Bach Choir Of Bethlehem

Programs: Concert season - ticketed concerts: founded in 1898 and under the direction of greg funfgeld since 1983, the bach choir, bach festival orchestra and distinguished soloists, presented a concert season of 16 ticketed concerts for more than 7,000 people from across the united states. Concerts include the bethlehem bach festival over two weekends in may as well as christmas, spring, family, and gala concerts.

educational outreach - the bach choir also presents 18 free educational concerts with informal talks about the music by conductor greg funfgeld. Eight of these concerts entitled "bach to school" are presented for more than 5,000 students (grades 3-12) each year in diverse school districts throughout the lehigh valley region. Ten of these concerts entitled "bach at noon" are presented at central moravian church in historic downtown bethlehem and st john's lutheran church in downtown allentown for a total of more than 8,000 people of all ages including students, downtown residents and business people, senior citizen groups, and out of town visitors.

recordings, research and preservation - to enhance achievement of its mission, the bach choir is heard in recordings and broadcasts around the world, most recently in a dvd co-produced with classical kids - "mr bach comes to call" (2007) and four new recordings on the analekta label " magnificat and gloria" (2009), "songs of hope" (2011), "saint john passion"(2012), " a child's christmas in bethlehem" (2013) and "bach and handel" to be released in october 2018. The work of the bach choir is also enhanced by research, scholarship, and archival preservation. The work of the bach choir is also enhanced by research, scholarship, and archival preservation.