Bach’s St. John Passion

To purchase tickets to the rescheduled performance on Sunday, October 2 at 3PM at Crescent Arts Centre, please visit www.winnipegbaroquefestival.com

We’re delighted to announce the rescheduled performance of J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion for Sunday, October 2, 2022, at 3 pm! As you know, back in April 2022, the finale concert of our inaugural Winnipeg Baroque Festival was postponed due to weather but we are thrilled to present it to you at the Crescent Arts Centre this October. Canzona, Dead of Winter, and Polycoro are incredibly grateful to you for your patience during this unexpected delay. The epic choral work will feature members of Vancouver’s Pacific Baroque Orchestra, soloists Jane Fingler, Vicki St. Pierre, Haitham Haidar, Justin Odwak, Jonathon Adams, Paul Bruch-Wiens, and Mel Braun, and a combined force of powerful Manitoba choristers. Go to www.winnipegbaroquefestival.com for details and to get your $40 tickets now! Excellent value for a massive event! Past ticket holders have already been contacted. We can’t wait to see you there! P.S. Please follow us at our new social media channels IG: @wpgbaroquefest FB: Winnipeg Baroque Festival For any questions related to the Winnipeg Baroque Festival please contact production administrator, John Anderson at [email protected]

St John Passion 

Coming off the high of this weekend’s festivities, it is with some heaviness that we make this announcement. Most of you may already be aware of the recent weather statement issued for Manitoba as a Colorado low approaches our region. Due to the precarity of these upcoming weather conditions, we have decided to postpone the St John Passion performance with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra, originally scheduled for this Friday, April 15. We are, of course, disappointed in this turn of events, but we would like to emphasize that we are not canceling the St John Passion performance. This event is very near and dear to our hearts, and we fully intend to present it at a later date that does not jeopardize the safety of our audience and performers. We are currently working to finalize this new date and will loop you in with all the details at the earliest convenience. 

In the meantime, we greatly appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate this stormy situation. The show must—and will—go on, so stay tuned!

Sincerely,

Dead of Winter, Canzona, and Polycoro,
Winnipeg Baroque Festival Organizers

April 15, 2022 | 7:30pm | Crescent Arts Centre (Crescent Fort Rouge United Church), 525 Wardlaw Ave.
Bach’s St. John Passion 
with Canzona, Dead of Winter, Polycoro, and Vancouver’s Pacific Baroque Orchestra

Canzona, Dead of Winter, and Polycoro will join forces for J. S. Bach’s St. John Passion. This performance will mark the first collaboration between the three choirs and the first time the work has been played on period instruments in Manitoba. The epic choral work will feature Vancouver’s Pacific Baroque Orchestra, soloists Jane Fingler, Vicki St. Pierre, Haitham Haidar, and Jonathon Adams, and a combined force of powerful Manitoba choristers.Canzona’s artistic director Kathleen Allan will conduct the performance.

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PLEASE NOTE: Performances will continue to run at a reduced capacity, as well as require that patrons wear facemasks and show proof of vaccination for all festival events. 

We will continue to evaluate this policy as circumstances evolve.

Thank you!