The Saint Matthew Passion is considered by Bach enthusiasts and aficionados alike to be the composer’s greatest surviving work. Others would argue that it’s the finest composition ever produced in western music. Among a list of unrivaled qualities, Bach is remembered as a great architect of musical form, and his Matthew Passion, taken as a whole, evinces a meticulous formal symmetry in addition to being a work of deepest emotional expression in all of its minutest detail. Both performers and audiences are profoundly affected by this work long after first experiencing it. The Washington Bach Consort performs this epic drama once every three seasons, so with an all-star cast, you won’t want to miss this performance!

Aaron Sheehan, Evangelist
Jonathan Woody, Jesus
Clara Rottsolk, soprano I
Margot Rood, soprano II
Kristen Dubenion-Smith, alto I
Rhianna Cockrell, alto II
Jacob Perry Jr., tenor I
James Reese, tenor II
Enrico Lagasca, bass I
Edmund Milly, bass II

Dedicated to Senator John D. Rockefeller IV for over 30 years of Board service and dedication to the Bach Consort.

Tamera Luzzatto & Alphie Fair, underwriters

Subscriptions to the 2024–2025 Season are on sale now!

Subscriptions are currently on sale to the general public. The 2024–25 season, opening Wednesday, September 21 with Emmanuel Coppey, winner of the Lilian and Maurice Barbash International J.S. Bach Competition, features five large scale subscription concerts at some of the region’s finest venues and nine chamber series concerts on Friday evenings at Live! at 10th & G and on Saturday evenings at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

We’ve made it easier than ever to purchase a subscription series of three or more concerts at any time by clicking here or by calling the office.

Director’s Series concerts include admission to a pre-concert lecture; seating is limited and first-come, first-served.

A subscription to the Washington Bach Consort allows you to enjoy performances throughout the season, including the Director’s Series and the Chamber Series at a discount off the single ticket price.

Priority Seating

Subscribers receive first choice in seat selection.

Additional Tickets

Wish to bring guests? Subscribers may purchase additional tickets throughout the season at the discounted subscription rate.

Ticket Exchange

If unable to attend a performance, subscribers may exchange tickets for another concert during the season.

Ticket Donations

Prior to a performance, subscribers may return tickets marked “donated” and receive a receipt for tax purposes for the value of the tickets.

$20 under 40

Under 40? Score $20 tickets to Washington Bach Consort concerts! Enjoy world-class performances without breaking the bank. Grab your seat now and immerse yourself in the brilliance of Bach’s music!

Building on the popularity of last season’s performance of Bach’s complete motets, the superb vocalists of the Washington Bach Consort perform a program devoted to the genre of the Motet throughout history, from the Middle Ages to the present day. You won’t want to miss this unrivaled repertory, performed by the WBC chorus—hailed by The Washington Post for its “bright, forthright sound,” with “phrasing as word-responsive as its blend is polished and supple.”

Shannon & Jim Davis, underwriters

Subscriptions to the 2024–2025 Season are on sale now!

Subscriptions are currently on sale to the general public. The 2024–25 season, opening Wednesday, September 21 with Emmanuel Coppey, winner of the Lilian and Maurice Barbash International J.S. Bach Competition, features five large scale subscription concerts at some of the region’s finest venues and nine chamber series concerts on Friday evenings at Live! at 10th & G and on Saturday evenings at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

We’ve made it easier than ever to purchase a subscription series of three or more concerts at any time by clicking here or by calling the office.

Director’s Series concerts include admission to a pre-concert lecture; seating is limited and first-come, first-served.

A subscription to the Washington Bach Consort allows you to enjoy performances throughout the season, including the Director’s Series and the Chamber Series at a discount off the single ticket price.

Priority Seating

Subscribers receive first choice in seat selection.

Additional Tickets

Wish to bring guests? Subscribers may purchase additional tickets throughout the season at the discounted subscription rate.

Ticket Exchange

If unable to attend a performance, subscribers may exchange tickets for another concert during the season.

Ticket Donations

Prior to a performance, subscribers may return tickets marked “donated” and receive a receipt for tax purposes for the value of the tickets.

$20 under 40

Under 40? Score $20 tickets to Washington Bach Consort concerts! Enjoy world-class performances without breaking the bank. Grab your seat now and immerse yourself in the brilliance of Bach’s music!

In what has become the Washington Bach Consort’s signature work, you can enjoy this performance in the spectacular Music Center at Strathmore for what The Washington Post praises as a “splendid” and “joyful” rendering of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. Of all seasonal offerings, this work is uniquely focused on the complete story of the Nativity. The Bach Consort is one of very few ensembles in the nation to present this beloved European tradition annually.

Nola Richardson, soprano
Meg Bragle, alto
Gene Stenger, tenor and Evangelist
Paul Max Tipton, bass

Mary Ann Gardner and Sally Wells, underwriters

Special Support from William B. Munier & Laurinda L. Rohn, Helen H. McConnell, Margarita Brose, Tamera Luzzatto & Alphie Fair, Richard & Beth Ayres, Robert L. & Suzanne R. McDowell, and Shannon & Jim Davis.

Subscriptions to the 2024–2025 Season are on sale now!

Subscriptions are currently on sale to the general public. The 2024–25 season, opening Wednesday, September 21 with Emmanuel Coppey, winner of the Lilian and Maurice Barbash International J.S. Bach Competition, features five large scale subscription concerts at some of the region’s finest venues and nine chamber series concerts on Friday evenings at Live! at 10th & G and on Saturday evenings at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

We’ve made it easier than ever to purchase a subscription series of three or more concerts at any time by clicking here or by calling the office.

Director’s Series concerts include admission to a pre-concert lecture; seating is limited and first-come, first-served.

A subscription to the Washington Bach Consort allows you to enjoy performances throughout the season, including the Director’s Series and the Chamber Series at a discount off the single ticket price.

Priority Seating

Subscribers receive first choice in seat selection.

Additional Tickets

Wish to bring guests? Subscribers may purchase additional tickets throughout the season at the discounted subscription rate.

Ticket Exchange

If unable to attend a performance, subscribers may exchange tickets for another concert during the season.

Ticket Donations

Prior to a performance, subscribers may return tickets marked “donated” and receive a receipt for tax purposes for the value of the tickets.

$20 under 40

Under 40? Score $20 tickets to Washington Bach Consort concerts! Enjoy world-class performances without breaking the bank. Grab your seat now and immerse yourself in the brilliance of Bach’s music!

Following the resounding success of our 2022 concert, we proudly present an encore performance of brilliant instrumental concertos showcasing the exceptional talents of our Washington Bach Consort soloists. With fiery passion and artistry, our audience will be treated to a selection of exhilarating baroque works by J.S. Bach and his contemporaries, which promises to lift your spirits high!

Helen H. McConnell and Mark Solomons, underwriters

Subscriptions to the 2024–2025 Season are on sale now!

Subscriptions are currently on sale to the general public. The 2024–25 season, opening Wednesday, September 21 with Emmanuel Coppey, winner of the Lilian and Maurice Barbash International J.S. Bach Competition, features five large scale subscription concerts at some of the region’s finest venues and nine chamber series concerts on Friday evenings at Live! at 10th & G and on Saturday evenings at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

We’ve made it easier than ever to purchase a subscription series of three or more concerts at any time by clicking here or by calling the office.

Director’s Series concerts include admission to a pre-concert lecture; seating is limited and first-come, first-served.

A subscription to the Washington Bach Consort allows you to enjoy performances throughout the season, including the Director’s Series and the Chamber Series at a discount off the single ticket price.

Priority Seating

Subscribers receive first choice in seat selection.

Additional Tickets

Wish to bring guests? Subscribers may purchase additional tickets throughout the season at the discounted subscription rate.

Ticket Exchange

If unable to attend a performance, subscribers may exchange tickets for another concert during the season.

Ticket Donations

Prior to a performance, subscribers may return tickets marked “donated” and receive a receipt for tax purposes for the value of the tickets.

$20 under 40

Under 40? Score $20 tickets to Washington Bach Consort concerts! Enjoy world-class performances without breaking the bank. Grab your seat now and immerse yourself in the brilliance of Bach’s music!

There has been a strong revival of interest in the music of composer Joseph Bologne, popularized in the 2022 film, Chevalier. Bestowed with the title, “Chevalier de Saint-Georges”, he was a champion fencer, accomplished dancer, and decorated soldier. Bologne is justly remembered for an impressive repertory of published compositions, which include 12 violin concertos. Concertmaster Andrew Fouts will perform Bologne’s Concerto in G major. 11 years Bologne’s junior was Mozart, whose iconic Requiem will conclude the evening’s performance. Although Mozart died before his final commission was finished, we will perform the version completed by his pupil, Franz Xaver Süssmayr, which, apart from significant recompositions by modern musicologists, is the only completed performance version of the work contemporaneous to the composer.

Andrew Fouts, violin
Laura Choi-Stuart, soprano
Sylvia Leith, alto
Matthew Hill, tenor
Jonathon Adams, bass

Heinz und Liselotte Nehring Stiftung and Hope P. McGowan, underwriters

Subscriptions to the 2024–2025 Season are on sale now!

Subscriptions are currently on sale to the general public. The 2024–25 season, opening Wednesday, September 21 with Emmanuel Coppey, winner of the Lilian and Maurice Barbash International J.S. Bach Competition, features five large scale subscription concerts at some of the region’s finest venues and nine chamber series concerts on Friday evenings at Live! at 10th & G and on Saturday evenings at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

We’ve made it easier than ever to purchase a subscription series of three or more concerts at any time by clicking here or by calling the office.

Director’s Series concerts include admission to a pre-concert lecture; seating is limited and first-come, first-served.

A subscription to the Washington Bach Consort allows you to enjoy performances throughout the season, including the Director’s Series and the Chamber Series at a discount off the single ticket price.

Priority Seating

Subscribers receive first choice in seat selection.

Additional Tickets

Wish to bring guests? Subscribers may purchase additional tickets throughout the season at the discounted subscription rate.

Ticket Exchange

If unable to attend a performance, subscribers may exchange tickets for another concert during the season.

Ticket Donations

Prior to a performance, subscribers may return tickets marked “donated” and receive a receipt for tax purposes for the value of the tickets.

$20 under 40

Under 40? Score $20 tickets to Washington Bach Consort concerts! Enjoy world-class performances without breaking the bank. Grab your seat now and immerse yourself in the brilliance of Bach’s music!