It was a good year for Messiahs and an equally good one for the “classically-related" repertoire. Piffaro: The Renaissance Band Drive the Cold Winter Away: A Renaissance Christmas Celebration Self ...

This January, Dr. Derald DeYoung returns to the Library for the 19th year, offering a free, six-week deep dive into the life ...

What makes music timeless? It’s not only the composer’s dedication to their craft, it’s performers who are committed to bringing music to life for us now. Hear timeless music by Johann Sebastian Bach ...

Johann Sebastian Bach is possibly the most influential and sublime composer in history. Everyone from Mozart and Beethoven to the Beatles and Lady Gaga has paid him homage. During his life, however, ...

[This is an edited version of the essay Stan Grant contributed to the program that accompanied “Silence & Rupture” — a collaboration of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Sydney Dance Company, ...

When it comes to musical dynasties, it's tough to top the Bach family. From town fiddlers to court composers, the Bachs dominated German music for seven generations. Today, Johann Sebastian towers ...

For the first time in a generation, a new piece of music by Johann Sebastian Bach has been discovered. The young composer wrote the aria in 1713 while working in Germany. NPR has a portion of the ...

Remembering one of history’s great geniuses, 300 years later Editor’s Note: Ten years ago this week, National Review’s founder, William F. Buckley Jr., passed away. To commemorate the anniversary of ...

On Nov. 16, at Grace Lutheran Church in Champaign, Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana performed two works by Johann Sebastian Bach, which were used by the composer as music suitable for ...

Fueled by his Lutheran faith, the composer devoted his life to creating music for refreshment, proclamation, and praise. In the 16th century, a baker named Veit Bach fled Hungary because of his ...