ALL OF BACH FOR ALL OF US
THE COMPLETE BACH
Music Worcester has embarked on an audacious 11-year project to present all of the known works of J. S. Bach, ending on March 21, 2035—the 350th anniversary of the Baroque master’s birth. Every season, beginning with 2024-2025, will feature a dozen concerts with music from each genre of Bach’s massive compositional output.
Music Worcester is partnering with members of the Worcester Bach Collective, regional music partners, and individual musicians in what we believe is the first project to present live performances of all of J.S. Bach’s works since his own lifetime.
Chris Shepard
Ruth Susan Westheimer Artistic Director
THE COMPLETE BACH
Ceaseless work, analysis, reflection, writing much, endless self-correction, that is my secret.
— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Sing for BACHtoberfest!
Be part of THE COMPLETE BACH during BACHtoberfest Festival Weekend (October 25 -27, 2024) by rehearsing and performing three Bach cantatas with choral singers from far and wide.
Make history— make music.
By the Numbers
132
Concerts
7
Choral Events per Season
- 4 sacred cantata concerts, with 3 cantatas each
- 2 solo sacred cantata concerts, with 3 cantatas each
- 1 secular cantata or major choral work
3
Keyboard Events per Season
- 2 organ concerts
- 1 keyboard concert (piano or harpsichord)
12 concerts annually over 11 seasons!
2
Instrumental Events per Season
- 1 chamber/solo concert
- 1 orchestra/concerto concert