Bach: St. Matthew Passion
American Bach Soloists
Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Tiburon, CA
First Congregational Church of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
St. Mark's Church, San Francisco
Davis Community Church, Davis, CA
Polittico della Passione di Cristo, by Antonio Vivarini
“Among the men, Chorus I bass Mischa Bouvier’s immensely sympathetic, soulful voice lent uncommon depth to the aria ‘Komm, süßes Kreuz, so will ich sagen’ as well as to everything else he sang. It’s easy to see why this presumably young artist won awards in four competitions in 2009–2010; his rare vocal and interpretive gifts all but ensure many major solo turns in the years ahead.” —San Francisco Classical Voice
Coro I
Clara Rottsolk, soprano
Danielle Reutter-Harrah
Wesley Rogers, Evangelist / tenor
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Mischa Bouvier, bass
Joshua Copeland, Jesus / bass
Coro II
Anne-Kathryn Olsen, soprano
Jay Carter, countertenor
Derek Chester, tenor
Robert Stafford, bass
Lautenwerk, Jeffrey Thomas
American Bach Choir (Jeffrey Thomas, director)
Pacific Boychoir (Kevin Fox, conductor)
February 2012