Well worth a trip to Suffolk for, this concert opens the 2023 Suffolk Villages Festival.

Schütz was J.S. Bach’s greatest predecessor, renowned for his vivid and profound Biblical scenes – a counterpart to Rembrandt, his contemporary and counterpart. We focus on his work for the Dresden court during the Thirty Years’ War, with music ranging from virtuoso solo motets sung by the world-renowned tenor Charles Daniels to large-scale pieces for multiple soloists, divided choirs, a five-part string consort, harpsichord and organ. Some of them reflect those turbulent times, as relevant then as now.

‘Charles Daniels is magnificent: technically assured, impassioned and lyrically supple’ BBC Music Magazine