The Bach Choir of Bethlehem Announces 2025 Bethlehem Bach Festival

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem has announced its 117th Bethlehem Bach Festival, titled, “A Reimagined Celebration of Music, Tradition, and Bach.” The four-day celebration of Bach features beloved traditions, acclaimed performers, and fresh new programming. This year the festival takes on a streamlined format, transforming the event into one immersive, long weekend filled with the music, scholarship, and community that define the {…}

Feb 28, 2025

Bach Choir of Bethlehem to Host Famed Thomanerchor at Gala Concert & Fundraiser

(Image courtesy of The Bach Choir of Bethlehem) The Bach Choir of Bethlehem will present the Thomanerchor at its Gala Concert and Fundraiser on March 8, 2025. The Thomanerchor is a renowned boys’ choir that hails from Leipzig, Germany. The ensemble, which was founded in 1212, is comprised of 90 boys from ages nine through 18. Between 1723 and 1750, {…}

Feb 21, 2025

Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Westminster Choir College, & Lehigh Valley Youth Choirs Present Youth Choirs Festival

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem has announced its Youth Choirs Festival to take place in collaboration with the Westminster Choir College and Lehigh Valley Youth Choirs. The Greg Funfgeld Family Concert Youth Choirs Festival: Music From Around the World is a celebration of choral music designed to engage and inspire family members of all ages. Audiences will embark on a {…}

Apr 11, 2023

Bach Choir of Bethlehem to Present Bel Canto Youth Chorus 30th Anniversary Spring Concert

The Pennsylvania-based Bach Choir of Bethlehem will present The Bel Canto Youth Chorus’s 30th Anniversary Spring Concert on May 6, 2023. The program will feature music by Bach, Mozart, and Fauré, as well as new works. Among those new works is “Remember,” a composition by Bel Canto chorister Julia Sobrinsky. “Our Bel Canto Spring Program, Family Tree, marks 30 years {…}

Mar 9, 2023

Bach Choir of Bethlehem to Present Bach’s Easter Oratorio and Handel’s ‘Messiah’ (Part 3), Featuring Vocalists Sherezade Panthaki, Daniel Taylor, Isaiah Bell, and Harrison Hintzsche

Marking its 125th year The Bach Choir of Bethlehem is set to present J.S. Bach’s “Easter Oratorio” and Handel’s “Messiah,” Part 3. The Bach Festival orchestra and choir welcome soloists soprano Sherezade Panthaki, countertenor Daniel Taylor, tenor Isaiah Bell, and baritone Harrison Hintzsche. Dr. Christopher Jackson conducts. This concert completes the choir’s full cycle of Handel’s “Messiah.” Part 1 was {…}

Dec 8, 2022

Bach Choir of Bethlehem to Present Bach’s ‘Christmas Oratorio’

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem has announced its Annual Christmas Concerts which will feature Parts four, five, and six of Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio.” Performances are set for Dec. 10 and 11, 2022. Soloists in the performance include soprano Nola Richardson, mezzo-soprano Janna Critz, tenor Lawrence Jones, and baritone David Newman. Dr. Christopher Jackson conducts the Bach Choir of Bethlehem, and {…}

Dec 5, 2022

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem to Celebrate 125th Anniversary Season with Premiere of Mendelssohn’s ‘St. Matthew Passion’

On November 4, 2023, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem will present the premiere performance and recording of the first published scholarly edition of Felix Mendelssohn’s interpretation of Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” as part of its Gala 2023 Concert. The concert will feature The Bach Choir, Bach Festival Orchestra, Bel Canto Youth Chorus, and guest soloists. The project is the culmination {…}

Aug 28, 2022

Bach Choir of Bethlehem Announces 2022-23 Season

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem in Pennsylvania has unveiled its 2022-23 season, which marks the organizations 125th anniversary. There will be nine “Bach at Noon” concerts led by Artistic Director and Conductor Christopher Jackson. Performance Dates: Sept. 13, 2022 – August 8, 2023 The Bel Canto Youth Chorus will also perform in a number of events. The first of these {…}