Oregon Bach Festival: Bach's 'St. John Passion'

Oregon Bach Festival

Tuesday, June 28, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)

Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene, OR, United States

$20-$60 ($10 youth/college student with ID)

Johann Sebastian Bach — St. John Passion, BWV 245

An intense, dramatic, and expressive work, the Gospel of John places the emphasis of the Passion story on Christ's divine origin. Nearly 300 years after its first performance on Good Friday in Leipzig, St. John remains one of the most popular and widely staged masterworks.

As of March 31, OBF performance spaces no longer require mandatory face masks or proof of vaccination. The venues do welcome and encourage patrons who wish to, to continue wearing masks while attending performances.

About Oregon Bach Festival Chorus

When Royce Saltzman and Helmuth Rilling founded the "Summer Festival of Music" in 1971, one of their first programming choices was Bach's St. John Passion. Knowing they'd need a chorus, Saltzman and Rilling set out to find the most talented voices in the community. Over the course of five decades, the Festival Chorus grew and evolved into the pinnacle of choral music performance. In 2001, Rilling and the OBF Chorus received the Grammy Award for their recording of Krzysztof Penderecki's Credo—a piece of epic size and sound that will hold its 25th anniversary celebratory performance during the 2023 Festival. The current chorus, led by Kathy Saltzman Romey, ranges from 15 to 54 musicians and features top-tier vocalists from prominent choruses and all four corners of the country.

https://oregonbachfestival.org/chorus-orchestra/