“I liked the piece when we were asked to sit with our hands folded. I closed my eyes and I could picture a bird gliding over a beautiful green grassy meadow. I felt like the bird gliding over the meadow as I listen to the music.”   ~  Grade 7 Student, Strayer Middle School, following a ‘Bach to School’ assembly. 

Initiated in 2005, this free concert series was designed as a community and economic development initiative educating new audiences about Bach’s music. It includes seven performances throughout the year at Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem and three summer concerts at St. John’s Lutheran Church in downtown Allentown. Greg Funfgeld introduces each program with an engaging, informal talk. Bach at Noon has been a phenomenal success attracting audiences of all ages totaling more than 8,000 a year. A frequent response from audience members is, “This is such a blessing!”

This season, we’re thrilled to announce that our Bach at Noon concerts will be again broadcast by WWFM, the Classical Network.  This award-winning classical music station is listener supported, and has offered a number of Bach Choir concerts in previous seasons.  We’re delighted that they’ll be sharing our joyous Bach at Noon concerts with listeners near and far each month!

Bach at Noon concerts air at 1 PM on the second Monday of the month (Exception on January 18); please see below (schedule subject to change).  

2020 Allentown Concerts: Broadcast dates ~
June 9 concert on November 9
July 14 concert on December 7
August 11 concert on January 25, 2021

2020 Bethlehem Concerts: Broadcast dates ~
September 15 concert on February 8, 2021
October 13 concert on March 8
November 10 concert on April 12

2021 Bethlehem Concerts: Broadcast dates ~
January 12 concert on May 10
February 9 concert on June 7
March 9 concert on July 12
April 13 concert on August 9

Update:  Our Spring Concert for the 2020-2021 season has been canceled.

Welcoming the spring and celebrating the sacred Easter season with the music of J.S. Bach has been a long been a tradition of The Bach Choir of Bethlehem.  Centerpieces of these performances over the years have included Bach’s Jesu, meine Freude and The Passion According to Saint John, along with the works of more contemporary composers including Leonard Bernstein,  Benjamin Britten and Morten Lauridsen.

The Choir’s long tradition of offering Christmas music concerts began with the first complete performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in the United States in 1901. Since then, the Choir has continued to bring Bach’s music, along with the sacred Christmas music of other composers, including more contemporary pieces, to the community with its annual December concerts in Allentown and Bethlehem.