THE WENDER ORGAN BACH PLAYED IN ARNSTADT
 
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MISSION

The Berkshire Bach Society is the oldest, continuously operating, member-based non-profit music organization in Berkshire County. Our mission is to preserve the cultural legacy of Baroque music for current and future audiences—local, national, and international—by presenting the music of J.S. Bach, his Baroque predecessors, contemporaries, and followers performed by world-class musicians. Our concerts include solo recitals, choral compositions, chamber music, and orchestral works by Baroque composers both familiar and unfamiliar. The repertoire is an important legacy that has been passed down for generations, and The Society is committed to doing our part to ensure that it is kept alive for future audiences.

MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

What is The Berkshire Bach Society? You might also ask, why is there a Berkshire Bach Society? As a group of people interested in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and other Baroque composers, The Berkshire Bach Society brings the music of the period to life for audiences, examines the central place Bach holds in the repertoire, how he himself was influenced, and how he influenced those who followed. We engage world-class musicians to present the mastery of Bach and other composers, to probe the canon of work for programming that excites, entertains, and uplifts and to feed our audiences’ appetite for more information.

 
 
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HISTORY

The Berkshire Bach Society was founded in 1990 by teacher, writer, musician, and music critic Simon Wainrib, who had a life-long devotion to the music of J.S. Bach. READ MORE

THE BOARD

The Berkshire Bach Society relies on the vision and leadership of its Board, led by its executive director. THE BERKSHIRE BACH SOCIETY BOARD