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St John Passion - J.S. Bach

  • March 22, 2026 4:00 p.m.
  • Cathedral Church of All Saints

    1330 Cathedral Lane
    Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Z1
Description

March 22, 2026 at 4 pm
St John Passion - J.S. Bach

Directed by Nick Halley

With Ensemble Regale orchestra, led by David Greenberg

Capella Regalis Choirs + All Saints Cathedral Choir & Guest Soloists

Capella Regalis presents Bach's famous oratorio at All Saints Cathedral during Passiontide in a collaborative performance featuring Ensemble Regale chamber orchestra, guest vocal soloists from Canada's early music scene, and the professional singers of the Capella Regalis Men’s Choir and All Saints Cathedral Choir alongside the Boys and Girls Choirs, under the direction of Nick Halley. Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear a live performance of Bach's extraordinary masterwork in Halifax. 

Run time: 2.5 hrs, with an intermission.

Guest soloists:

CHARLES DANIELS, Evangelist

ELLIOT MADORE, Pontius Pilate

ALEXANDER DOBSON, Jesus

SINÉAD WHITE, Soprano

MARIE-ANDRÉE MATHIEU, mezzo-soprano
MATTHEW ANDERSON, baritone

Date & Time

Sun, Mar 22, 2026 4:00 p.m.

Venue Details

Cathedral Church of All Saints

1330 Cathedral Lane
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Z1 Cathedral Church of All Saints
Capella Regalis Choirs

Capella Regalis is a Canadian charity dedicated to training singers within a centuries-old choral tradition and performing choral music of the highest excellence. Founded in Nova Scotia by director Nick Halley in 2010 to build upon the best aspects of the European tradition of church choirs and to revitalize this method of music training in Canada, Capella Regalis now comprises a Boys Choir, Girls Choir, and professional Men's Choir based in Halifax. In November 2024, Capella Regalis launched its South Shore Program, which provides weekly singing rehearsals in Lunenburg for children from Nova Scotia’s South Shore communities. All Capella Regalis children's choirs are free and open to any child who is keen to learn music.

Capella Regalis Choirs regularly sing Choral Evensong in the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax, as part of the Cathedral's Sundays at Four series. The choirs also perform concerts around Nova Scotia and beyond in a busy September–June season, including the ground-breaking annual, free masterwork collaboration, For All the City, the popular annual Christmas series, A Chorister’s Christmas, and annual tour programs of sacred and secular repertoire ranging from Gregorian Chant to works by living composers. Capella Regalis projects include top-notch musicians from around the world, and the choirs engage the public in unique music outreach initiatives. Capella Regalis has released five CDs, most recently Songs of the Sea (June 2025), as well as many online performance broadcasts. To see and hear audio and video recordings, find upcoming events, and discover more about the programming and philosophy of Capella Regalis, we invite you to visit capellaregalis.com.