Bach Festivals & Cantata Series
Bach Collegium Fort Wayne

Name:

Bach Collegium Fort Wayne

Location:

Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Venues:

Redeemer Lutheran Church, 202 West Rudisill Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1122 S. Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, IN
St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 518 E. DeWald Street, Fort Wayne, IN

Years:

Since 2002-203 Season (Concert Series)

Months:

Severeal concerts a year (mostly Bach)

Artistic Director:

Daniel G. Reuning

Ensembles:

Bach Collegium Fort Wayne

Website:

Bach Collegium Fort Wayne (Official Website)

History & Mission:

The Bach Collegium is a not-for-profit choral and instrumental ensemble composed of disciplined and experienced musicians presenting performances and workshops using J.S. Bach as its model composer.

The Bach Collegium is the region’s only early music choral and instrumental ensemble. The Collegium uses period instruments, and our concerts reflect period performance practices. They take great care to choose vibrant resonant spaces for our presentations, where voices and instruments can best showcase the buoyant style of the Baroque era.

The Bach Collegium is a ten year old choral-instrumental ensemble. Comprised of over 30 disciplined and experienced singers and 18 instrumentalists, the Collegium performs in a variety of spaces conducive to the unique sound of the Baroque style. The use of period instruments allows for a warm, "airy" sound that blends harmoniously with unforced voices, providing a transparent, articulate and altogether welcoming sound that has become the hallmark of the Collegium. The sound produced is not unlike what Bach and his contemporaries would have heard and performed. Characterized in this way, the group has been called "one of the finest blended ensembles in the area".

Logo:

Source: Bach Collegium Fort Wayne Website

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (January 2012)