PERFORMANCE
The Director’s Series
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 4900 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 2815 36th St NW, Washington, DC 20007
St. Mark’s Capitol Hill, 301 A St SE, Washington, DC 20003
St. Matthew Passion
The Pinnacle of Passion
Rufus Müller
Evangelist
Jonathon Adams
Christus
St. Matthew Passion
The Pinnacle of Passion
Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 7 p.m.
St. Mark’s Capitol Hill
Washington, DC
Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 4 p.m.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Washington, DC
Johann Sebastian Bach
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Soloists:
Elijah McCormack
soprano
Katelyn Aungst
soprano
Reginald Mobley
countertenor
Kristen Dubenion-Smith
alto
Matthew Hill
tenor
Jacob Perry, Jr.
tenor
Mischa Bouvier
bass
David Rugger
bass
MORE ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
Bach’s St. Matthew Passion is thought by many to be his most profoundly crafted work—perhaps his magnum opus. Some even see it as one of the greatest musical compositions of all time. Its musical architecture alone has been praised for centuries. Above all, our Consort musicians live to perform it! Falling into obscurity after Bach’s lifetime, it was reintroduced by Felix Mendelssohn in 1829 at the head of the modern Bach revival. With its deeply expressive rhetorical gifts, it is an experience that will remain in your memory long after the performance has ended.
Rufus Müller, Evangelist
Jonathon Adams, Christus
Elijah McCormack, soprano
Katelyn Aungst, soprano
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Kristen Dubenion-Smith, alto
Matthew Hill, tenor
Jacob Perry, Jr., tenor
Mischa Bouvier, bass
David Rugger, bass
Running time: 190 minutes, including intermission
The Honorable & Mrs. John D. Rockefeller IV, underwriters
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Subscriptions are currently on sale to the general public. The 2021–22 season, opening Friday, October 15, features six large scale subscription concerts at some of the regions finest venues and eight chamber series concerts on Friday evenings at Live! at 10th & G and on Saturday evenings at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
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