Bach St John Passion

Rachel Sigman, soprano | Chelsea Laggan, alto | Timothy Bentch, Evangelist & tenor | Richard Zuch, bass

Johann Sebastian Bach: St John Passion, BWV 245

Among the countless settings of the Passion during the Baroque, none can compare to Bach’s two towering Passions, the St John and the St Matthew. On this Good Friday we present the earlier of the two, The St John Passion, first performed on Good Friday 300 years ago in April 1724. The work takes its text from the Passion account of the Gospel of John, where the tragic events are answered by the ultimate triumph of the Cross. Bach’s sublime music evokes all the complex emotions of the Passion story and ends in a place of peace. A most fitting work for this sacred day.

Running time: 2 hours – no intermission