Apollo’s Fire and Chorus J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion
When: Sun., April 5, 4 p.m. 2020
Using the Biblical text of the Passion according to the evangelist Matthew, traditionally read on Palm Sunday, Bach’s work is a musical and dramatic interpretation of the events of Holy Week. It is indisputably one of the highest achievements of Western art. This Palm Sunday performance features Apollo’s Fire and Chorus, with U-M alumnus Nicholas Phan in the leading role of the Evangelist.