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SUMMARY:Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri: A Choral Meditation for Holy Week
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DESCRIPTION:Join us in the beautiful setting of Christ Church Cathedral on
  Tuesday 15th April at 7.30 pm for a free performance of Dietrich Buxtehud
 e’s Passiontide masterpiece\, Membra Jesu Nostri.\n\nFirst published in 
 1680\, this cycle of seven cantatas explores the individual believer’s r
 esponse to the suffering body of Christ on the cross as they gradually rai
 se their gaze upwards: beginning at His feet\, then His knees\, hands\, si
 de\, breast\, and heart\, before finally meeting His face. Buxtehude sets 
 texts chosen from the bible and the medieval Salve mundi salutare hymn wit
 h a mixture of Italian and German styles\, combining intense expression wi
 th contemplative clarity. The resulting music is one of the masterpieces o
 f the German baroque. \n\nInterspersed between the cantatas are three medi
 tations from our Priest Vicar\, The Reverend Dr Zachary Guiliano\, guiding
  us in accessing the ideas\, theology and emotions that surrounds Membra J
 esu Nostri. \n\nThis performance is offered as an act of worship\, and adm
 ission is therefore free and no booking is required. Whoever you are and w
 hatever you believe\, you are warmly welcome to come along and experience 
 Holy Week and the Passion story through Buxtehude's beautiful music.
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LOCATION:Christ Church Cathedral
URL:https://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/events/buxtehudes-membra-jesu-nostri-choral-
 meditation-holy-week
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