BACH Auditions Spring 2026
Jan
4
3:00 PM15:00

BACH Auditions Spring 2026

Sing with the BACH choir! We’re a friendly group of experienced singers who welcome new members.

Join now for the pleasure of singing in our March 8 concert, Winter Comfort, featuring Josef Rheinberger’s ravishing Abendlied, Franz Biebl’s equally beautiful Ave Maria, and works by Hildegard von Bingen, Thomas Tallis, J.S. Bach, W. A. Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn, Max Janowski, Maurice Duruflé, Margaret Bonds, Moses Hogan, and Arvo Pärt. 

Interested? Learn more or complete the audition signup form:

Choir Audition Signup Form

View Event →
Winter Comfort
Mar
8
4:00 PM16:00

Winter Comfort

  • McKinley Memorial Presbyterian Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Enjoy an hour of exquisite choral music from the Middle Ages to today. Highlights include Josef Rheinberger’s ravishing Abendlied and Franz Biebl’s popular and equally gorgeous Ave Maria. You’ll leave feeling inspired, relaxed, and restored!

This performance is sponsored by Janice Bahr

Details and tickets.

View Event →
Five Cities Baroque Festival Opening Concert
Jun
16
7:30 PM19:30

Five Cities Baroque Festival Opening Concert

  • Baroque Artists of Champaign Urbana (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The BACH choir will be featured in the opening concert of the 2026 Five Cities Baroque Festival. The Five Cities Baroque Foundation and Festival gathers stellar artists from Champaign-Urbana, Springfield, Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, and Decatur to deliver world-class performances of 17th- and 18th-century music.

Details of exact time and location to be announced.

View Event →

Back-to-Back Bach: 275th Anniversary Celebration
Nov
16
4:00 PM16:00

Back-to-Back Bach: 275th Anniversary Celebration

Celebrate the durable delights of J.S. Bach’s music! We’re honoring the 275th anniversary of his death with two of Bach’s best-loved choral works. They’re a perfect start to your holiday season, with their themes of Advent and Christmas. This event will also be offered as a livestream to enjoy at home.

The performance is sponsored by:
Robin Sahner & Richard Kaplan and Judith Bojar

Details and tickets.

View Event →
BACH Auditions Fall 2025
Aug
18
7:00 PM19:00

BACH Auditions Fall 2025

Sing with the BACH choir! We’re a friendly group of ordinary people who love to sing. Our season starts with two of J.S. Bach’s best choral works, his Magnificat in D and Gloria in D.

CHOIR AUDITIONS

Choir auditions are held twice a year, in August and January, for singers who read music and are high-school age and older. Our music director will meet with you, hear you vocalize, and discuss your musical background and interest in singing with BACH. Auditions include scales, tonal memory, sight-singing, and 1 to 2 minutes of any piece of your choice (sung unaccompanied).

Interested? Complete the audition signup form:

Choir Audition Signup Form

SOLOIST AUDITIONS

For paid soloist positions, submit recordings by September 2. Details are on the audition form:

Soloist Audition Form

View Event →