MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Music & the Arts

July 10, 2025 • 10:34 pm

Bach’s Lost ‘Markus-Passion’ Imagined Anew – with a Dramatic Twist

A recent performance of Bach’s “Markus Passion” in New York City featured Chatham Baroque and soloists (left to right, front row) Cody Bowers, Pascale Beaudin, Joseph Marcell, James Reese and… (Tatiana Daubek)

Sacred music lay at the heart of Johann Sebastian Bach’s creative life. His vast output includes hundreds of choral works written for the principal churches in Leipzig, Germany, where he oversaw musical programming….

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