The Leipzig Bach Festival honors the composer with a hit parade. Over 8,000 fans from 20 countries cast their votes. But Bach is celebrated in many other countries around the world as well.

With religious music so involving he could inspire faith in non-believers, the German composer’s sense of harmony makes him a shared reference point for all classical composers ‘The immortal god of ...

Conductor Grete Pedersen asks us to “listen, listen, listen” this month as the Festival’s international ensemble presents ...

A jobbing composer under pressure to produce a constant stream of music; an artist and visionary reaching the divine and speaking directly to the heart of the human experience: Bach’s sacred music is ...

As was customary in the Lutheran rituals of death and dying, Bach died at home, probably on the second floor of the cantor’s apartments in the Thomasschule, in his own bedroom above the Thomasplatz. A ...

Georgetown Bach Chorale celebrates a decade of music-making with an outstanding series of concerts. Under the direction of artistic director Ron Greidanus, and often conducted by him from the ...

Specially recorded by the BBC Singers (the BBC's own full-time professional choir, and one of the world's great vocal ensembles) conducted by their Conductor Laureate Stephen Cleobury, the timeline ...

Johann Sebastian Bach is widely considered one of the great composers of baroque music. Bach lived and worked in Germany during the 18th century and is revered for the beauty of his compositions and ...

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem has announced its 2020-21 “Season of Grace,” which will celebrate the leadership and career of retiring Artistic Director and Conductor Greg Funfgeld. The Choir has planned ...