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!

Upcoming Concert

BachSoc presents the fourth and final concert of its season on Friday, April 20, 2012 at 8:00PM in Paine Hall. The program includes:

Mozart    Overture to "Die Zauberflote"
    Luc Werner '13, conductor
    2012-2013 Music Director-Elect
Copland    Appalachian Spring
Shostakovich     Cello Concerto No. 1 in Eb
    Luc Werner '13, cello
    2011-2012 Concerto Competition Winner

Tickets are $8 for students and $12 for adults, and are available from the Harvard Box Office or at the door. Click the poster for more information.

Announcing BachSoc's Music Director for 2012-2013!

We are pleased to announce that Lucien Werner '13 has been selected as BachSoc's next music director! A junior government concentrator in Adams House, Luc comes to BachSoc with extensive experience as a cellist and conductor. In addition, Luc has also been chosen as the winner of this year's concerto competition! Come to our final concert of the year on April 20th to see Luc conduct Mozart's Overture to the Magic Flute. Then, stick around to see him perform Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1. We are thrilled to be working with Luc, and we look forward to an exciting season next year.

Upcoming Concert

BachSoc presents the third concert of its season on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 8:00PM in Paine Hall. The program includes:

Debussy    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Dvorak    Serenade for Winds
Zach Sheets '13     Kaleidoscopes
Bartok     Divertimento for Strings

Tickets are $8 for students and $12 for adults, and are available from the Harvard Box Office or at the door. Click the poster for more information.

Announcing the winner of the 2011-2012 BachSoc Composition Competition!

Congratulations to Zach Sheets '13, the winner of this year's composition competition. We will be performing his piece, "Kaleidoscopes," at our third concert of the year on March 24, 2012. For more information, click here.

Upcoming Concert

BachSoc presents the second concert of its season on Sunday, December 4th, 2011 at 3:00PM in Sanders Theatre. The program includes:

Hindemith    Overture to "Amor and Psyche"
Brahms     Schicksalslied for choir and orchestra
    with the Harvard University Choir
Schumann     Symphony No. 2 in C major

Tickets are $8 for students and $12 for adults, and are available from the Harvard Box Office or at the door. Click the poster for more information.

Announcing the 2011-2012 Concerto and Composition Competitions!

Every year, BachSoc runs a Concerto Competition and a Composition Competition, both of which are open to all Harvard undergraduates. For application information, please see our competitions page. The deadline for submissions to the Composition Competition is Friday, December 9, 2011, and the deadline for applications to the Concerto Competition is Friday, February 10, 2012. Questions should be directed to our competitions coordinator, Sandra Korn, who can be reached at sandrakorn (at) college (dot) harvard (dot) edu.

Upcoming Concert

BachSoc presents the first concert of its season on Saturday, October 8th, 2011 at 8:30PM in Lowell Lecture Hall. The program includes:

Mozart    Ballet Music from "Idomeneo"
Rautavaara     Cantus Arcticus for tape and orchestra
Beethoven     Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 92

Tickets are $8 for students and $12 for adults, and are available from the Harvard Box Office or at the door. Click the poster for more information.

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