Trinity International University presents "J. S. Bach, Devotional Hymns, and the Lutheran Liturgy" on Monday, March 2, at 7:30 pm. This evening of lecture, demonstration and music will be held in the ...

South Highland Presbyterian Church in Birmingham restored its historic pipe organ and held a dedication concert Sunday featuring classical music including Bach and traditional hymns. Organist Jim ...

Felix Hell recalls the first time he heard an organ recital. It was at Speyer Cathedral in Speyer, Germany. He was 7 and not much of a fan of the instrument. “I associated the organ with funerals and ...

For his second cantata cycle (1724-25), Bach broke with convention to invent a unified form of cantata based on the words and music of seasonal hymns. He used the first and last verse of the ...

Maundy Thursday is the day on the liturgical calendar when the church celebrates the institution of the Eucharist and the final lead-up to Easter. J. S. Bach began his St. John Passion just afterward, ...

Inspired by J.S. Bach’s prolific output and encouraged by friends and family, former Winnipegger Carla Klassen set herself the goal of composing a new piano arrangement for 52 beloved hymns over the ...

Bach was not the first to try his hand at telling the story of Christ’s suffering and death in musical form; such settings of the Gospel accounts were common from the Middle Ages onward. Yet Bach’s ...

Every year, the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, Florida puts on a performance which fills the beautiful Knowles Memorial Chapel at Rollins College with the sounds of the holiday season. “A ...

Choosing the "best" of Johann Sebastian Bach's nearly 200 sacred cantatas is a daunting task, as each one seems perfect. But three leading Bach experts took up the challenge. Peter Wollny, director of ...

“For the glory of God alone.” With these words, Bach signed off each of his two hundred sacred cantatas. But with so many to choose from, it’s hard to know where to begin. Our guide lifts the lid on a ...