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- EIN 68-0211969
- (415) 621-7900
- Po Box 421986 San Francisco CA 94142-1986 USA
- www.americanbach.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Music, Singing & Choral Groups, Single Organization Support
Mission: Named the best american specialists in early music by the washington post, abs was founded in 1989 with the mission of introducing contemporary audiences to the cantatas of johann sebastian bach through historically informed performances.
Programs: The american bach soloists touch musical audiences through live performances, recordings, and educational programs that emphasize the engaging repertoire and historically accurate performance practices of the baroque, classical, and early romantic periods with a special focus on the works of johann sebastian bach. The american bach soloists present an annual subscription series with performances in belvedere, berkeley, davis, and san francisco. Their annual holiday performances of handels messiahpresented each december before capacity audiences since 1992have become a bay area tradition. Each season culminates with the american bach soloists festival & academy, held every summer in the spectacular facilities of the san francisco conservatory of music. Components of the summer bach festival include
performances of major works, opera, and oratorio from the baroque; concerts by an annual distinguished artist; the academy-in-action series, free lectures and master classes, and public colloquia on a variety of topics. In addition to their regular subscription season, the american bach soloists have been presented at some of the worlds leading early music and chamber music festivals, and have appeared across the continent, in europe, and in asia.