TOCCATA-Tahoe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
James Rawie,
Artistic Director and Conductor
St. Matthew Passion Part 2 in English
13
th Annual presentation
March 25-30
Palm Sunday March 25.................... 3:30pm St Rose of Lima Catholic
Church-South Reno
Tuesday March 27.................... 7:00pm St. Theresa Catholic Church-
South Lake Tahoe
Tuesday March 28.................... 7:00pm............... 1
st United Methodist Church-Reno
Good Friday March 30.................... 7:00pm St Patricks Episcopal Church-Incline Village
TOCCATA – Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus continues its Winter MusicFest
with the 13
th annual presentation of J. S. Bach’s masterpiece,
The Passion according to St. Matthew. The first concert of the three concert series will take place on Palm
Sunday, March 25 at 3:30 PM at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in South
Reno, located at 100 Bishop Manogue Drive. (775-851-1874).
The program will feature selections from Part two of the
Passion, and will be performed in English. Soloists include Robert Bousquet as
the Evangelist, Stuart Duke as Jesus, Chris Nelson and John Rabben as
Pontius Pilate, and Michael Lloyd das Peter. Joy Strotz, Anne Davidson
and Becky Earl are the soprano soloists. Richard Haines and Rob Lauder
perform as the High Priests, with Susan Horst, MaryAnn Helman and Linda
Mitchell as the false witnesses. David Brock will play harpsichord continuo,
along with Nicholas Haines, cello. Maestro James Rawie will conduct all
performances.
The
St. Matthew Passion will be repeated on Tuesday March 27 at 7:00pm at St Theresa Catholic
Church in South Lake Tahoe located at 1041 Lyons Ave. (530-544-3533) and
on Wednesday, March 28 at 7pm at First United Methodist Church in Reno
(209 West First St.) The final concert will be on Good Friday, March 30
at 7:00 pm at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Incline Village
located at 341 Village Blvd. (775-831-1418).