Passio (Pärt) The Façade Ensemble  

The Façade Ensemble sing the final section of Arvo Pärt's Passio in the worlds largest medieval Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral. Pärt’s compelling and beautiful setting of St.John’s Passion (accompanied by organ, violin, oboe, cello and bassoon) echoes the earliest Passion settings, such music is as powerfully dramatic today as it has ever been. Such music - like the narrative itself - is as powerfully dramatic to the modern ear as it has ever been. Further information on the piece can be found at www.universaled...