MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT

St. Matthew Passion

One of the pinnacles of human creativity in any form: Bach's St. Matthew Passion. A film of a 1994 performance from King's College, Cambridge, with the Brandenburg Consort and the choirs of King's College and Jesus College conducted by the late Stephen Cleobury. Soloists include: Rogers Covey-Crump - tenor (Evangelist), Michael George - bass (Jesus), Emma Kirkby - soprano, Michael Chance - alto, Martyn Hill - tenor and David Thomas - bass.

The Girl from Aleppo

is the extraordinary true story of the personal endurance and courage of one young woman, Nujeen, and her escape from the war in Syria and how she travelled across Europe in a wheelchair to find safety and sanctuary. Now a strikingly moving cantata, with music by Cecilia MacDowell , text by the distinguished poet and author Kevin Crossley-Holland, and a stunning performance by the National Children's Choir. There's a link to the film of the premiere, and a recording is now available on CD and also as a digital download.

Ganesh: A Story from India

A very different sort of entertainment: the distinguished academic, author and storyteller, Dr Vayu Naidu, filmed at the Cambridge Festival of Ideals, telling the fascinating tale of Ganesh, the elephant-headed god of the Hindu pantheon. This is the story of how the boy Ganesh came to acquire his elephant's head.