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Sat. April 4th 2015 United Commons (First Metropolitan United Church) Victoria BC $15-$30

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JS Bach's St. John Passion: Benjamin Butterfield, Nathan McDonald, Jane Long, Sarah Fryer, Josh Lovell, Nathaniel Watson, Christi Meyers

On the eve of Easter, Peter Butterfield and the Victoria Philharmonic Choir offe...
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Sat. April 4th 2015 + Add to Calendar United Commons (First Metropolitan United Church) (All Ages)
7:30pm - 9:30pm  Doors at: 7:00pm $30 regular, $15 for students, children under 12 free

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Benjamin Butterfield
Nathan McDonald
Jane Long
Sarah Fryer
Josh Lovell
Nathaniel Watson
Christi Meyers
Modern/baroque classical violinist from Esquimalt BC
Available for Shows/Gigs

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Victoria Philharmonic Choir
Auditioned, mixed choir conducted by Peter Butterfield, perf...
PO Box 5041 Victoria B Victoria BC
Open / Operational
Vancouver Foundation
Arts and culture has the power to enrich, educate and inspir...
Vancouver BC
Open / Operational

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Physical tickets at: Ivy's Bookshop, Tanner's Books, The Shieling, Munro's Books, vpchoir.ca, Possibly at the door.

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On the eve of Easter, Peter Butterfield and the Victoria Philharmonic Choir offer J.S. Bach's dramatic - even operatic - setting of the story of Christ's final days and crucifixion. The story-telling role of the Evangelist will be sung by tenor Benjamin Butterfield, with bass-baritone Nathan McDonald as Christus, and soprano Jane Long, mezzo-soprano Sarah Fryer, tenor Josh Lovell and Montreal-based baritone Nathaniel Watson. Victoria Symphony violinist Christi Meyers leads the orchestra of musicians brought together for the occasion for their skills in baroque repertoire.

The oldest of Bach's Passion settings, the St. John was composed for a Good Friday Vespers service in 1724, and would originally have been wrapped around a sermon. While it is now most often h... show more

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United Commons (First Metropolitan United Church)
932 Balmoral Road
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JS Bach's St. John Passion: Benjamin Butterfield, Nathan McDonald, Jane Long, Sarah Fryer, Josh Lovell, Nathaniel Watson, Christi Meyers @ United Commons (First Metropolitan United Church) Apr 4 2015 - Aug 4th @ United Commons (First Metropolitan United Church)

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