Drop the Needle - Observing Lent: a Baroque Monument

J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, plus some lagniappe

This year, Easter falls on April 9th. It’s always on a Sunday. Preceding Easter, Christians observe Lent for 40 days starting on Ash Wednesday, which was on February 22nd this year.

This Lenten issue of Drop explores the St. Matthew Passion by J.S. Bach.