Membra Iesu nostri is a cycle of seven cantatas composed in 1680 and devoted to each of the ‘limbs most holy of our suffering Jesus’: feet, knees, hands, side, breast, heart and face. For this performance, the Abbey Choir is joined by violins, a consort of viols and basso continuo, with solos drawn from the choir. The cantatas are interspersed with Lenten music by J. S. Bach played on the Abbey’s Ruffatti organ.

The Choir of Buckfast Abbey
Noxwode Baroque
Matthew Searles director
Charles Maxtone-Smith organ