Bach - BWV 19, BWV 149, BWV 130 & BWV 50 - Solomon’s Knot - Stour Music Festival

27 June 2025, 20:30

Following on from a very enjoyable performance at Bachfest Leipzig, Solomon’s Knot reprised their all-Bach programme at Stour Music Festival at Boughton Aluph Church, a beautiful venue in the Kent countryside, on Friday 27 June 2025, performing Johann Christoph Bach’s Es erhub sich ein Streit and J. S. Bach’s Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg (BWV 149), Es erhub sich ein Streit (BWV 19), Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir (BWV 130) and Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft (BWV 50).

It is always great to play at this incredible music festival (and not just because of the amazing food); this was my fourth appearance at Stour Music Festival; previous appearances were with Spiritato, i Fagiolini, and the Stour Festival Orchestra.

The concert was exceptionally well-attended (sold out). It was also wonderful to see Robert Hollingworth, the artistic director of Stour Music Festival, who commented about the absolutely remarkable trumpet parts in BWV 130. We’ll be returning to this cantata in Ansbach over the summer.

Russell Gilmour

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