Night on Bald Mountain 25 December 1858, has been interpreted as an indication of Mussorgsky's intent to write an opera on the subject of Gogol's short story "St. John's Eve" (, "Vecher nakanune Ivana Kupala", "St. John's Eve"). Gogol's tale contains the elements of witchcraft common to other stories in the "Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka" collection, but does not feature a witches' sabbath. No further plans for this project were mentioned. The theme of a witches' sabbath, the central theme in all subsequent "Night on Bald Mountain" projects, appears to have been derived from the nonextant play "The Witch" (, "Ved′ma") by
Jason Bare new album was, "More Than Enough." In May 2016, Jason signed a new record deal with Daywind Music Group / Vital Records, and released a brand new Christmas EP titled, "Night of Wonder" in December 2016, and a new full-length worship album, "Fearless" March 3, 2017. Jason is currently on tour throughout the U.S. Jason was born in Gastonia, North Carolina, to Mike and Reba Bare. He is the elder of two sons; his younger brother, Phillip, is a pastor at Relevant Church Ministries in Gastonia. Jason is a Christian and has served as music director at the Freedom Worship