Chicago’s Bach in the City will present the Midwest premiere of British musicologist Malcolm Bruno’s 2019 reconstruction of Johann Sebastian Bach’s lost “St. Mark Passion,” BWV 247.

The showcase, set for March 20, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church, will be led by founding Music Director Richard Webster. The evening’s soloists include soprano Hannah De Priest, tenor Oliver Camacho, and bass David McFerrin.

Bach’s music for the “St. Mark Passion,” first performed in 1731, has long been lost, though the text survives. Bruno’s reconstruction draws primarily on Bach’s “Trauer-Ode,” BWV 198, supplemented by movements from other cantatas. For this performance, Webster composed new music for the work’s recitatives and turba choruses — portions omitted from Bruno’s reconstruction — with editorial assistance from harpsichordist and Associate Music Director Jason Moy.

The March 20 concert is expected to be the first Chicago performance of Bach’s “St. Mark Passion” in more than four decades.

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