General Admission: $50,
Benefactor tickets: $250 per person (includes pre-concert dinner party
at the Hotel Bethlehem and reserved seating at the performance)

Call Winnie at 610-866-4382 ext. 10, or 888-743-3100

ticket orders

2008-09 SEASON: Mark your Calendars!
The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and Bach Festival Orchestra
Greg Funfgeld, Artistic Director and Conductor

BACH AT NOON
Central Moravian Church, Historic Downtown Bethlehem, PA
Second Tuesdays, 12:10-1:00pm
2008 - September 9, October 14, November 11,
2009 - January 13, February 10, March 10, April 14

GALA CONCERT: THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET
Saturday November 1, 2008 at 8pm, Central Moravian Church
Pre-concert Benefactor Dinner at the Hotel Bethlehem

CHRISTMAS CONCERTS: Vivaldi’s Gloria and festive Bach cantatas
Saturday, December 13, 2008, at 8pm
First Presbyterian Church of Allentown, PA
Pre-concert organ recital by Thomas Goeman, at 7:30pm
Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 4pm
First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, PA
Pre-concert organ recital by Thomas Goeman, at 3:30pm

HANDEL ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Sunday February 22, 2009 at 4pm, Packer Memorial Church
Bach and Handel were born in the same year of 1685, only 80 miles apart, but never met. In celebration of the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death, The Bach Choir presents this special concert of arias, duets, and choruses from Handel Oratorios and Bach Cantatas, with soloists Christine Brandes, soprano,and Daniel Taylor, countertenor.  

FAMILY CONCERT
Sunday March 8, 2009 at 3pm, Baker Hall, Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

102nd BETHLEHEM BACH FESTIVAL
First and Second Weekends in May, May 1-2 & May 7-9, 2009
Highlights include the return of Taylor 2 Dance Company and the Bach Festival Orchestra in a new program featuring Brandenburgs to music by Bach, and the world premiere of a new work by celebrated American composer, Stephen Paulus, commissioned in 2008 in honor of Greg Funfgeld’s 25th anniversary.

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem is the oldest Bach choir in America. Founded in 1898, The Bach Choir gave the first complete performances in the United States of The Mass in B Minor and The Christmas Oratorio. Under Greg Funfgeld’s passionate and experienced direction, The Choir now fulfills the promise of its early years. The 95 volunteer members sing with the dedication and enthusiasm of The Bach Choir of a century ago, but today’s performances, featuring the finely-honed vocal ensemble, a fully professional orchestra, and world-renowned soloists, reveal a new level of musicianship and understanding of Bach’s choral universe. Learn more about the choir.