Three hundred years ago, Johann Sebastian Bach came to Leipzig as cantor. This was celebrated extensively at the Bachfest. His works continue to shape the music world today. When Johann Sebastian Bach ...

At some point in Wednesday evening’s performance, the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts’ Belding Theater seemed magically transformed into the lofty, sacred space of a high Baroque cathedral.

Portland’s own Bach Cantata Choir will sing in Leipzig, Germany, as part of the 2024 Leipzig Bach Festival, the preeminent festival centered on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. The festival ...

Johann Sebastian Bach had an explosively productive year when he started working as Thomaskantor in Leipzig. This DW Festival Concert episode from the Bach Festival presents some of his creative, ...

“For the glory of God alone.” With these words, Bach signed off each of his two hundred sacred cantatas. But with so many to choose from, it’s hard to know where to begin. Our guide lifts the lid on a ...

With no fewer than seven cantatas, a comic opera, music for lute duo and the mighty B Minor Mass, the 107th Bethlehem Bach Festival is a grand feast of variety. The selection of cantatas alone offers ...