Bach: Markus Passion

Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 4pm

The Sebastians are thrilled to partner with with Concert Theatre Works and Chatham Baroque to present the world premiere of Bach’s long-lost St. Mark Passion, as reconstructed by musicologist Malcolm Bruno. Featuring music direction by Jeffrey Grossman, stage direction by Bill Barclay, and an ensemble of fourteen players and four singers with iconic actor Joseph Marcell (Royal Shakespeare Company, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) as the Evangelist, this once-in-a-lifetime theatrical event is not to be missed.

ON TOUR

You can also see this program in Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh on Friday, April 11 at 7:30pm.

Location

Corpus Christi Church
529 W 121st St, NYC

Music

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Markus-Passion, BWV 247

Directed by Bill Barclay
Edition by Malcolm Bruno
Produced by Concert Theatre Works
Markus-Passion was commissioned by The Oregon Bach Festival

We will also present this concert in at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland, PA, on Friday, April 11, at 7:30pm. For tickets and more details about that performance, click here.

Performers

Pascale Beaudin, soprano
Cody Bowers, countertenor
Jimmy Reese, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone

Joseph Marcell, narrator

The Sebastians
Emi Ferguson and Mei Yoshimura Stone, flute
Priscilla Herreid and Caroline Giassi, oboe d’amore
Daniel Lee, violin
Shelby Yamin, viola
Caroline Nicolas, viola da gamba
Ezra Seltzer, violoncello
Nathaniel Chase, contrabass
Kevin Payne, theorbo
Jeffrey Grossman, organ, harpsichord, and music director