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ST. MARK PASSION
by Douglas Adam Augustine Balliett

00:00 Introit
00:49 The Plan
01:29 The Anointing
03:36 Rebuke and Reply
05:10 Fr. Andrew O’Connor: The Anointing
07:18 The Betrayal
07:55 Preparations for the Passover
09:38 Cyril of Jerusalem: To the Hungry
12:12 The Betrayer
13:37 The Lord’s Supper
14:53 Peter’s Denial Foretold
17:09 The Agony in the Garden
21:39 The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
23:48 Fr. O’Connor: O Bone Jesu
26:34 Jesus before the Council
31:43 Peter Denies Jesus
34:50 Jesus and Pilate
37:41 The Mandaic Book of John the Baptist
39:30 The Sentence of Death
41:48 Mockery by the Soldiers
45:27 Tertullian: On the Soul
47:22 The Way of the Cross
48:56 The Crucifixion
52:20 Epiphanius: Ancoratus
54:38 The Death of Jesus
59:02 Augustine: The Nails
59:36 The Burial of Jesus
1:02:12 Prudentius: from Psychomachia

performed by Theotokos Ensemble:
Raha Mirzadegan, soprano
Rocky Duval, mezzo-soprano
leiken, tenor
John Taylor Ward, bass baritone
Kelsey Burnham, Flute
Andrew Blanke, oboe
Clay Zeller-Townson, bassoon
Will Copeland, violin
Ela Kodzas, violin
Loren Ludwig, viols
Josue Reyes, double bass
Caitlyn Koester, organ
Doug Balliett, direction & viol

filmed and edited by:
H. Paul Moon | https://zenviolence.com

additional cameras:
Dennis Cembalo
Erik Ryding

concert made possible by generous support from David G. Knott & Françoise Girard
premiere performance filmed at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, New York City on March 12, 2025
for the composer's notes, visit: https://www.dougballiett.nyc/st-mark-passion

Borys Lyatoshynsky: Symphony No. 3 “Peace will defeat war” in B minor, op. 50 (1951, first edition)

00:39 – I. Andante maestoso. Allegro impetuoso
15:21 – II. Andante con moto
25:10 – III. Allegro feroce
31:08 – IV. Allegro risoluto ma non troppo mosso

Kyiv Symphony Orchestra
Luigi Gaggero, conductor
“Voices of Ukraine” European Tour
Live at Kuppelsaal Hannover, April 30, 2022
Cover photo: Elza Zherebchuk

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