Berkshire Bach presents the St John Passion for Easter at the Troy Music Hall – Johann Sebastian’s first great Passion, the one that established his reputation, composed for his first Easter in Leipzig Good Friday 1724. This is the first time that Berkshire Bach have performed it since 1995, with tenor Gene Stenger as the Evangelist and the Berkshire Bach Choir conducted by James Bagwell. James talks to Charlotte Wilson about why it is such a foundational piece for him, what the premiere must have been like at St Nicholas's, what Bach would have made of the acoustics in Troy, and the glorious drama and passion of this greatest of all choral works
Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 3pm
First Congregational Church | Great Barrington, MA
Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 3pm
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall|Troy, NY
