Louisville Bach Society

The Louisville Bach Society is a regional chorus based in Louisville, Kentucky. 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[1] and Margaret Dickinson founded the Louisville 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,[2] and the West Louisville Boys Choir[3]

The Bach Society is a member of the Louisville Fund for the Arts.

Notes
  1. http://wfpl.org/louisville-bach-society-founder-melvin-dickinson-77-dies/
  2. ADLER ANDREW. (May 2, 1999). Premieres highlight Bach Society season. Courier-Journal, The (Louisville, KY) MET=METRO ed., 03I. Retrieved January 23, 2009 from NewsBank on-line database (America's Newspapers) on the World Wide Web: <http://infoweb.newsbank.com.oberon.ius.edu>.
  3. BOB HILL. (November 21, 2002). Youth choirs offer activity and opportunity. Courier-Journal, The (Louisville, KY) MET;METRO ed., 01B. Retrieved January 23, 2009 from NewsBank on-line database (America's Newspapers) on the World Wide Web: <http://infoweb.newsbank.com.oberon.ius.edu>.


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