Midwest premiere of BWV 247, reconstructed by Malcolm Bruno with new music by Richard Webster.

For the finale of its inaugural season, Bach in the City will present what it believes will be the first Chicago performance of any version of J. S. Bach’s St. Mark Passion. The concert takes place March 20 at our home venue, St. Vincent de Paul Church. This local premiere of Malcolm Bruno’s acclaimed new reconstruction of Bach’s lost masterpiece will include newly composed music for recitatives and turba choruses by Richard Webster, who says, “I will do my absolute best to honor the style of Bach." 

St. Mark Passion soloists will be Hannah De Priest, soprano; Ryan Belongie, countertenor; Oliver Camacho, tenor; and David McFerrin, bass, with the 40-plus member Bach in the City Chorus and a period-instrument orchestra conducted by Richard Webster.