A wonderful performance - as one would expect - by the BBC singers and musicians at St. Simon's Church in Rockley Road. The performance was in aid of a charity which they support for poor children in South America, and the Vicar, Cameron Collington, gave an impassioned talk about the work they do and of course asked everyone to be generous when they took up a collection at the end.
I hadn't realised just how long St. Matthew's Passion is! I sang in it a very long time ago, but can't remember it being excessively long, but then when you're singing, you're not thinking about time.
It was also interesting to hear it as a member of an audience - I remembered the soprano parts, but the others hand't really registered. When you're singing, it's your own part that's important, and ensuring you come in at the right time.
One really nice touch was having the words all displayed on screens high up on each side, so you could follow all the words as they were singing.
During the interval, there were rather delicious "eats", with children, including Cameron Collington's, acting as waiters and waitresses.
Altogether a lovely evening.
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