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SUMMARY:Victoria Philharmonic Choir presents Bach's St. John Passion
URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/victoria-philharmonic-choir-presents-bachs-st-john-passion/
LOCATION:First Metropolitan United Church :: 932 Balmoral Road (@ Quadra) Victoria, 
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:<p>The oldest of Bach's Passion settings, the St. John was&nbsp;composed for a Good Friday Vespers service in 1724,&nbsp;and would originally have been wrapped around a sermon.</p>=0D=0A=
<p>While it is now most often heard in a concert hall, conductor Peter Butterfield, who has performed as both Evangelist and tenor soloist on a number of occasions, plans a semi-staged production that tosses out the usual 19th century-style&nbsp;formality&nbsp;and brings the audience&nbsp;closer to the story.</p>=0D=0A=
<p>It is through the semi-staged aspect that the drama will manifest itself, both through the characters in the story, and through the reflective arias. In a series of theatrical choruses, and chorales based on 17th-century Lutheran hymns, the 70-voice choir reflects the emotions of the crowd, whether angry, mocking and defiant, or anxiously pleading for spiritual comfort.</p>=0D=0A=
<p>This performance is dedicated to the memory of Belsonia Bogatin Paul (1920-2014), a generous supporter of VPC and other performing arts and community organizations.</p>
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