Crowdfunding for our St Matthew Passion project

Type of post: Choir news item
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Posted By: Terry Wareham
Status: Current
Date Posted: Wed, 15 Jan 2025
We have set up a crowdfunding page to assist with raising the money we need to be able to put on Bach's St Matthew Passion in 2027, the 300th anniversary of its first performance.

An estimate of the cost of putting on two performances of this superlative piece of music is something in excess of £40,000.  We will need an orchestra of professional musicians and a line-up of professional vocal soloists, not to mention the need for two venues, one in Kendal and one in Lancaster, large enough to fit in all these performers.  This is a lot of money to raise - only a fraction will be covered by ticket sales, so all routes are being explored to get the funds we need.

If you have any other ideas about fund-raising, or if you would like to join the group working on fund-raising,  please let me know.