Bach's Passion According to St. John (sung in English) with The Dessoff Choirs
Sat, May 06
|Mother AME Zion Church, Harlem
Malcolm Merriweather conducting the Dessoff Choirs, a period orchestra organized by concertmaster Katie Hyun, soloists Noah Stewart (Evangelist), Kenneth Overton, Sonya Headlam, Elliott James Encarnación, alto Melisa Bonetti, and bass Joe Damon Chappel.
Time & Location
May 06, 2023, 4:00 PM EDT
Mother AME Zion Church, Harlem, 140 W 137th St, New York, NY 10030, USA
About the event
Committed to expanding the audience for great choral classics, Dessoff is excited to bring a new English translation of Bach’s masterpiece to Mother AME Zion Church in Central Harlem. This new English translation of St. John Passion is by Madeleine Marshall, commissioned by the Bach Society of Houston and their music Director, Rick Erickson. Merriweather sang the role of Jesus and the bass solos in the Bach Society of Houston premiere. By using this new, contemporary English translation, all audience members will be able to have an immediate understanding of the Passion story.