- ann oun ces - col lege - sem inary - for - f uture - p ri ests ▁ ▁Category : Sem in aries ▁and ▁the ological ▁colleg es ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Pass io ▁sec und um ▁Jo ann em ▁or ▁St ▁John ▁Pass ion ▁( ), ▁B W V ▁ 2 4 5 , ▁is ▁a ▁Pass ion ▁or ▁or atorio ▁by ▁Johann ▁Sebastian ▁Bach , ▁the ▁older ▁of ▁the ▁surv iving ▁Pass ions ▁by ▁Bach . ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁during ▁Bach ' s ▁first ▁year ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁church ▁music ▁in ▁Leipzig ▁and ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁on ▁April ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 7 2 4 , ▁at ▁Good ▁Friday ▁V es pers ▁at ▁the ▁St . ▁Nicholas ▁Church . ▁ ▁The ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁falls ▁in ▁two ▁hal ves , ▁intended ▁to ▁fl ank ▁a ▁ser mon . ▁The ▁anonymous ▁libre tto ▁draw s ▁on ▁existing ▁works ▁( not ably ▁Bro ck es ') ▁and ▁is ▁compiled ▁from ▁rec it atives ▁and ▁ch or uses ▁narr ating ▁the ▁Pass ion ▁of ▁Christ ▁as ▁told ▁in ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁John , ▁a rios os ▁and ▁a rias ▁reflect ing ▁on ▁the ▁action , ▁and ▁ch or ales ▁using ▁h ymn ▁t unes ▁and ▁texts ▁familiar ▁to ▁a ▁con greg ation ▁of ▁Bach ' s ▁contempor aries . ▁Comp ared ▁with ▁the ▁St ▁Matthew ▁Pass ion , ▁the ▁St ▁John ▁Pass ion ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁more ▁extra v ag ant , ▁with ▁an ▁express ive