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Upper Valley Baroque will celebrate the 300th anniversary of the premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach’s masterpiece, St. John Passion, in Leipzig, Germany, in 1724. It proved so important to the

David Hill, conductor of Yale Schola Cantorum and professor (adjunct) at the Yale School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music, will leave Yale at the conclusion of the spring term. His final concert on campus will be a performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor on April 27 followed by a ten-day U.K. tour with Schola Cantorum and the period orchestra Juilliard415.

In the upcoming performances of “St. Matthew Passion,” BWV 244 by J.S. Bach, in South Korea, renowned countertenor Philippe Jaroussky will join forces with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra conducted by Francesco Corti. Jaroussky will sing “Erbarme dich,” in the three-hour-long performance. “I’ve been working specifically on this aria for more than 6 months! I think the difficulty is ...

Bachs masterpiece first premiered on Good Friday 1724. His composition is an unparalleled appeal for more humanity.

If you went to the Good Friday Vespers service at St. Nicholas Church in Leipzig 300 years ago, the choir, led by your cantor J. S. Bach, would have performed a little number, the St. John Passion, that would have doubtless moved you greatly as a meditation on the atoning death of Jesus Christ. An account of a performance and its meaning.

The show has been a feature of the channels festive programming since 2010 - but has been dropped in favour of other religious coverage.

Bach's masterpiece first premiered on Good Friday in 1724. His composition is an unparalleled appeal for more humanity.

Itamar Moses, the American playwright and author of Bach at Leipzig, now being staged by Seat of the Pants Productions, is best known for his... READ MORE

Bach’s St. John Passion Experience the exhilarating themes of sacrifice, redemption and ultimate hope through the poignant retelling of the Passion story according to St. John. Bach's St. John Passion weaves together the narrative of Christ's last days with an intricate tapestry of profound emotions, transcendent harmonies and soaring melodies.

BEACON UU SUNDAY SERVICE: “Beacon’s Got Talents: On Generosity and Giving" Mar 10 — Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 510 N. Leroux St., Flagstaff. (928) 779-4492. 10-11 a.m., ALL ARE WELCOME!