Baldwin Wallace University

2026 ABS Biennial Meeting and Conference
Celebrating Bach
1–4 October 2026
Riemenschneider Bach Institute at
Baldwin Wallace University — Berea, Ohio

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Conference Program

Thursday, October 1
6–8 pm Opening reception (Durst Welcome Center)
Friday, October 2
8:30–9 am Coffee (Kulas 115)
9–10:30 am Paper Session 1 (Fynes Hall)
  Luke Dahn, “Notational Implications from the Fasch Chorale Manuscript”
  Markus Rathey, “Abbé Vogler's Choral-System: A Monument Against Johan Sebastian Bach”
10:30–11 am Coffee (Kulas 115)
11 am–12:30 pm Roundtable 1 (Lindsay-Crossman Chapel)
  Organ Performance – Ruben Valenzuela, moderator
12:30–2 pm Lunch (on your own); ABS Editorial Board Meeting (Kulas 115)
2–3:30 pm Roundtable 2 (Fynes Hall)
  Bach Festivals & Commemorations – Rebekah Franklin, moderator
3:30–4 pm Coffee (Kulas 115)
4–5:30 pm Paper Session 2 (Fynes Hall)
  Kailan Rubinoff, “Performing Bach Diverse: QueerPassion, Pride and Community-Building at the 2025 Bachfest Leipzig”
  Noelle Heber, “Celebrating Bach in the German Classroom”
5:30–7:30 pm Dinner (on your own)
7:30 pm Recital – Balint Karosi, organist (United Methodist Church of Berea)
Saturday, October 3
8:30–9 am Coffee (Kulas 115)
9–10:30 am Paper Session 3 (Fynes Hall)
  Joevan Caitano, “Beyond the Concert Hall: The Legacy of the Sociedade Bach de São Paulo and the Making of a Brazilian Bach Culture (1935–1977)”
  Ricardo de la Torre, “Pastiche, Counterfeit, Homage: Manuel Ponce and the Reception of Bach in the Spanish-speaking World in the 20th Century”
9–10:30 am Masterclass – Balint Karosi (United Methodist Church of Berea) (concurrent)
10:30–11 am Coffee (Kulas 115)
11 am–12 pm Keynote Address – Bettina Varwig (Fynes Hall)
12–1:30 pm Lunch (on your own); ABS Advisory Board Meeting (Kulas 115)
1:30–3 pm Roundtable 3 (Fynes Hall)
  Ich liebe den Höchsten BWV 174 – Daniel Melamed, moderator
3–3:30 pm Coffee (Kulas 115)
3:30–4:15 pm Paper Session 4 (Fynes Hall)
  David Schulenberg, “Quantz and the Bach Circle”
4:15–5:45 pm Riemenschneider Bach Institute Open House and Display
5:45–7:15 pm Dinner and ABS Biennial Meeting (Fynette Kulas Hall)
7:30 pm Concert – Les Délices (Fanny Nast Gamble Auditorium)
Sunday, October 4
8:30–9 am Coffee (Kulas 115)
9–11:15 am Paper Session 5 (Fynes Hall)
  Stephen Crist, “William H. Scheide, the Bach Aria Group, and Music Advocacy since World War II”
  Christopher Doll, “Foursquare Gambits Across Bach's Catalog”
  Marcelo Rebuffi, “Singular Episodes: H(a)unting hidden voices in J. S. Bach's Solo Violin Fugues”