The Festival Choir is linked with the Baroque concerts of the Pannon Philharmonic through a highly ambitious professional programme, whereby the ensemble performed J.S. Bach's Christmas and Advent Cantatas. Emblematic works such as Bach’s Magnificat, the famous Actus Tragicus or Haydn’s Stabat Mater HAVE also BEEN performed with the orchestra. The largest professional undertaking of the choir has been the processing and performing of Matthew's Passion by J.S. Bach, one of the most complex Baroque vocal symphonic works. In addition to the two-choir apparatus, the greatest challenges ARE represented by the diverse tasks of the choir: beside the usual chorales and start-ing/closing choir movements, the choir is also an active participant in dramatic scenes. The authentic performance of different roles and perspectives makes St Matthew’s Passion one of the hardest and most demanding masterpieces of Bach's. In addition to the positive response by the audience, the orchestra and the Festival Choir were awarded a joint Best Performance Prize in 2017 for their performance at THE 47th Varaždin Baroque Evenings. At the festival, they performed Paul Esterházy's Harmonia Caelestis and a cantata by Buxtehude titled Schlagt, Künstler, Die Pauken und Saiten, conducted by chief conductor Tibor Bogányi. Both musicians and the critics highly acclaimed the performances of the Festival Choir expressing their appreciation.