{"id":1017,"date":"2026-03-01T01:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T01:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/standrewsmhd.org\/home\/?p=1017"},"modified":"2026-04-20T18:04:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:04:24","slug":"good-friday-cantata-by-bob-franke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/standrewsmhd.org\/home\/good-friday-cantata-by-bob-franke\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Tribute to Singer\/Songwriter Bob Franke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join us live for the Cantata<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will be livestreaming the Cantata on our YouTube channel on April 3rd. If you are unable to attend in person, we invite you to watch online and be part of this special offering.<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ChurchofSt.AndrewMarblehead\">Watch live on YouTube \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On&nbsp;April 3<sup>rd &nbsp;<\/sup>at 8 p.m. on Good Friday, friends and fellow musicians from across the folk world will gather for a&nbsp;remarkable&nbsp;performance of Bob Franke\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Meditations on a Passion<\/em>&nbsp;cantata. The evening will honor his life and his music. The work has moved audiences from across the North Shore and Greater Boston for more than four decades. The annual performance at St. Andrew\u2019s has a unique blend of music, storytelling, humor and reflection.&nbsp;Featuring celebrated soloists, a dynamic chorus, and a rich mix of musical styles, this moving performance invites all\u2014regardless of faith tradition\u2014on a journey of reflection, emotion, and redemption. Whether for spiritual contemplation or artistic inspiration, this is a not-to-be-missed event drawing audiences from Boston and beyond. <br><br>Suggested donation $10.<br><br><strong>Want a taste of the Cantada? Listen below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/standrewsmhd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cantata-cover-768x652-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1029 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/standrewsmhd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cantata-cover-768x652-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/standrewsmhd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cantata-cover-768x652-1-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Claudia Schmidt sings \u201cRoll Away the Waters\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/standrewsmhd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RollAway-2021-10-16.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Copyright \u00a9 1980 by Robert J. Franke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the story we retell here is at the core of Christianity, it is not necessarily about being a Christian. It\u2019s about being human in the presence of the Divine, and it\u2019s about the presence of Redemption in the midst of the most horrific and tragic dimensions of the human condition. <br>\u2014&nbsp;<em>Bob Franke<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us live for the Cantata We will be livestreaming the Cantata on our YouTube channel on April 3rd. 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