Welcome
The American Bach Society was founded in 1972 to support the study, performance, and appreciation of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach in the United States and Canada.
The ABS produces Bach Notes and Bach Perspectives, sponsors a biennial meeting and conference, and offers grants and prizes for research on Bach.
Information on membership is available here, along with a short history of the Society and information on its administration.
On this site you can also find links to other Bach organizations and to Bach festivals, as well as a small selection of interesting Bach illustrations.
Bach Perspectives 11
The American Bach Society invites submissions for consideration for Bach Perspectives 11, an essay collection whose topic will be “Johann Sebastian Bach and His Sons.” Essays on all aspects of the subject are welcome, and will be selected after peer review for publication in fall 2017. Papers should be approximately 6000 words and be sent in electronic form to Mary Oleskiewicz by 1 September 2014 at the e-mail address mary (dot) oleskiewicz (at) gmail (dot) com. Information on past volumes in the series is available here.
William H. Scheide's 100th Birthday
We have dedicated a special page on this website in honor of William H. Scheide's 100th birthday. After a brief note by Christoph Wolff, the page lists all of his publications, and all his Bach holdings at Princeton University's Scheide Library.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AT RIGHT:
- Oil painting of J. S. Bach by Elias Gottlob Haussmann, 1748
- Engraving of St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
- Title page of Bach’s Calov Bible, 1681 (Concordia Seminary Library, St. Louis)
- First page of autograph score of Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, 1721