Bach Cantata Service: Ash Wednesday

JS Bach's penitential cantata "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht" [Poor me, a slave of sin] (BWV 55) for tenor, chorus, strings, oboe, flute and continuo. Robert Macfarlane joins the St Johns Bach Choir and Orchestra (dir. Graham Lieschke) for Bach's only cantata for tenor soloist. Presented in a liturgical context—an Ash Wednesday evening Eucharist. 

Headline Act: St Johns Bach Choir and Orchestra
Ticket Price: Free, donations welcome
Categories: Music
Event Date: Wed 18 Feb, 2026
Event Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: St Johns Southgate, 20 City Rd, Southbank 3006
Presented By: St Johns Southgate Lutheran Church and the SJS Bach Foundation
Bookings Contact: For enquiries, contact church office: 96824995