Saint Andrew Chorale Concert: Bach's St. John Passion
Sunday, April 17, 2011
3:00pm - 5:00pm
@ Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
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Andrew Henderson, conductor
Andrew Fuchs, tenor - Evangelist
Mark Risinger, bass - Jesus
Katherine Wessinger, soprano arias
Kirsten Sollek, alto arias
John Tiranno, tenor arias
Rod Gomez, bass arias & Pilate
A Palm Sunday performance of Bach’s stirring and monumental St. John Passion, sung in German. Composed and performed during Bach’s first year as the Cantor of the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, the St. John Passion was first heard on Good Friday, 1724, and was often revived by Bach for performance during Holy Week up until the year before the composer’s death. The gospel account of Christ’s passion and death from John’s gospel account is presented through dramatically conceived recitatives and choruses, with moments of lyrical and poignant reflection in the solo arias and chorales.
Tickets may be purchased in advance (see below), from Saint Andrew Chorale members, or at the door beginning at 2:15 pm. Further details and artists' biographies are included in the Press Release (below).
Press Release: Bach's St. John Passion, April 17, 2011
