At a Performance of Bach’s St. John Passion | The North American Anglican

At a Performance of Bach’s St. John Passion | The North American Anglican

The night outside the concert hall is cold. The audience arriving? Most are old. Some push their walkers. Many walk with canes. Some are in wheelchairs. Nobody complains, For they’ve been promised bodies remade, new. How can that be? The music holds a clue. They’ll hear a sound they hope that heaven makes, A passion...

For two hours, an orchestra made up of 50 musicians revived the history of the last hours of life of a man who, after being arrested, mistreated and humiliated, was finally crucified. Despite all the suffering, He chose to love and sacrifice himself for all humanity. This narrative is part of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “The Passion According to Saint John”, a Baroque masterpiece that was first performed in the Metropolitan Cathedral with a deep emo…