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

Title: BACH Music Ensemble Records, 1996-2015

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.

Subjects: Audio-Visual Material, Champaign, Illinois, Choral music, Choral Society, Christmas music, Church music, Church music--Catholic Church, Concert Programs, Early music collection, Music -- Germany, Music -- Italy, Musicology, Photographs, Urbana, Illinois, Vocal music

Formats/Genres: Meeting Minutes

Consists of season programs, news clippings 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.

BACH was founded in 1996 as the only professional musical ensemble of Illinois, outside of Chicago, that specializes in performing Baroque music. Since then, the ensemble has performed many concerts in the Champaign-Urbana area. It was first led by Chester Alwes, professor emeritus at the University of Illinois, who specializes in the performance practice of early music. Alwes was succeeded by Joseph Baldwin in 2017 and then by Sarah Riskind in 2021. The ensemble has performed in many local places of worship in the Champaign Urbana area, including the chapel of St. John the Divine, Faith United Methodist Church, Holy Cross Catholic Church, the Sinai Temple, Grace Lutheran Church, and St. Patrick Catholic Church. The ensemble has performed many masterworks of the choral canon, including Brahams' German Requiem, JS Bach's B Minor Mass, and CPE Bach's Magnificat.

Audio-Visual Material
Champaign, Illinois
Choral music
Choral Society
Christmas music
Church music
Church music--Catholic Church
Concert Programs
Early music collection
Music -- Germany
Music -- Italy
Musicology
Photographs
Urbana, Illinois
Vocal music

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.