Bach: St. John Passion
March 16, 17, 18, 2018
Bay Choral Guild under Artistic Director Sanford Dole presents the original 1724 version of Bach’s St. John Passion, a bold, imaginative and strongly poetic portrayal of the Crucifixion as described by the Apostle John.
The Guild is accompanied by the Jubilate Orchestra of period instruments, David Wilson, Concertmaster. Tenor Corey Head is the Evangelist, and Jesus is sung by baritone Jeffrey Fields.
The chorus performs dual roles. Inside the drama, they portray hostile, spiteful crowds. On the fringes, they comment as devout Christian observers via the chorales and the large-scale choral movements that open and close the story. Our soloists, Tonia d’Amelio, Heidi Waterman, Michael Desnoyers, and Nikolas Nackley, perform the arias and bring the Passion to life with their extraordinary voices, and the emotion expressed in the individual solos.
There will be a pre-concert lecture by Sanford Dole thirty minutes before the performance.
Read the program notes and complete libretto to learn more about this masterpiece.
Please join us for this very special Lenten season event!
About the Orchestra: The Jubilate Orchestra recently celebrated 20 years of service to the San Francisco Bay Area. Originally called the Magnificat Baroque Orchestra, the Jubilate Orchestra was formed in 1989 to provide period instrument ensembles to accompany Bay Area choirs and other arts organizations. In this capacity, Jubilate has performed over 200 times with dozens of professional and community choirs, churches, and opera companies in public concerts and church services, and for a variety of private engagements.
The Players Violin 1: David Wilson, Linda Quan, Laura Rubenstein-Salzedo, Rachel Hurwitz Violin 2: Carla Moore, David Sego, Colin Nicholls, Aaron Westman, Anna Washburn Viola: Alisa Rata Stutzbach, Herbert Myers Cello: David Morris, Farley Pearce Violone/Viola da gamba: John Dornenburg Flute: Lars Johannesson, Alissa Roedig Oboe: Marc Schachman, Marianne Richert-Pfau Bassoon: Daniel Deitch Harpsichord: Jonathan Salzedo
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Campbell Fri, Mar 16, 8:00pm Campbell United Methodist Church 1675 Winchester Blvd. |
San Francisco Sat, Mar 17, 7:30pm St. Mark’s Lutheran Church 1111 O’Farrell St |
Palo Alto Sun, Mar 18, 6:00pm First United Methodist Church 625 Hamilton Ave |
