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Oregon Bach Festival: St John Passion

  • Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene OR (map)

J.S. Bach St. John Passion

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.

James Gilchrist, Evangelist
Tyler Duncan, Jesus

Joanne Lunn, soprano
Christopher Ainslie, countertenor
Colin Ainsworth, tenor
John Buffett, baritone

Eric Jacobsen, conductor


OBF Chorus
OBF Baroque Orchestra

Earlier Event: June 21
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Later Event: July 2
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