Passiontide at Merton: In Time of Trouble – JS Bach

Part of the Passiontide festival, the Choir performed JS Bach’s motet Fürchte dich nicht.  Daniel Hyde, as part of his project to perform the complete organ works of JS Bach over the 2014-15 academic year, played a selection of these, alongside some new commissions for the Orgelbüchlein project. Overseen by Merton's organ teacher William Whitehead, this involves the completion of various unfinished chorale preludes; the works premièred were by Neil Cox and Alexander L'Estrange.

The Choir of Merton College, Oxford
Benjamin Nicholas conductor
Daniel Hyde organ

Programme

JS Bach Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir (BWV 228)
JS Bach organ works including new commissions from William Whitehead’s Orgelbüchlein project (Neil Cox, Alex L'Estrange)