117th Bethlehem Bach Festival

The Heart of Our Season

Our largest event of the year takes place in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, traditionally on the campus of Lehigh University and on the historic grounds of the Moravian community.

Welcome to our 117th Bethlehem Bach Festival! The Bach Choir is honored to once

again welcome you to the community that comes together each year for Festival, to celebrate the glorious music of J.S. Bach and other composers and the connections we make hearing it. You belong here as we share this wondrous Festival together.

Schedule

May 8, 2025

117th Bethlehem Bach Festival Opening: Outside the Bachs

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Zoellner Arts Center, Bethlehem

May 9, 2025

Barnette Distinguished Scholar Lecture: J. S. Bach and His String Players

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Zoellner Arts Center, Bethlehem

Bach at 4

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Incarnation of Our Lord Church

Festival Dinner

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Zoellner Arts Center, Bethlehem

Bach at 8

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Packer Memorial Church

May 10, 2025

Ifor Jones Chamber Music Concert

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Zoellner Arts Center, Bethlehem

Mass in B Minor Part 1 & 2

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Zimmermann’s Coffee House

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Peter Hall, Moravian University

May 11, 2025

Chamber Music in the Saal

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Moravian Museum of Bethlehem

Cantata in Context

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Central Moravian Church

Date: May 8 - 11, 2025

Location: Various Venues in Bethlehem, PA 

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