This is one of Pittsburgh’s most significant cultural events in 2025: The premiere of Bach’s enigmatic, long-lost Markus Passion brought back to life.

On Friday, April 11, 2025, at Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland, Chatham Baroque will present an exciting world premiere performance of a lost work composed by J.S. Bach in 1731.

Bach’s Markus Passion

A Passion for Bach Corporate Partners Campaign has been initiated to raise awareness and funds for this unique and important project.

Bach’s Markus Passion has received what is considered an authoritative reconstruction by esteemed musicologist Malcolm Bruno. Chatham Baroque partners with New York City-based Concert Theatre Works and The Sebastians to imagine this work in a gripping theatrical format narrated by acclaimed actor Joseph Marcell as the Evangelist. The ensemble combines 14 of the country’s leading instrumentalists with 4 phenomenal singers–Pascale Beaudin (soprano), Cody Bowers (countertenor), James Reese (tenor), and Jonathan Woody (bass-baritone). This gripping theatrical event will premiere at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland on April 11, 2025, then travels beyond, including a performance in New York City at Corpus Christi Church on April 13.

Read about how a world premiere of a composition by J.S. Bach is possible and why it is important:

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Will you join A Passion for Bach Corporate Partners Campaign in support of this important project and world premiere in Pittsburgh?

Support Levels

Sponsoring this performance is a powerful way to show your organization’s support of the vibrant, world-class culture that makes Pittsburgh an exceptional city.

Passion for Bach Premier Corporate Sponsorship: $9,500

• Eight (8) VIP tickets for Bach’s Markus Passion at Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland, on April 11 that includes:
  • early access for preferred seating
  • welcome champagne toast
  • post-concert reception with the artists
• Prominent sponsor logo on signage at performance
• Verbal thanks during the welcoming remarks of the concert, and at the pre-concert reception, and at the Passion Thank You party hosted by Bill and Vivian Benter
• Option to distribute literature at the post-concert reception
• Four (4) reservations for private thank you party hosted by Bill and Vivian Benter on March 13
• One full page ad in the Bach’s Markus Passion program book
• Sponsor recognition with corporate logo on the Chatham Baroque website through 6/30/25
• Premier Sponsor recognition in the Chatham Baroque e-newsletter (sent to 4,500 subscribers weekly with an average 40% open rate), including:
  • A “Why we support Chatham Baroque” sponsor message (a message from your organization about why you are supporting this performance and Pittsburgh’s cultural life) in a Chatham Baroque newsletter, appearing with your company logo, hyperlinked to your website
  • Prominent Premier Sponsor logo appearing in each weekly Chatham Baroque e-newsletter starting week of March 3 through June 30, 2025 (minimum of 14 emails with sponsorship confirmation by 2/28/25)

Passion for Bach Supporting Corporate Sponsor: $5,000

• Six (6) VIP tickets for Bach’s Markus Passion at Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland, on April 11 that includes:
  • early access for preferred seating
  • welcome champagne toast
  • post-concert reception with the artists
• Supporting Sponsor logo on signage at performance
• Verbal thanks during the welcoming remarks of the concert, at the pre-concert reception, and at the Passion Thank You party hosted by Bill and Vivian Benter
• Option to distribute literature at the post-concert reception
• Two (2) reservations for private thank you party hosted by Bill and Vivian Benter on March 13
• One three quarter page ad in the Bach’s Markus Passion program book
• Sponsor recognition with corporate logo on the Chatham Baroque website through 6/30/25
• Supporting Sponsor recognition in the Chatham Baroque e-newsletter (sent to 4,500 subscribers weekly with an average 40% open rate), including Passion for Bach Supporting Sponsor logo appearing in each weekly Chatham Baroque e-newsletter starting week of March 3 through June 30, 2025 (minimum of 14 emails with sponsorship confirmation by 2/28/25)

Passion for Bach Community Sponsor – level: $2,500

• Four (4) VIP tickets for Bach’s Markus Passion at Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland, on April 11 that includes:
  • early access for preferred seating
  • welcome champagne toast
  • post-concert reception with the artists
• Community Sponsor logo on signage at performance
• Verbal thanks at the pre-concert reception, and at the Passion Thank You party hosted by Bill and Vivian Benter
• Two (2) reservations for private thank you party hosted by Bill and Vivian Benter on March 13
• One half page ad in the Bach’s Markus Passion program book
• Community Sponsor recognition with name recognition on the Chatham Baroque website through 6/30/25
• Community Sponsor name recognition in weekly Chatham Baroque e-newsletters sent to 2,500 subscribers, weekly starting week of March 3 through June 30, 2025 (minimum of 14 emails with sponsorship confirmation by 2/28/25)