Louisville Bach Society
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The Louisville Bach Society is a regional chorus
based in Louisville, Kentucky
. The Bach Society specializes in performing the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Bach Society.
The Bach Society's performance season runs roughly from early October to early April. Performances are held at venues throughout the region. They specialize in pieces by Bach as their name suggests, but the Bach Society performs pieces by many other noted composers.
The Bach Society is known for it youth and community outreach. They regularly work with the youth choirs throughout Louisville
, like the Louisville Youth Choir, and the West Louisville Boys Choir
The Bach Society is a member of the Louisville Fund for the Arts
.
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
based in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
. The Bach Society specializes in performing the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
History
Inspired by their studies with the world-renowned Bach expert, Helmut Walcha, Melvin and Margaret Dickinson founded the LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
Bach Society.
The Bach Society's performance season runs roughly from early October to early April. Performances are held at venues throughout the region. They specialize in pieces by Bach as their name suggests, but the Bach Society performs pieces by many other noted composers.
The Bach Society is known for it youth and community outreach. They regularly work with the youth choirs throughout Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, like the Louisville Youth Choir, and the West Louisville Boys Choir
The Bach Society is a member of the Louisville Fund for the Arts
Fund for the Arts
Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the Fund for the Arts is the oldest united arts fund in the country and has raised over $148 million since its establishment. Mayor Charles R. Farnsley, served as Mayor of the City of Louisville from 1948 to 1953, and first conceived of the Fund for the Arts in 1949...
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