ST. MATTHEW'S PASSION, BY JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF BACH'S MASTERPIECES, AND IS OFTEN PERFORMED DURING HOLY WEEK DUE TO IT'S DEPICTION OF JESUS'S DEATH. THE TRADITION OF SINGING THE STORY OF JESUS'S CRUCIFIXION INSTEAD OF SPEAKING IT GOES BACK MANY HUNDREDS OF YEARS. AT ONE POINT, PRIESTS WOULD OFTEN SING THE STORY INSTEAD OF SPEAK IT. EVENTUALLY, A TRADITION AROSE THAT ALLOWED CHOIRS TO SING THE STORY, AND IN 1727, BACH COMPOSED ST. MATTHEW'S PASSION. ENJOY! :)