Finding Aid for BACH Music Ensemble Records, 1996-2015 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

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Collection Overview

Title: BACH Music Ensemble Records, 1996-2015Add to your cart.

ID: 12/9/139

Primary Creator: BACH Music Ensemble (1996-)

Extent: 2.75 cubic feet

Arrangement: This collection is arranged in three series: Series 1: Programs and Newsclippings, Series 2: Board Minutes, Series 3: Audio-Visual Materials, Series 4: Photographs. Series 1 is arranged by performing season. It contains programs from nearly every concert performed by BACH. Also included are promotional materials designated for each season and newsclippings about concerts and events, including reviews. Series 2 contains board minutes from the group's founding in 1996-2014. Series 3 and 4 contain concert recordings (both video and audio) and photographs. Each box of Series 3 is arranged chronologically.

Date Acquired: 12/19/2014. More info below under Accruals.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of season programs, newsclippings and posters, board meeting minutes, photographs, and audio and video recordings of the BACH (Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana) Music Ensemble from its founding in 1996 to present.

Biographical Note

BACH is the only professional musical ensemble of Illinois, outside of Chicago, that specializes in performing Baroque music. It was founded in 1996 and since has performed many concerts in the Champaign-Urbana area. It is led by Chester Alwes, professor emeritus at the University of Illinois, who specializes in the performance practice of early music. See www.baroqueartists.com for more information.

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Accruals: A .25 cubic foot addition of material was added to collection on 2/5/2018 and is contained in Box 7.

Acquisition Source: Marlys Scarbrough, BACH President.

Acquisition Method: Gift.

Box and Folder Listing


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[Series 2: Board Minutes],
[Series 3: Audio-Visual Materials],
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Series 1: Programs and News ClippingsAdd to your cart.
Contains program booklets, flyers, and photocopies of new clippings.
Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: BACH 1996-97 Season Programs and News Clippings, 1996-1997Add to your cart.
Folder 2: BACH 1997-98 Season Programs and News Clippings, 1997-1998Add to your cart.
Folder 3: BACH 1998-99 Season Programs and News Clippings, 1998-1999Add to your cart.
Program from March 28, 1999 was missing at time of acquisition.
Folder 4: BACH 1999-00 Season Programs and News Clippings, 1999-2000Add to your cart.
Folder 5: BACH 2000 Music Festival Programs and News Clippings, July 23-30, 2000Add to your cart.
Folder 6: BACH 2000-01 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2000-2001Add to your cart.
Folder 7: BACH 2001-02 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2001Add to your cart.
Folder 8: BACH 2001-02 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2002Add to your cart.
Folder 9: BACH 2002-03 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2002Add to your cart.
Folder 10: BACH 2002-03 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2003Add to your cart.
Folder 11: BACH 2003-04  Season Programs and News Clippings, 2003Add to your cart.
Folder 12: BACH 2003-04 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2004Add to your cart.
Includes a Prairie Ensemble program from 1/24/04
Folder 13: BACH 2004-05 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2004Add to your cart.
Folder 14: BACH 2004-05 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2005Add to your cart.
Includes a Prairie Ensemble program from 5/6/05
Folder 15: BACH 2005-06 Season (10th Anniversary) Programs and News Clippings, 2005Add to your cart.
Folder 16: BACH 2005-06 Season (10th Anniversary) Programs and News Clippings, 2006Add to your cart.
Folder 17: BACH 2006-07 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2006-2007Add to your cart.
Folder 18: BACH 2007-08 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2007-2008Add to your cart.
Folder 19: BACH 2008-09 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2008Add to your cart.
Folder 20: BACH 2008-09 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2008Add to your cart.
Includes Praire Ensemble program from 11/22/08
Folder 21: BACH 2008-09 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2009Add to your cart.
Folder 22: BACH 2009-10 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2009Add to your cart.
Box 2Add to your cart.
Folder 1: BACH 2009-10 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2010Add to your cart.
Folder 2: BACH 2010-11 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2010Add to your cart.
Folder 3: BACH 2010-11 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2011Add to your cart.
Folder 4: BACH 2011-12 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2011Add to your cart.
Folder 5: BACH 2011-12 Season Programs and Newsclippings, 2012Add to your cart.
Folder 6: BACH 2012-13 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2012Add to your cart.
Folder 7: BACH 2012-13 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2013Add to your cart.
Folder 8: BACH 2013-14 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2013Add to your cart.
Folder 9: BACH 2013-14 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2014Add to your cart.
Folder 10: BACH 2014-15 Season Programs and News Clippings, 2014Add to your cart.
Box 6Add to your cart.
Folder 1: BACH Promotional Materials and Posters, 2000-2012Add to your cart.
Folder 2: BACH News Clippings, 1996-2000Add to your cart.
Includes news clippings from mostly local new papers and photo copies of news articles.
Folder 3: BACH News Clippings, 2001-2003Add to your cart.
Includes news clippings from mostly local new papers and photo copies of news articles.
Folder 4: BACH News Clippings, 2004-2007Add to your cart.
Includes news clippings from mostly local new papers and photo copies of news articles.
Folder 5: BACH News Clippings, 2008-2014Add to your cart.
Includes news clippings from mostly local new papers and photo copies of news articles.
Box 7Add to your cart.
Folder 1: BACH 2014-2015 Season programs, 2014-2015Add to your cart.
Folder 2: BACH Promotional Materials and Flyers, 2015Add to your cart.
Folder 3: BACH News Clippings, 1998-2015Add to your cart.
Folder 6: BACH 2015-2016 Season Programs and Newsclippings, 2016Add to your cart.
Folder 7: BACH 2016-2017 Season Programs and Newsclippings, 2016Add to your cart.
Folder 8: BACH 2016-2017 Season Programs and Newsclippings, 2017Add to your cart.
Folder 9: BACH 2017-2018 Season Programs and Newsclippings, 2017Add to your cart.
Folder 10: BACH Administrative Materials: board of directors, budget, meeting minutes, 2016-2017Add to your cart.
Folder 11: BACH Promotional Materials and Flyers, 2016-2017Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Young Baroque Artists Competition and Showcase programs and flyers, 2016-2018Add to your cart.
Folder 13: BACH 2017-2018 Season Programs, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 14: BACH 2018-2019 Season Programs and Newsclippings, 2018-2019Add to your cart.
Folder 15: BACH 2019-2020 Season Programs and Newsclippings, 2019-2020Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Young Baroque Artists Competition and Showcase Programs and Flyers, 2019-2023Add to your cart.
Folder 17: BACH 2021-2022 Season Programs and Newsclippings, 2021-2022Add to your cart.
Folder 18: BACH 2022-2023 Season Programs and Newsclippings, 2022-2023Add to your cart.
Series 2: Board MinutesAdd to your cart.
Box 2Add to your cart.
Folder 11: BACH Board Minutes, 1996-1999Add to your cart.
Folder 12: BACH Board Minutes, 2000-2003Add to your cart.
Folder 13: BACH Board Minutes, 2004-2014Add to your cart.
Box 7Add to your cart.
Folder 4: BACH board minutes and financial records, 2009-2015Add to your cart.
Series 3: Audio-Visual MaterialsAdd to your cart.
Box 3Add to your cart.
Item 1: BACH Debut Broadcast Tape, July 21, 1996Add to your cart.
TDK SA90 audio cassette tape
Item 2: BACH Bachtoberfest--Wesley FND Concert Recording, October 27, 1996Add to your cart.
TDK audio cassette tape
Item 3: BACH Magnificat at St. Mary's Concert Recording, December 1997Add to your cart.
Sony audio cassette tape
Item 4: BACH Broadcast of June 1997 Concert, June 1997Add to your cart.
Sony HiFi audio cassette
Item 5: BACH Second Sunday Recording, November 9, 1997Add to your cart.
Side B label: Art of Fugue. Maxell UR audio cassette
Item 6: BACH Concert Recording, August 2, 1998Add to your cart.
Has saxophone music selection before BACH Concert.  TDK SA90 audio cassette
Item 7: BACH Christmas Oratorio I, II, III, IV, V, VI, December 1998Add to your cart.
Side A: I, II, III; Side B: IV, V, VI.  TDK SA-100 audio cassette
Item 8: BACH Twin City Bible, May 1999Add to your cart.
Side A: Telemann Laudate Jehovah, Telemann Suite (Menuet et al), Tartini Violni concerto; Side B: Purcell Abdelazer, Bach Concerto in C for 2 harpsichords, Bach Lobet Den Herrn. Sony audio cassette
Item 9: BACH Concert Recording, May 23, 1999Add to your cart.
Second shorter master (new master). TDK D90 audio cassette
Item 10: Milikan Performance, February 2001Add to your cart.
Note: "Milikan" may be a mispelling of Millikin University, but this is unconfirmed.  Fuji HQ 120 VHS tape
Item 11: BACH Concert Recording, June 1998Add to your cart.
Maxell GX-Silver T-120 VHS tape
Box 4Add to your cart.
Item 1: BACH Messiah Flatville, 1999Add to your cart.
Note on back of tape: Just the 1st half of it on side B (other unknown stuff on side A).  TDK MA110 audio cassette
Item 2: BACH 2000, July 28, 2000Add to your cart.
Sony HF audio cassette
Item 3: BACH video recording, December 16, 2001Add to your cart.
TDK Hi8 MP video cassette
Item 4: Unidentified video recording, undatedAdd to your cart.
TDK Hi8 MP video cassette
Item 5: BACH Concert, May 20, 2001Add to your cart.
TDK SA90 audio cassette
Item 6: Songs of Exodus, March 10, 2002Add to your cart.
Sony HG120 8mm video cassette
Item 7: Music of the Baroque, May 20, 2001Add to your cart.
Side A: BACH concert; Side B: Conclusion BACH concert. TDK SA90 audio cassette
Item 8: BACH Concert, May 20, 2001Add to your cart.
TDK SA90 audio cassette
Item 9: Unidentified video recording, undatedAdd to your cart.
Fuji Pro VHSC
Item 10: BACH Israel in Europe, Easter Sunday, 2002Add to your cart.
Item 11: Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD 1, March 20, 2010Add to your cart.
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
Item 12: Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD 2, March 20, 2010Add to your cart.
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
Item 13: A Concert of Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Trinity Concert Series, CD, May 22, 2010Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Dr. Chester L. Alwes, director

Item 14: Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD 1, May 23, 2010Add to your cart.
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
Item 15: Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD 2, May 23, 2010Add to your cart.
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
Item 16: Anything BUT Bach: A Concert of choral music, CD, July 18, 2010Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

Item 17: SJ 101810, Disc 1 of 2, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 18: SJ 101810, Disc 2 of 2, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 19: BACH, CD 1, December 19, 2010Add to your cart.
Item 20: BACH, CD 2, December 19, 2010Add to your cart.
Item 21: BACH, CD, March 19, 2011Add to your cart.
Item 22: BACH, CD, May 22, 2011Add to your cart.
Item 23: BACH Bm, CD 1, July 24, 2011Add to your cart.
Item 24: BACH Bm, CD 2, July 24, 2011Add to your cart.
Item 25: BACH, CD, October 2, 2011Add to your cart.
Item 26: BACH, December 18, 2011Add to your cart.
Two CDs
Item 27: Tookula, CD, 2011Add to your cart.
Grace Lutheran Church
Item 28: BACH, CD, March 4, 2012Add to your cart.
Item 29: BACH, CD, April 22, 2012Add to your cart.
Item 30: BACH, CD 1 of 2, June 24, 2012Add to your cart.
Item 31: BACH, CD 2 of 2, June 24, 2012Add to your cart.
Item 32: BACH X-Mas, CD 1 of 2, 2012Add to your cart.
Item 33: BACH X-Mas, CD 2 of 2, 2012Add to your cart.
Item 34: BACH The Art of Fugue, CD, March 10, 2013Add to your cart.
Item 35: BACH, CD, April 12, 2013Add to your cart.
Item 36: BACH Judas Maccabeus, CD 1, May 19, 2013Add to your cart.
Item 37: BACH Judas Maccabeus, CD 2, May 19, 2013Add to your cart.
Item 38: BACH Bach & Beyond, CD, July 28, 2013Add to your cart.
Item 39: BACH, CD, October 20, 2013Add to your cart.
Item 40: BACH, CD 1, December 15, 2013Add to your cart.
Item 41: BACH, CD 2, December 15, 2013Add to your cart.
Item 42: BACH Handell [sic.] Anthems, CD, March 9, 2014Add to your cart.
Item 43: BACH Dido, CD, May 25, 2014Add to your cart.
Item 44: BACH, CD, October 19, 2014Add to your cart.
Item 45: BACH UH Madrigals Vivaldi Gloria, CD 1; Carols, CD 2, December 14, 2014Add to your cart.
Two discs.
Item 46: BACH, 3 DVDs, December 19, 2010Add to your cart.
Item 47: BACH UHS Madrigals, DVD, December 19, 2010Add to your cart.
Item 48: BACH UHS, 2 DVDs, December 19, 2010Add to your cart.
Item 49: BACH, DVD, March 19, 2011Add to your cart.
Item 50: BACH, DVD, May 15, 2011Add to your cart.
Item 51: BACH, DVD, March 4, 2012Add to your cart.
Item 52: BACH, DVD, June 24, 2012Add to your cart.
Item 53: BACH Dido, DVD, May 25, 2014Add to your cart.
Box 5Add to your cart.
Item 1: BACH Christmas Oratorio, CD 1, December 20, 1998Add to your cart.
Item 2: BACH Christmas Oratorio, CD 2, December 20, 1998Add to your cart.
Item 3: BACH St. Matthew Passion, 3 CDs, July 30, 2000Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

Item 4: BACH A German Baroque Christmas, CD, December 17, 2000Add to your cart.

The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

Item 5: BACH St Matthew Passion, CD 1 of 3, July 30, 2000Add to your cart.
Item 6: BACH St Matthew Passion, CD 2 of 3, July 30, 2000Add to your cart.
Item 7: BACH St Matthew Passion, CD 3 of 3, July 30, 2000Add to your cart.
Item 8: BACH, 2 CDs, April 1, 2001Add to your cart.
Item 9: A German Baroque Christmas, CD, December 16, 2001Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

Item 10: Uni High Madrigal Singers, CD, December 16, 2001 (January 24, 2002)Add to your cart.
Prod. Mstr
Item 11: BACH G.F. Handel, Israel in Egypt, CD 1 of 2, March 31, 2002Add to your cart.
Item 12: BACH G.F. Handel, Israel in Egypt, CD 2 of 2, March 31, 2002Add to your cart.
Item 13: Six Motets of Johann Sebastian Bach, CD, June 20, 2002Add to your cart.

The Baroque Artists of C/U

Chester Alwes

Item 14: BACH c, CD, December 15, 2002Add to your cart.
Item 15: Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD, May 11, 2003Add to your cart.
Item 16: Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD, December 21, 2003Add to your cart.
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
Item 17: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), 2CDs, March 20, 2004Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

Recorded in concert

Item 18: J.S. Bach as Teacher; Works for Keyboard, CD, March 21, 2004Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

Item 19: Italian Music of the 17th Century, CD, May 23, 2004Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

Item 20: University Laboratory High School Madrigal Singers, CD, December 19, 2004Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

Item 21: A German Baroque Christmas, 2 CDs, December 19, 2004Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

Item 22: Saul, A Dramatic Oratorio, 2 CDs, March 19, 2005Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

Item 23: Christmas 2005, CD, December 18, 2005Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

University High School Madrigal Singers

Item 24: Christmas 2005, CD, December 18, 2005Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

Item 25: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 2 CDs, March 18, 2006Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

Item 26: The American Boychoir, CD, May 7, 2006Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

Item 27: Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, 2 CDs, December 17, 2006Add to your cart.
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
Item 28: Christmas Collection: Festive selections from BACH Christmas Concerts, CD, 2002-2007Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

Item 29: Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, 2 CDs, March 17, 2007Add to your cart.
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
Item 30: Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD, May 6, 2007Add to your cart.
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
Item 31: Music of the English Baroque, CD, May 6, 2007Add to your cart.
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana
Item 32: Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, 2 CDs, December 16, 2007Add to your cart.
Item 33: Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, 2 CDs, March 15, 2008Add to your cart.
Item 34: Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD, May 18, 2008Add to your cart.
Item 35: Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, 2 CDs, December 20, 2008Add to your cart.
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
Item 36: Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, 2 CDs, March 21, 2009Add to your cart.
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
Item 37: Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD, May 24, 2009Add to your cart.
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
Item 38: Messiah, CD, December 20, 2009Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

Item 39: A Festival of Christmas Music, CD, December 20, 2009Add to your cart.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director

Box 7Add to your cart.
Folder 5: BACH concert recordings, 2014-2015Add to your cart.
Item 1: A Bach and Handel EveningAdd to your cart.

Orpheum Children's Science Museum. May 31, 2015.

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director.

Compact Disc.

Item 2: Young Baroque Artists Showcase ConcertAdd to your cart.

University Place Christian Church, Champaign, Illinois. June 19, 2015.

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director.

Compact Disc.

Item 3: A Concert for the Lenten Season featuring Heinrich Biber's Mystery SonatasAdd to your cart.

Grace Lutheran Church, Champaign, Illinois. March 15, 2015.

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director.

Compact Disc.

Item 4: BACH 2014 holiday concertAdd to your cart.

Holy Cross Church, Champaign. December 14, 2014.

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director.

Compact Disc.

Item 5: Motets by Johann Sebastian BachAdd to your cart.

St. John's Catholic Chapel, Champaign. July 26, 2015.

Chester L. Alwes, Music Director.

Compact Disc.

Series 4: PhotographsAdd to your cart.
Box 2Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Photographs - Lincoln Square, 2000Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Photographs - BACHtoberfest, 2000Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Photographs - St. M Passion, 2000Add to your cart.

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