Bishop Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Vienna and Austria together with Very Reverend Protopresbyter Fr. Panagiotis J. Avgeropoulos ("Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto"), at St. Paul's Basilica in Toronto, where Bishop Hilarion’s oratorio, "‘St Matthew Passion’" was performed in its North American premiere performance, sung in English text. "(Bishop Hilarion visited Toronto, Canada, from 21 to 26 October 2008, on the invitation of the Canadian Council of Churches and the Roman Catholic Archbishopric of Toronto.)"