Bach Week Bundle: $30 general, $15 students if you purchase both the Jan. 19 and Jan. 21 concerts
Members of Cal Poly’s Chamber Choir, Symphony and faculty will join with guest artists to perform Bach’s dramatic St. John Passion, BWV 245.
“Bach’s two completed passion settings — St. John and St. Matthew — are two of the most important musical monuments of Western European Classical music,” said Glysson. “The works represent the height of Lutheran Baroque style and a complete mastery over a variety of forms, orchestration and dramatic narratives. Bach didn’t write any operas, but this is about as close as he came.” First performed 300 years ago in 1724, this setting narrates the Passion of Christ as found in the Gospel of John. The Evangelist, sung by guest artist Brian Giebler, tells the story, while solo vocalists and choir provide emotional reflections from the individual and community perspective. Glysson will conduct the first half, and Bach Week Co-Director David Arrivée will conduct the second half.
For more information about Bach Week, including free events, please visit the Bach Week website.
