The Robert Dale Chorale will sing J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion during its 24th annual Bach Festival on Sunday afternoon in Scranton. With the torment of Jesus’ crucifixion finished and his body laid ...

As was customary in the Lutheran rituals of death and dying, Bach died at home, probably on the second floor of the cantor’s apartments in the Thomasschule, in his own bedroom above the Thomasplatz. A ...

Traditional caveats about sacred music in the concert hall are irrelevant when it comes to Bach’s “St. John Passion.” It’s as close to a sacred opera as you’ll find, at home on a stage as much as in a ...

'Bach +' makes a lively evening of the composers' funeral works. Bach was represented by a motet, “Jesu, Meine Freude” (BWV 227). It is a magnificent work – a thoroughly Bachian expansion on a ...

Christoph Poppen, violin; Hilliard Ensemble (ECM New Series). Welcome inside the head of J.S. Bach. The composer often embedded familiar Lutheran chorales in his music so as to create devout ...

Many say the British Invasion began with the Beatles’ 1964 appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show,” which paved the way for a new era of rock that changed the landscape of popular American music. But ...

WILKES-BARRE — The harmony kept building on a recent Sunday afternoon as Steven Thomas helped members of the Arcadia Chorale and the Wilkes University Chamber Singers get ready for the chorale’s 31st ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Is music written by a computer still music? Can it make us feel? Tim Adam talks to David Cope about his relationship with Emma and Emily ...

One of the negative consequences of the Minnesota Orchestra lockout is a reduction in opportunities to hear the Minnesota Chorale. This weekend served as a reminder of what an outstanding ensemble ...

To this day, Simon Preston remembers that flattering remark from when he performed a Bach organ recital on the composer’s home turf in Germany; it’s a compliment that still carries a lot of weight for ...

You can’t go wrong with Bach. Any time. Any place. Performed in just about any cockamamie way. Bach befits Christmas better than any other composer, although he isn’t usually the first to be called ...

Johann Sebastian Bach is widely considered one of the great composers of baroque music. Bach lived and worked in Germany during the 18th century and is revered for the beauty of his compositions and ...