St. John Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach

The chorus of Canterbury Choral Society, under the direction of Jonathan De Vries, will conclude the 2024-25 season with its seventh performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. John Passion on Sunday, April 27, 2025. Tickets are $30 at the door (cash only, please) or in advance at EventBrite.

Powerful and emotionally charged, the Passion is one of the key compositions of baroque music, and is one of the most important pieces in classical music. It tells the story of the crucifixion of Jesus, as related in the gospel of John, and was first performed on Good Friday, April 7, 1724, at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany.