'Bach +' makes a lively evening of the composers' funeral works. Bach was represented by a motet, “Jesu, Meine Freude” (BWV 227). It is a magnificent work – a thoroughly Bachian expansion on a ...

The Robert Dale Chorale will sing J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion during its 24th annual Bach Festival on Sunday afternoon in Scranton. With the torment of Jesus’ crucifixion finished and his body laid ...

The same refrain has been heard among Sarasota’s performing artists as they slowly emerge from the confines of the pandemic and begin to perform again: The restrictions of COVID-19 have made them ...

Christoph Poppen, violin; Hilliard Ensemble (ECM New Series). Welcome inside the head of J.S. Bach. The composer often embedded familiar Lutheran chorales in his music so as to create devout ...

It’s hard to imagine what those rough characters of the heyday of anthracite in Mauch Chunk — the ruthless mine owners, the shadowy members of the Molly McGuires — would have thought of the Bach and ...

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 ...

Bach's chorale preludes went far beyond the practical function of introducing a hymn tune. They were models of various compositional styles and musical sermons on the theology of the hymn text. In ...

Orange County recently got to hear Bach sung in the radical one-singer-per-part version British scholar Andrew Parrott and others consider historically accurate. Sunday at Chapman University, we’ll ...

One of the negative consequences of the Minnesota Orchestra lockout is a reduction in opportunities to hear the Minnesota Chorale. This weekend served as a reminder of what an outstanding ensemble ...

Introducing your new favourite form, the four-part chorale. As you can see, it was also a favourite of Bach’s, so you’re in good company. Master it, and it will help unlock a world of good harmony and ...

You can’t go wrong with Bach. Any time. Any place. Performed in just about any cockamamie way. Bach befits Christmas better than any other composer, although he isn’t usually the first to be called ...