Presented in collaboration with the Royal College of Music. ETO is staging a production of the extraordinary masterpiece Membra Jesu Nostri, a set of seven cantatas for voices (a unique collaboration with gifted young singers and period players from the Royal College of Music) and period orchestra by Bach s great contemporary Buxtehude. Setting a 13th century poem together with visceral texts from the Bible, it focuses on seven parts of the crucified body of Christ - hence the title, ?the limbs of our Jesus . Equally devotional and theatrical, it is one of the most inspiring pieces of music of the 17th century, and its text poses fascinating questions about language, the body and evangelism.| 15 Nov 11 | Northcott Theatre Exeter, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive |
