On Good Friday, millions gather together to read — or if they are lucky, to sing — John the Evangelist’s account of the Passion of Jesus Christ. It is a remarkable story, even to non-believers.
The American Classical Orchestra continues its 40th anniversary season with a performance of Bach's grand choral masterwork, the St. John Passion, on Thursday, January 30. The concert is the ...
A member of an Orthodox synagogue, Levine speaks frequently to Christian audiences. Western Christians have long read the Passion narrative from John’s Gospel at Good Friday worship, a tradition that ...
Turbulent, intense, and tender, a Passion for our times. When first performed, Bach’s St John Passion shocked the Church fathers in Leipzig with its intensity and fervour. It is just that ...