Gabriel Jackson: The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ
Emma Tring soprano, Guy Cutting tenor,
Choir of Merton College, Oxford & Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia / Benjamin Nicholas
Strikingly coloured and richly imaginative, Gabriel Jackson’s re-telling of the age-old story of Christ’s betrayal and crucifixion – commissioned by Merton College, Oxford – interweaves biblical narrative,
Latin hymns and English poetry by Merton alumni, culminating in a rare setting of lines from T.S. Eliot’s ‘Little Gidding’. With soloists and instrumentalists handpicked by the composer, The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ receives here a performance to match the work’s own harrowing drama and dark ecstasy.