NSOI: Music for Good Friday - Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

Betrayal, judgment, and death; Bach’s St. Matthew Passion recounts the final days of Christ as told in the Gospel of Matthew. Widely regarded as one of the greatest works in Western music and a pinnacle of the Baroque era, it has been described as “a monumental achievement of spiritual and artistic expression” by The New York Times. Thought to have been premiered on Good Friday 1727, this sacred oratorio offers a powerful and deeply moving musical meditation on Christ’s crucifixion. With its dramatic storytelling, expressive arias, and majestic choruses, the work captures the profound emotiona