, Chad Kelly Lutes, guitars Ryaad Ahmed, Toby Carr Viola da gamba Gavin Kibble Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2017-03-11-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford (sung by Edward Hughes) Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Victor Sicard Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, Chad Kelly Lutes, guitars Ryaad Ahmed, Toby Carr Viola da gamba Gavin Kibble Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James
- [Class of 1685](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2024-04-05-class-of-1685/) - Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Stabat Mater for 10 voices JS Bach (1685-1750) Missa Brevis in A BWV 234 GF Händel (1685-1759) Dixit Dominus HWV 232 Solomon's Knot Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths, Hilary Cronin, Zoë Brookshaw, Gwendolen Martin Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, Andrew Tortise Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth Violin I Magda
- [Kuhnau Christmas Cantatas](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2022-12-17-kuhnau-christmas-cantatas/) - Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722) Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied *London premiere* O heilige Zeit (Cantata for Christmas) Das alte ist vergangen (Cantata for the Feast of the Circumcision (New Year’s Day)) *London premiere* Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (Cantata for the First Day of Christmas) Frohlocket, ihr Völker, und jauchzet, ihr Heiden (Cantata for Christmas) *London
- [Kuhnau Christmas Cantatas](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2022-12-16-kuhnau-christmas-cantatas/) - Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722) Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied *UK premiere* O heilige Zeit (Cantata for Christmas) Das alte ist vergangen (Cantata for the Feast of the Circumcision (New Year’s Day)) *UK premiere* Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (Cantata for the First Day of Christmas) Frohlocket, ihr Völker, und jauchzet, ihr Heiden (Cantata for Christmas) *UK
- [Not the Christmas Oratorio](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2021-10-09-not-the-christmas-oratorio/) - JS Bach Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten! BWV 214 Lasst uns sorgen, lasst uns wachen (Hercules at the Crossroads) BWV 213 Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen BWV 215 Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Michal Czerniawski Tenor Ruairi Bowen, Thomas Herford Bass Jimmy Holliday, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I, Viola
- [Not the Christmas Oratorio](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2021-09-17-not-the-christmas-oratorio/) - JS Bach Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten! BWV 214 Lasst uns sorgen, lasst uns wachen (Hercules at the Crossroads) BWV 213 Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen BWV 215 Solomon’s Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Michal Czerniawski Tenor Ruairi Bowen, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I George
- [Not the Christmas Oratorio](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2021-09-15-not-the-christmas-oratorio/) - JS Bach Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten! BWV 214 Lasst uns sorgen, lasst uns wachen (Hercules at the Crossroads) BWV 213 Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen BWV 215 Solomon’s Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Michal Czerniawski Tenor Ruairi Bowen, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I George
- [Not the Christmas Oratorio](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2021-09-10-not-the-christmas-oratorio/) - JS Bach Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten! BWV 214 Lasst uns sorgen, lasst uns wachen (Hercules at the Crossroads) BWV 213 Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen BWV 215 Solomon’s Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Michal Czerniawski Tenor Ruairi Bowen, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I George
- [St Matthew Passion](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2023-04-12-st-matthew-passion/) - JS Bach Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 Solomon’s Knot Evangelist Ruairi Bowen Chorus I Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Tom Kelly Bass/Jesus Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del Mar Violin II Naomi Burrell, Rebecca Harris Viola Joanne Miller Cello/Gamba Jonathan Rees Double bass Jan Zahourek Flute I Eva Caballero Flute II
- [Mass in B Minor](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2018-05-25-mass-in-b-minor/) - JS Bach Mass in B minor BWV 232 Solomon’s Knot Soprano I Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Soprano II Rachel Ambrose Evans, Jessica Gillingwater Alto Martha McLorinan, Roderick Morris Tenor Peter Davoren, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I Jamie Campbell, Gabi Jones Violin II Louise Ayrton, Naomi Burrell Viola Joanne Miller,
- [Mass in B minor](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2018-05-23-mass-in-b-minor/) - JS Bach Mass in B minor BWV 232 Solomon’s Knot Soprano I Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Soprano II Rachel Ambrose Evans, Jessica Gillingwater Alto Martha McLorinan, Roderick Morris Tenor Peter Davoren, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I Jamie Campbell, Gabi Jones Violin II Louise Ayrton, Naomi Burrell Viola Joanne Miller,
- [St Matthew Passion](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2023-04-09-st-matthew-passion/) - JS Bach Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 Solomon's Knot Evangelist Thomas Herford Chorus I Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Tom Kelly Bass/Jesus Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del Mar Violin II Naomi Burrell, Rebecca Harris Viola Joanne Miller Cello/Gamba Jonathan Rees Double bass Jan Zahourek Flute I Eva Caballero Flute
- [St Matthew Passion](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2023-04-07-st-matthew-passion/) - JS Bach Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 Solomon's Knot Evangelist Thomas Herford Chorus I Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Tom Kelly Bass/Jesus Jonathan Sells Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del Mar Violin II Naomi Burrell, Rebecca Harris Viola Joanne Miller Cello/Gamba Jonathan Rees Double bass Jan Zahourek Flute I Eva Caballero Flute II Marta
- [St John Passion](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2023-09-06-st-john-passion/) - JS Bach Johannes-Passion BWV 245 Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Michal Czerniawski Tenor Gwilym Bowen, Nicholas Mulroy Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I George Clifford (leader), Gabi Jones Violin II Naomi Burrell, Rachel Stroud Viola Joanne Miller Cello Gavin Kibble Double Bass Jan Zahourek Flute Eva Caballero (I), Rosie Bowker
- [Bach300: Magnificat 1723](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2023-12-07-bach-magnificat/) - JS Bach O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort BWV 60 Wachet! Betet! Betet! Wachet! BWV 70 Magnificat in E-flat BWV 243a with Christmas interpolations Solomon's Knot Soprano I Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Soprano II Ciara Hendrick, Lucy Page Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Michał Czerniawski Tenor Thomas Herford, Andrew Tortise Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth Violin I George Clifford (leader), Guy Button
- [Bach300: Magnificat 1723](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2023-12-09-bach-magnificat/) - JS Bach O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort BWV 60 Wachet! Betet! Betet! Wachet! BWV 70 Magnificat in E-flat BWV 243a with Christmas interpolations Solomon's Knot Soprano I Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Soprano II Ciara Hendrick, Lucy Page Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Michał Czerniawski Tenor Thomas Herford, Andrew Tortise Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth Violin I George Clifford (leader), Guy Button Violin
- [Mulier fortis](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2014-04-07-mulier-fortis/) - JB Staudt (1654-1712) Mulier fortis Solomon's Knot Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths (Inquies, Adversitas, Premium) Alto Kate Symonds-Joy (Poenitudo) Tenor Edmund Hastings (Constantia) Bass Timothy Dickinson (Furor), Jonathan Sells (Crudelitas) Violin I Julia Kuhn Violin II James Toll Viola Clifton Harrison Viola da gamba Jonathan Rees Harpsichord Pawel Siwczak Theorbo Richard MacKenzie Trumpet Russell Gilmour, William Russell [singers not from memory]
- [Mass in B minor](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2017-12-16-mass-in-b-minor/) - JS Bach Mass in B minor BWV 232 Solomon’s Knot Soprano I Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Soprano II Jessica Gillingwater, Ciara Hendrick Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Guy James Tenor Peter Davoren, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I James Toll, Guy Button Violin II Jamie Campbell, Beatrice Philips Viola Joanne Miller, Victoria Bernath ‘Cello Jonathan Rees Double bass Jan Zahourek Flute Eva Caballero, Tom Hancox Oboe/oboe d’amore Leo
- [Mass in B minor](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2017-12-18-mass-in-b-minor/) - JS Bach Mass in B minor BWV 232 Solomon’s Knot Soprano I Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Soprano II Jessica Gillingwater, Ciara Hendrick Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Guy James Tenor Peter Davoren, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I James Toll, Guy Button Violin II Jamie Campbell, Beatrice Philips Viola Joanne Miller, Victoria
- [Mass in B minor](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2016-12-11-mass-in-b-minor/) - JS Bach Mass in B minor BWV 232 Solomon’s Knot Soprano I Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Soprano II Jessica Gillingwater, Ciara Hendrick Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Roderick Morris Tenor Edmund Hastings, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I James Toll, Guy Button Violin II Jamie Campbell, Beatrice Philips Viola Joanne Miller, Nichola Blakey ‘Cello Jonathan Rees Double bass Jan Zahourek Flute Eva Caballero, Tom Hancox
- [Strozzi: Songs from a Beautiful Mouth](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2024-02-04-strozzi-songs-from-a-beautiful-mouth/) - Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) Il Primo Libro di Madrigali op.1 Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Thomas Herford, David de Winter Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Theorbo Eligio Quinteiro Lirone Emilia Benjamin Violone Jan Zahourek Harp Siobhán Armstrong Harpsichord Walewein Witten Director Thomas Guthrie Language Coach Matteo Dalle Fratte Review Andrew
- [Handel Messiah](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2008-03-27-messiah/) - GF Handel Messiah HWV 56 Solomon Choir & Orchestra Conductor Jonathan Sells Soloists Anna Devin, Michal Czerniawski, Richard Butler, Derek Welton Soprano Emily Beahan, Emily Dickens, Marie Macklin, Amy Moore, Lucy Roberts Alto Rachel Beaumont, Roderick Morris, Joanna Tomlinson, Benjamin Williamson Tenor Benjamin Breakwell, Julian Forbes, Nicholas Jackson, Daniel Turner Bass Edward Jones, Thomas Faulkner,
- [Handel Messiah](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2009-12-05-handel-messiah/) - GF Handel Messiah HWV 56 Solomon Choir & Orchestra Conductor Jonathan Sells Soprano Emily Beahan*, Jennifer Clark*, Valda Wilson*, Wiktoria Szyrocka*, Lisa Swayne* Alto Michal Czerniawski*, Angharad Lyddon, Joanna Tomlinson*, Barnaby Smith* Tenor Julian Forbes*, Neil Joubert, Stuart Jackson*, John McMunn* Bass Peter Brooke, David Butt-Philip*, Bartholomew Lawrence, John Molloy*, Andrew Tipple Violin I Anne
- [a chamber Messiah](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2011-12-10-a-chamber-messiah/) - GF Handel Messiah HWV 56 Solomon's Knot Soprano Mireille Asselin, Stefanie True Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Michal Czerniawski Tenor Julian Forbes, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I Helmut Winkel, Beatrice Scaldini Violin II Julia Kuhn, Anne Marie Christensen Viola Aliye Cornish, Joanne Miller ‘Cello Alice Manthorpe-Saunders, Montserrat Colomé Double bass Jonny Gee Trumpet Robert Wallace, William
- [la follia d'amore](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2013-07-11-la-follia-damore/) - anonymous Passacaglia della vita; Ciaccona del Paradiso e dell'Inferno Martin Codax Quantas sebedes amar Encina Ay triste que vengo; La tricotea; Hoy comamos y bebamos Landi Superbe colli; Alla guerra d'amor; Amarillide, deh vieni; Quando Rinaldi invitto; Canta la cicaletta Monteverdi Sì dolce è il tormento; Vorrei baciarti Frescobaldi Se l'aura spira Merula Hor ch'è tempo
- [a chamber Christmas Oratorio](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2013-12-03-a-chamber-christmas-oratorio/) - JS Bach Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 Cantatas I, III, V, VI Solomon’s Knot Soprano Zoë Brown, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto James Hall, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Gwilym Bowen, Sam Furness Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I Julia Kuhn (leader), Isabel Meuser Violin II James Toll, Naomi Burrell Viola John Crockatt, Joanne Miller ‘Cello Jonathan Rees (c.), Kathleen Ross
- [a chamber Christmas Oratorio](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2013-12-05-a-chamber-christmas-oratorio/) - JS Bach Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 Cantatas I, III, V, VI Solomon’s Knot Soprano Zoë Brown, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto James Hall, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Gwilym Bowen, Edmund Hastings Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I Julia Kuhn (leader), Isabel Meuser Violin II James Toll, Naomi Burrell Viola John Crockatt, Joanne Miller ‘Cello Jonathan Rees (c.), Kathleen Ross Double bass Jan Zahourek Flutes Eva
- [a chamber Messiah](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2014-12-05-a-chamber-messiah/) - GF Handel Messiah HWV 56 Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brown, Stephanie True Alto Michal Czerniawski, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Thomas Herford, Ben Thapa Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I Julia Kuhn (leader), John Crockatt Violin II Naomi Burrell, Beatrice Scaldini Viola Joanne Miller, Clifton Harrison 'Cello Jonathan Rees Double bass Jan Zahourek Bassoon Hayley Pullen
- [Die Tageszeiten](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-03-18-die-tageszeiten/) - JS Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068 Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225 GP Telemann Die Tageszeiten TVWV 20:39 Solomon’s Knot Soprano Zoë Brown, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Michal Czerniawski, Lucy Goddard Tenor Edmund Hastings, Thomas Herford Bass Lisandro Abadie, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Les Passions de l’Âme Violin I Meret Lüthi
- [Die Tageszeiten](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-03-15-die-tageszeiten/) - JS Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068 Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225 GP Telemann Die Tageszeiten TVWV 20:39 Solomon’s Knot Soprano Zoë Brown, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Michal Czerniawski, Lucy Goddard Tenor Edmund Hastings, Thomas Herford Bass Lisandro Abadie, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Les Passions de l’Âme Violin I Meret Lüthi
- [Die Tageszeiten](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-03-21-die-tageszeiten/) - JS Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068 Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225 GP Telemann Die Tageszeiten TVWV 20:39 Solomon’s Knot Soprano Zoë Brown, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Michal Czerniawski, Lucy Goddard Tenor Edmund Hastings, Thomas Herford Bass Lisandro Abadie, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Les Passions de l’Âme Violin I Meret Lüthi
- [Pour un tombeau d'Anatole](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-04-04-pour-un-tombeau-danatole/) - Claude le Jeune (c.1528-1600) Qu’est devenu ce bel œil Marin Marais (1656-1728) Sonnerie de Sainte Geneviève du Mont Michel Lambert (1610-1696) Le repos, l’ombre, le silence Ombre de mon amant Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) Celle qui fait tout mon tourment Ah, qu’ils sont courts les beaux jours Jean-Baptiste Drouart de Bousset (1662-1725) Pourquoy, doux rossignol Jean-Philippe Rameau
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-11-10-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) modern world premiere BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Nicholas Merryweather Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, Chad Kelly Lutes, guitars Josep María Martí Duran, Richard Mackenzie Viola da gamba Gavin Kibble Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-11-11-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) modern world premiere BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Nicholas Merryweather Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, Chad Kelly Lutes, guitars Josep María Martí Duran, Richard Mackenzie Viola da gamba Gavin Kibble Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-11-11-late-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) modern world premiere BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Nicholas Merryweather Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, Chad Kelly Lutes, guitars Josep María Martí Duran, Richard Mackenzie Viola da gamba Gavin Kibble Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-11-12-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) modern world premiere BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Nicholas Merryweather Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, Chad Kelly Lutes, guitars Josep María Martí Duran, Richard Mackenzie Viola da gamba Gavin Kibble Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-11-13-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) modern world premiere BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Nicholas Merryweather Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, David Wright Lutes, guitars Ryaan Ahmed, Richard Mackenzie Viola da gamba Gavin Kibble Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James Halliday Designer
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-11-13-late-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) modern world premiere BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Nicholas Merryweather Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, David Wright Lutes, guitars Ryaan Ahmed, Richard Mackenzie Viola da gamba Gavin Kibble Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James Halliday Designer
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-11-14-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) modern world premiere BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Nicholas Merryweather Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, Chad Kelly Lutes, guitars Ryaan Ahmed, Richard Mackenzie Viola da gamba Gavin Kibble Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James Halliday Designer
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-11-17-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) modern world premiere BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Nicholas Merryweather Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, David Wright Lutes, guitars Josep María Martí Duran, Richard Mackenzie Viola da gamba Gavin Kibble Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-11-17-late-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) modern world premiere BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Nicholas Merryweather Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, David Wright Lutes, guitars Josep María Martí Duran, Richard Mackenzie Viola da gamba Gavin Kibble Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-11-18-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) modern world premiere BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Nicholas Merryweather Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, David Wright Lutes, guitars Josep María Martí Duran, Richard Mackenzie Viola da gamba Kate Conway Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-11-19-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) modern world premiere BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Nicholas Merryweather Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, Chad Kelly Lutes, guitars Josep María Martí Duran, Richard Mackenzie Viola da gamba Kate Conway Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-11-19-late-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) modern world premiere BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Nicholas Merryweather Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, Chad Kelly Lutes, guitars Josep María Martí Duran, Richard Mackenzie Viola da gamba Kate Conway Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-11-20-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) modern world premiere BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Nicholas Merryweather Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, Tom Foster Lutes, guitars Josep María Martí Duran, Richard Mackenzie Viola da gamba Kate Conway Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-11-21-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) modern world premiere BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Nicholas Merryweather Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, Tom Foster Lutes, guitars Josep María Martí Duran, Richard Mackenzie Viola da gamba Gavin Kibble Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James
- [L'ospedale](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-11-21-late-lospedale/) - anonymous L'ospedale (ca. 1640-1660) modern world premiere BUY DVD Solomon's Knot Medico Jonathan Sells Innamorato Rebecca Moon Cortigiano Thomas Herford Matto Michal Czerniawski Povero Nicholas Merryweather Forestiero Lucy Page Harpsichord James Halliday, Tom Foster Lutes, guitars Josep María Martí Duran, Richard Mackenzie Viola da gamba Gavin Kibble Violone Jan Zahourek Stage director James Hurley Musical director James
- [a chamber Christmas Oratorio](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2015-12-15-a-chamber-christmas-oratorio/) - JS Bach Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 Cantatas I, III, V, VI Solomon’s Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Michael Czerniawski, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Gwilym Bowen, Peter Davoren Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I John Crockatt (leader), Claudia Norz Violin II James Toll, Naomi Burrell Viola Joanne Miller, Clifton Harrison ‘Cello Jonathan Rees Double bass Jan Zahourek Flutes Eva
- [Schelle & Bach](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2016-06-11-schelle-bach/) - Johann Schelle (1648-1701) Machet die Tore weit JS Bach Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21, Magnificat in Eb BWV 243a Solomon's Knot Soprano I Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Soprano II Charmian Bedford, Lucy Goddard Alto Michal Czerniawski, Martha McLorinan Tenor Gwilym Bowen, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I James Toll, Guy Button Violin II Florence
- [The Discovery of Bomarzo](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2016-06-21-the-discovery-of-bomarzo/) - Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613) O dolorosa gioia; Mercè, grido piangendo; Asciugate i begli occhi; Moro, lasso, al mio duolo Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Sí, ch'io vorrei morire; Cruda Amarilli Scipione Lacorcia (fl. 1590-1620) Io t'amo, anima mia Giaches de Wert (1535-1596) Forsennata gridava Sigismondo d'India (c. 1582-before 19 April 1629) Strana armonia d'amore Michelangelo Rossi (c. 1601/2-1656) Amor, io
- [St John Passion](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2018-03-30-st-john-passion/) - JS Bach Johannes-Passion BWV 245 J Handl Ecce quomodo moritur justus Solomon’s Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw Alto Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Ruairi Bowen, Thomas Herford Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Les Passions de l’Ame Violin I Meret Lüthi (artistic director) Violin II Sabine Stoffer Viola Lucile Chionchini ‘Cello Rebeca Ferri Viola da gamba Matthias Müller Double
- [St John Passion](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2018-03-31-st-john-passion/) - JS Bach Johannes-Passion BWV 245 J Handl Ecce quomodo moritur justus Solomon’s Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw Alto Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Ruairi Bowen, Thomas Herford Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Les Passions de l'Ame Violin I Meret Lüthi (artistic director) Violin II Sabine Stoffer Viola Lucile Chionchini ‘Cello Rebeca Ferri Viola da gamba Matthias Müller Double
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2018-06-16-bach-motets/) - Fürchte dich nicht Johann Sebastian Bach Fürchte dich nicht Komm, Jesu, komm Lobet den Herrn Jesu, meine Freude Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Fürchte dich nicht Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt Encore
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2019-05-04-bach-motets/) - Fürchte dich nicht Johann Sebastian Bach Fürchte dich nicht Komm, Jesu, komm Lobet den Herrn Jesu, meine Freude Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Fürchte dich nicht Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt Encore
- [Bach's Angels](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2019-07-23-bachs-angels/) - JS Bach Es erhub sich ein Streit BWV 19 Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir BWV 130 Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg BWV 149 Magnificat in D BWV 243 Encore Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft und das Reich BWV 50 Solomon’s Knot Soprano I Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Soprano II Ciara Hendrick,
- [A Purcell Pageant](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2019-07-25-a-purcell-pageant/) - Henry Purcell Symphony; See how the glitt’ring ruler of the day (Arise, my muse, Z.320. Ode for Queen Mary’s birthday) Welcome to all the pleasures that delight (Welcome to All the Pleasures, Z.339. Ode for St Cecelia’s Day) Extracts from King Arthur, or the British Worthy, Z.628 Passacaglia: How happy the lover Fourth act tune:
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2019-07-27-bach-motets/) - Fürchte dich nicht Johann Sebastian Bach Fürchte dich nicht Komm, Jesu, komm Lobet den Herrn Jesu, meine Freude Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Fürchte dich nicht Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt Encore
- [Bach's Angels](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2019-08-14-bachs-angels/) - JS Bach Es erhub sich ein Streit BWV 19 Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir BWV 130 Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg BWV 149 Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft und das Reich BWV 50 Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Roderick Morris, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Thomas Herford, Andrew Tortise Bass
- [Fear and Hope](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2019-09-01-fear-and-hope/) - H Schütz Herr, auf dich traue ich SWV 377 Eile mich, Gott, zu erretten SWV 282 Was betrübst du dich, meine Seele SWV 335 Ich liege und schlafe SWV 310 Die mit Tränen säen SWV 378 Die Furcht des Herren SWV 318 Wann unsre Augen schlafen ein SWV 316 JH Schein from «Israelsbrünnlein» (1623): Siehe,
- [Fear and Hope](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2019-11-07-fear-and-hope/) - H Schütz Herr, auf dich traue ich SWV 377 Eile mich, Gott, zu erretten SWV 282 Was betrübst du dich, meine Seele SWV 335 Ich liege und schlafe SWV 310 Die mit Tränen säen SWV 378 Die Furcht des Herren SWV 318 Wann unsre Augen schlafen ein SWV 316 JH Schein from «Israelsbrünnlein» (1623): Siehe,
- [Charpentier - a Christmas Oratorio](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2019-12-07-charpentier-a-christmas-oratorio/) - M-A Charpentier In nativitatem Domini canticum H.416 Pastorale sur la naissance de notre seigneur Jésus-Christ H.483 & 483b Encore O oriens H.40 Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Peter Davoren, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Marcus Farnsworth, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I Naomi Burrell Violin II Beatrice Scaldini Viola
- [Charpentier - a Christmas Oratorio](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2019-12-09-charpentier-a-christmas-oratorio/) - M-A Charpentier In nativitatem Domini canticum H.416 Pastorale sur la naissance de notre seigneur Jésus-Christ H.483 & 483b Encore O oriens H.40 Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Peter Davoren, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Marcus Farnsworth, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I Naomi Burrell Violin II Beatrice Scaldini Viola
- [A Purcell Pageant](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2020-10-26-a-purcell-pageant/) - Henry Purcell Symphony; See how the glitt’ring ruler of the day (Arise, my muse, Z.320. Ode for Queen Mary’s birthday) Welcome to all the pleasures that delight (Welcome to All the Pleasures, Z.339. Ode for St Cecelia’s Day) Extracts from King Arthur, or the British Worthy, Z.628 Passacaglia: How happy the lover / For love
- [Telemann - Die Donnerode](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2021-12-02-telemann-die-donnerode/) - GP Telemann Wie ist dein Name so groß (Donner-Ode I) TVWV 6:3a Wie lieblich sind auf den Bergen TVWV 3:61b Mein Herz ist voll (Donner-Ode II) TVWV 6:3b Dich rühmen die Welten TVWV 1:329 Solomon’s Knot Soprano Hilary Cronin, Emily Owen Alto Michal Czerniawski, Antonia Frey Tenor Jacob Lawrence, David Munderloh Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic
- [Bach Christmas Oratorio](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2021-12-20-bach-christmas-oratorio/) - JS Bach Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 Cantatas I-IV Solomon's Knot Soprano Hilary Cronin, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Helen Charlston, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Ruairi Bowen, Andrew Tortise Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I Kinga Ujszászi, Agata Darashkaite Violin II Guy Button, Magda Loth-Hill Viola Joanne Miller ‘Cello Ursina Braun Double bass Jan Zahourek Flutes Eva
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2022-06-12-bach-motets/) - Fürchte dich nicht Johann Sebastian Bach Fürchte dich nicht Komm, Jesu, komm Jesu, meine Freude Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Fürchte dich nicht Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2022-06-23-bach-motets/) - Fürchte dich nicht Johann Sebastian Bach Fürchte dich nicht Komm, Jesu, komm Jesu, meine Freude Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Fürchte dich nicht Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt Solomon's Knot Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths,
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2022-07-06-bach-motets/) - Fürchte dich nicht Johann Sebastian Bach Fürchte dich nicht Komm, Jesu, komm Jesu, meine Freude Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Fürchte dich nicht Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt Solomon's Knot Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths,
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2022-11-08-bach-motets/) - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Jesu, meine Freude Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt Solomon’s Knot Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths, Zoë Brookshaw Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca Tenor Thomas Herford, Ruairi Bowen Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violone Jan Zahourek
- [Strozzi: Songs from a Beautiful Mouth](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2024-01-26-strozzi-songs-from-a-beautiful-mouth/) - Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) Il Primo Libro di Madrigali op.1 Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Thomas Herford, David de Winter Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Theorbo Eligio Quinteiro Lirone Emilia Benjamin Violone Jan Zahourek Harp Siobhán Armstrong Harpsichord Walewein Witten Stage Director Thomas Guthrie Language Coach Matteo Dalle Fratte
- [Strozzi: Songs from a Beautiful Mouth](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2024-01-27-strozzi-songs-from-a-beautiful-mouth/) - Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) Il Primo Libro di Madrigali op.1 Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Thomas Herford, David de Winter Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Theorbo Eligio Quinteiro Lirone Emilia Benjamin Violone Jan Zahourek Harp Siobhán Armstrong Harpsichord Walewein Witten Stage Director Thomas Guthrie Language Coach Matteo Dalle Fratte
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2022-06-06-bach-motets/) - Fürchte dich nicht Johann Sebastian Bach Fürchte dich nicht Komm, Jesu, komm Jesu, meine Freude Lobet den Herrn Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Fürchte dich nicht Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt Solomon's
- [Thomas Linley Jr - Shakespeare Ode](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2016-05-16-thomas-linley-jr-shakespeare-ode/) - Thomas Linley Jr (1756-1778) A lyric Ode on the Fairies, Aerial Beings and Witches of Shakespeare Solomon's Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Andrew Radley, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Peter Davoren, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Les Passions de l'Ame Violin I Julia Schröder (leader), Sabine Stoffer, Louella Alatiit Violin II
- [St Matthew Passion](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2023-06-12-st-matthew-passion/) - JS Bach Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 Solomon’s Knot Evangelist Thomas Herford Chorus I Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Alto Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Tom Kelly Bass/Jesus Jonathan Sells Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del Mar Violin II Naomi Burrell, Rebecca Harris Viola Joanne Miller Cello/Gamba Jonathan Rees Double bass Jan Zahourek Flute I Eva Caballero Flute II Graham O'Sullivan
- [St Matthew Passion](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2023-06-17-st-matthew-passion/) - JS Bach Matthäus-Passion BWV 244Solomon’s KnotEvangelist Thomas HerfordChorus ISoprano Clare Lloyd-GriffithsAlto Kate Symonds-JoyTenor Andrew TortiseBass/Jesus Jonathan Sells (artistic director)Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del MarViolin II Naomi Burrell, Rebecca HarrisViola Joanne MillerCello/Gamba Jonathan ReesDouble bass Jan ZahourekFlute I Eva CaballeroFlute II Graham O'SullivanOboe I Daniel LanthierOboe II Robert de BreeBassoon Inga Maria KlauckeOrgan Chad
- [Christmas in Leipzig](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2018-12-10-christmas-in-leipzig/) - Johann Schelle (1648-1701) Machet die Tore weit Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722) Magnificat JS Bach Magnificat BWV 243a Solomon's Knot Soprano I Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Soprano II Amy Carson, Lucy Page Alto Michal Czerniawski, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Peter Davoren, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I James Toll, Agata Darashkaite Violin II
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2022-11-10-bach-motets/) - STREAM ONLINE Fürchte dich nicht Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Fürchte dich nicht Komm, Jesu, komm Jesu, meine Freude Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Fürchte dich nicht Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren Der Gerechte, ob
- [Bach Motets](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2023-01-21-bach-motets/) - Fürchte dich nicht Johann Sebastian Bach Fürchte dich nicht Jesu, meine Freude Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) Fürchte dich nicht Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt Encore: Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf Solomon's Knot Soprano Clare Lloyd-Griffiths, Zoë Brookshaw Alto Kate
- [Christmas in Leipzig](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2018-12-1-christmas-in-leipzig/) - Johann Schelle (1648-1701) Machet die Tore weit Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722) Magnificat JS Bach Magnificat BWV 243a Solomon's Knot Soprano I Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths Soprano II Amy Carson, Lucy Page Alto Michal Czerniawski, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor Peter Davoren, Thomas Herford Bass Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (artistic director) Violin I James Toll, Agata Darashkaite Violin II
- [Abendmusik](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2011-08-06-abendmusik/) - Schütz Es steh' Gott auf Tunder An Wasserflüssen Babylon, Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott Sweelinck Four variations on 'Onder een linde groen' Weckmann Zion spricht, Kommet her zu mir Rosenmüller Sonata decima a 5 Buxtehude Membra Jesu nostri Solomon's Knot Soprano I Amy Moore Soprano II Catherine Pope Alto Rory McLeery Tenor Julian Forbes Bass Jonathan Sells
- [St Cecilia's Day](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2009-11-21-st-cecilias-day/) - H Purcell Welcome to all the pleasures GB Draghi A song for St Cecilia's Day: 'From harmony, from heav'nly harmony' GF Handel Ode for St Cecilia's Day HWV 76 Solomon Choir & Orchestra Conductor Jonathan Sells* Soloists Anna Devin & from the choir Soprano I Jennifer Clark*, Clare Lloyd* Soprano II Sophie Jones*, Katherine Watson*
- [Telemann - Die Donnerode](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2022-03-24-telemann-die-donnerode/) - GP Telemann Wie ist dein Name so groß (Donner-Ode I) TVWV 6:3a Wie lieblich sind auf den Bergen TVWV 3:61b Mein Herz ist voll (Donner-Ode II) TVWV 6:3b Dich rühmen die Welten TVWV 1:329 Solomon’s Knot Soprano Zoë Brookshaw, Hilary Cronin Alto Michal Czerniawski, Kate Symonds-Joy Tenor David Munderloh, Andrew Tortise Bass René Perler, Johannes
- [Musical Tears](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2010-02-27-musical-tears/) - M-A Charpentier Magnificat à 3, Messe des morts à 4 H.7, Le Reniement de St Pierre H.424 G Carissimi Missa a tre, Jephte M Marais Passacaille en mi mineur Solomon Consort Director Jonathan Sells Dessus Aoife Miskelly, Anna Dennis, Lucy Page Contretenor Michal Czerniawski Haute-contre Benjamin Breakwell Taille Julian Forbes, John McMunn Basse Jonathan Sells,
- [Music for Mazarin](https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2010-12-10-music-for-mazarin/) - Monteverdi Zefiro torna, Lamento d'Arianna, Ohimè ch'io cado, Pur ti miro (L'incoronazione di Poppea) Frescobaldi Se l'aura spira M-A Charpentier Celle qui fait tout mon tourment Michel Lambert Ombre de mon amant, Vos mépris chaque jour Marais Pièces en trio (1692) - Prélude (orig. E minor), Caprice (orig. E minor) L Rossi Mio ben (Orfeo)

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