As was customary in the Lutheran rituals of death and dying, Bach died at home, probably on the second floor of the cantor’s apartments in the Thomasschule, in his own bedroom above the Thomasplatz. A ...

(6) Concertos, Movements: No. 1 in G, BWV592 (after Concerto by Johann Ernst Kåre Nordstoga, Organ Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer (6) Concertos, Movements: No. 3 in C, BWV594 (after Vivaldi, Op. 7/11 ...

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OK, so call it the “The Great Fifteen.” Saturday’s organ recital at the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, shared by Bach Choir artistic director and conductor Greg Funfgeld and assistant ...

A rare, complete performance of Bach’s B-minor Mass came to us courtesy of the Pacific Chorale on Saturday night at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Newport Beach. Artistic director John ...

The NEPA Bach Festival includes three concerts, including a Sunday afternoon event during which the Arcadia Chorale will perform music of Bach, Vivaldi and Schubert. The Arcadia Chorale, shown here ...

The singing of Bach’s Mass in B Minor at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Scranton will be a highlight of the Arcadia Chorale’s annual Bach Festival. Shown are members of ...

Performances of Johann Sebastian Bach's transcendent 18 Chorale Preludes don't come along every day. Audiences rarely hear this music, especially in its massive entirety. And only sporadically do ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Bach’s “St. John” is no ‘St. Matthew.’ The ‘St. John Passion’ does not ...

Traditional caveats about sacred music in the concert hall are irrelevant when it comes to Bach’s “St. John Passion.” It’s as close to a sacred opera as you’ll find, at home on a stage as much as in a ...