Devon composer unveils new work on Good Friday
The writer wanted to bring an experience from Germany to communities in and around Dartmoor
On Good Friday, St Petroc’s church, near Ivybridge will host the debut performance of an 'Easter Passion story' - written by a man from Devon.
Nicholas Courtman - a church organist - is behind the Baroque-style work which recounts the final week leading up to what's now become Easter Sunday.
He said the inspiration to write a new version of the Passion came from visiting the Bach festival in Leipzig.
“It was lovely to see how Bach used music to build his communities in and around Leipzig and I wanted to do something similar for South Dartmoor,” he said.
Some of the music has also been inspired by the River Erme, which is near where he lives.