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JS Bach's St. John Passion: Benjamin Butterfield, Nathan McDonald, Jane Long, Sarah Fryer, Josh Lovell, Nathaniel Watson, Christi Meyers
On the eve of Easter, Peter Butterfield and the Victoria Philharmonic Choir offe...
In-Person Event
Sat. April 4th 2015 + Add to Calendar
First Metropolitan United Church
7:30pm - 9:30pm Doors at: 7:00pm
$30 regular, $15 for students, children under 12 free
Artists
Benjamin Butterfield
Nathan McDonald
Jane Long
Sarah Fryer
Josh Lovell
Nathaniel Watson
Presented by:
Victoria Philharmonic Choir
PO Box 5041 Victoria B Victoria BC
V8R 6N3
Hard-copy tickets
Physical tickets at: Ivy's Bookshop, Tanner's Books, The Shieling, Munro's Books, vpchoir.ca, Possibly at the door.
Event Description
On the eve of Easter, Peter Butterfield and the Victoria Philharmonic Choir offer J.S. Bach's dramatic - even operatic - setting of the story of Christ's final days and crucifixion. The story-telling role of the Evangelist will be sung by tenor Benjamin Butterfield, with bass-baritone Nathan McDonald as Christus, and soprano Jane Long, mezzo-soprano Sarah Fryer, tenor Josh Lovell and Montreal-based baritone Nathaniel Watson. Victoria Symphony violinist Christi Meyers leads the orchestra of musicians brought together for the occasion for their skills in baroque repertoire. The oldest of Bach's Passion settings, the St. John was composed for a Good Friday Vespers service in 1724, and would originally have been wrapped around a sermon. While it is now most often heard in a concert hal... more...Event Poster
