Review: Two New Bach Pieces? The Real Thrill Was in the Chase.

Two workmanlike pieces by the teenage Bach had their New York premiere at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
National Catholic Register

‘Beauty Leads to God’: Michigan Parish Marks 500 Years of ‘Pope’s Musician’ With Liturgical Festival

Choirs from the U.S. and abroad joined series presenting sacred masterworks by Palestrina in their intended setting — the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Bach Compositions Were Lost to History. They Were Just Performed for the First Time in 300 Years—and You Can Listen to Them

Wolfram Weimer, the German culture minister; Peter Wollny, director of the Bach Archive in Leipzig; and Burkhard Jung, Leipzig's mayor pictured with the two compositions Jens Schlüter / Bach Archive ...
scmp.com

Pianist Aristo Sham’s new album is a joyful masterpiece of Bach, Grieg and Busoni

Anyone planning to give the gift of music for Christmas should seriously consider Aristo Sham’s new solo piano album. Timeline, released by Universal Music Hong Kong on November 7, is a thoughtfully ...
Reporter-Herald

Things to do in the Loveland area on Friday, Oct. 31: ‘Frankenstein,’ Creepy Walk, haunted house and more Halloween events

“Frankenstein — A Living Comic Book”: 7:30 p.m., Rialto Theater Center, 228 E. Fourth St., Loveland. Comic book images, puppets and live actors combine to retell the classic Frankenstein story that is ...
Columbus Dispatch

Fifty years ago, a CAPA Halloween event with silent films, a monster organ and costumes began

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first "Halloween Spookout" event. In 1975, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) advertised an “Evening of Terror” with a midnight ...
Reporter-Herald

Halloween events in the Loveland area: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Dracula,’ Edgar Allan Poe and a Halloween Organ Extravaganza

“Frankenstein: A Living Comic Book” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at the Rialto Theater Center, 228 E. Fourth St. In the special Halloween treat for families, comic book images, ...
Ilkley Gazette

Christopher Rathbone performs his 150th Organ Recital at St Margaret’s

ST Margaret’s Church, Ilkley, is proud to announce a landmark occasion in its musical calendar: on Friday, November 7 at 12.30 pm, Christopher Rathbone, Director of Music, will perform his 150th organ ...
Classical-music

Why Bach was the composer who changed music forever

It's all too easy to talk about artists and musicians who shaped the world around them. In the case of Johann Sebastian Bach, though, this accolade has the ring of truth. Bach (1685–1750) is one of ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Weekly lunchtime Bach recitals resume at Little Rock’s Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

After taking a brief summer break, Little Rock's Trinity Episcopal Cathedral continues its celebration of the life of Johann Sebastian Bach, with weekly lunchtime organ recitals. Colin MacKnight, the ...
Gramophone

Johann Sebastian Bach

Seven generations of Bachs were professional musicians and their north German dynasty can be traced back to the early 16th century and beyond. None of them earned more than a local reputation and, ...