Welcome... to the web page of the Bach Society Orchestra, Harvard University's premier undergraduate chamber orchestra. We hope you enjoy browsing our site for information about the orchestra and encourage you to return throughout the year for updates on the season's events!

Audition Sign-ups Posted!

Interested in auditioning for BachSoc? You can now sign up for an audition time online! Auditions will be held in the basement of the Music Building between Wednesday and Saturday, September 10-13. For more information, click here.

6.17.08 - Bachsoc's 2008-09 Season

BachSoc's 55th season, under the direction of music director John Sullivan '09, will feature an exciting range of Classical, Romantic and 20th century repertoire.  Highlights of the season include Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 with violinist Rachel Lee '10; two masterpieces from Beethoven's middle period: the Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60, and the Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61, with BachSoc concertmaster Alex Shiozaki '09; and the final symphonies of Haydn (D major, No. 104, "London"), Mozart (C major, No. 41, "Jupiter"), and Brahms (E minor, No. 4, Op. 98).  The season will also feature such diverse works as Ravel's Mother Goose Suite, Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture, and Finzi's Eclogue for piano and strings with Bach Soc pianist Jen Chen '11, as well as the winners of the annual composition and concerto competitions.

For our full-season lineup, complete with dates and venues and ticket information, click here.

03.12.08 - New Music Director Announced

After interviews and podium auditions, the orchestra elected John Sullivan '09 to be the Music Director of BachSoc for the 2008-09 season. John, a native of Cambridge, has served as Music Director of the Dunster House Opera for the past two years and sings with the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. You can read more about John here. Stay tuned for more updates about our 55th season!

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