About the Bach Children's Chorus                Bach Children's Chorus Nazareth College. The Heart of Excellence           Home About the Bach Children's Chorus Performance Schedule Repertoire and Audio Samples Mozart Children's Chorus BCC Member Information  Rehearsal Schedule Small Group Schedule   Audition Info Contact BCC Other Links     Additional Information  Click Here to see the Chorus's Repertoire        About the Bach Children's Chorus The Bach Children's Chorus mission is to provide distinctive choral training for children age 8-16, with emphasis on foreign language and opportunities for the performance of classical and multicultural music. Singers are girls, and boys whose voices have not yet changed.

 Founded in 1989 by its director, Karla Krogstad, the Bach Children's Chorus maintains a busy practice and performance schedule.

 The Chorus has performed Handel's Messiah with the Rochester Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. David Fetler, for many years. Each year, they sing the Waltz of the Snowflakes as part of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and the Rochester City Ballet. Other local performances have included collaborations with the Rochester Oratorio Society, Mercury Opera Rochester, Gregory Kunde Chorale, the Greece Choral Society, Eastman Philharmonia, Brighton Symphony, Penfield Symphony, and the Irondequoit Chorale. 

  In addition to English and Latin, the repertoire consists of choral arrangements in German, French, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew, and Korean. Special pieces commissioned specially for the Chorus have been featured at several concerts.

 Each year, the Chorus travels to sing and sightsee. Recent trips have been to Washington, D.C., Gettysburg, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, and New York City.

 Karla Krogstad holds degrees in music from the New England Conservatory of Music, the University of Connecticut, and the Eastman School of Music. 

 The Bach Children's Chorus was once called the Eastman Bach Children's Chorus. It is now in residence at Nazareth College, Rochester, NY.

 

 Joining the Bach Children's Chorus Admission to the Bach Children's Chorus is by audition only. Click here for audition information.

  

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