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March 2021
Bach at Noon March
Join us – virtually – for our Bach at Noon concert recorded at Central Moravian Church in downtown Bethlehem. The Bethlehem Bach at Noon program is presented in September, October, November, January, February, March and April; there are no Bach at Noon performances in December or May. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, and following our own safety protocol, we are unable to gather large groups of singers and instrumentalists or an audience. Each virtual performance features vocal soloists, along with a small ensemble of Bach Festival Orchestra members, with an…
Find out more »April 2021
“Bach, Bikes & Basketball”
Complete your FREE Virtual Registration below to receive reminders and the viewing information for this fun and informative look into the life and music of J.S. Bach! See BELOW for a sneak peek! "Bach to School" Goes Virtual! Because of the in-person attendance restrictions in many school districts, we've been unable to offer our award-winning “Bach to School” program to students in our area this season. We present this to every third and fifth grade student in the Allentown,…
Find out more »Bach at Noon April
Join us – virtually – for our Bach at Noon concert recorded at Central Moravian Church in downtown Bethlehem. The Bethlehem Bach at Noon program is presented in September, October, November, January, February, March and April; there are no Bach at Noon performances in December or May. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, and following our own safety protocol, we are unable to gather large groups of singers and instrumentalists or an audience. Each virtual performance features vocal soloists, along with a small ensemble of Bach Festival Orchestra members, with an…
Find out more »May 2021
The Barnette Distinguished Scholar Lecture:
Peter Wollny
We are delighted to once again present this free lecture at the 2021 Festival. Coming to us from Leipzig, Germany, it's our distinct pleasure to welcome Peter Wollny, researcher at the Bach Archive Leipzig, and its director since 2014. “Bach in Challenging Circumstances – Some Thoughts on Life and Creativity” PETER WOLLNY (Ph.D. Harvard University), Distinguished Scholar Lecture, is the director of the Bach-Archiv Leipzig and professor of musicology at Leipzig University. Between 2016 and 2020 he was a…
Find out more »Ifor Jones Chamber Music Concert
This concert is supported in part by The Ifor Jones Memorial Chamber Music Concert fund established through a gift from Donald & Christine Wertman. The Bach Festival Orchestra and artist-in-residence The Paul Taylor Dance Company: Welcome! Join us as we open the performance with conversation between Greg Funfgeld, Artistic Director and Conductor of The Bach Choir and Michael Novak, Artistic Director of Paul Taylor Dance Company, as they discuss the Company and dance inspired by J.S. Bach's music. Brandenburgs Brandenburg Concertos #6…
Find out more »Bach at 4 | Chamber Music: Bach, Handel & Vivaldi
The Bach Choir is profoundly grateful for the newly established endowment fund for Bach at 4 from the estate of Rev. Arthur R. Lillicrapp. Program: We continue our Virtual Festival's concerts with chamber music by Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel and Antonio Vivaldi, including The Four Seasons, featuring Elizabeth Field, concertmaster, as the violin soloist, with one instrument to a part. ELIZABETH FIELD, Violin, has served as concert master of The Bach Choir of Bethlehem since 2001. She…
Find out more »“Blessings & Benediction” Concert
This concert honors and remembers the former conductors and members of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem and Bach festival orchestra since its beginning in 1898. their memory and legacy remain with us and continue to inspire us. The concert is supported in part by an endowment gift from Anthony R. Thompson and Vickie Ziegler Thompson. For our closing concert of the 2021 Bethlehem Bach Festival, members of The Choir and Bach Festival Orchestra joined by featured soloists, present a…
Find out more »June 2021
Bach at Noon June
The seventh summer of Bach’s music in Allentown begins on Tuesday, June 15, with the first of three virtual BACH AT NOON performances presented by The Bach Choir of Bethlehem at St. John’s Lutheran Church in downtown Allentown. Because gathering restrictions have not been lifted entirely, and with an abundance of caution, these concerts will be videotaped, featuring smaller ensembles of musicians and – unfortunately – no audience present. Additional performances will be presented online on The Bach Choir’s You Tube channel on the second Tuesday of…
Find out more »July 2021
Bach at Noon July
The seventh summer of Bach’s music in Allentown continues on Tuesday, July 13th with virtual BACH AT NOON presented by The Bach Choir of Bethlehem at St. John’s Lutheran Church in downtown Allentown. These concerts will be videotaped, featuring smaller ensembles of musicians and – unfortunately – no audience present. They will be presented online on The Bach Choir’s You Tube channel on the June 15, July 13 and August 10. “Join us” as we present Bach Together July Watch Party – online in your home! Our…
Find out more »August 2021
Bach at Noon August
The seventh summer of Bach’s music in Allentown continues on Tuesday, August 10, with virtual BACH AT NOON presented by The Bach Choir of Bethlehem at St. John’s Lutheran Church in downtown Allentown. These concerts will be videotaped, featuring smaller ensembles of musicians and – unfortunately – no audience present. They will be presented online on The Bach Choir’s You Tube channel on June 15, July 13 and August 10. “Join us” as we present Bach Together August Watch Party – online in your home! Our ONLINE…
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