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The global traffic in classical music has been hit with the same supply-chain issues affecting car parts and microchips.

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Visa delays, travel costs, ever shifting regulations, and wildcat virus surges have complicated international travel.

Thursdays performance of BachsSt.

But at its core was the Orchestra of St. Lukes, one of our perpetually underappreciated hometown groups.

It is their behavior, more than the quiet martyrs, that animates Bachs work.

His phrasing had a lithe physicality.

Hymns lilted in prayerful dance.

Spiritual torment was a sweaty affair.

When the mob rose up, you could practically hear the slap of sandals on stone.

Tenor Julian Pregardien delivered the Evangelists narration with restrained tragedy.

Countertenor Hugh Cutting was a discovery, threading his limpid voice through an intricate emotional topography.