Bach was the director of church music in Leipzig from 1723 until his death in 1750. His duties included conducting choirs at the St. Thomas School and providing four very large churches with music.

Berkeley-born playwright Itamar Moses wrote his play “Bach at Leipzig” much like Johann Sebastian Bach himself wrote his music. If he were the kind of writer with a need to impress his … ...

A third setting of the chorale -- another Bach Leipzig Chorale, BWV 661 -- possessed a bustling energy and imposing force fascinatingly different from the first two settings.

Johann Sebastian Bach was buried in an unmarked grave in 1750. Nearly two centuries later, a doctor identified the composer’s ...

But when the city’s tourism office uses that title, it is referring to the grand past, when Leipzig nurtured the likes of Johann Sebastian Bach (a choirmaster at St. Thomas Church in the city ...

Bach's "St. Mark Passion" has been long lost. This reconstruction, coming to Seattle, combines detective work on the music and innovative staging — along with a prominent role for a former "Fresh ...

From Bach to coffee, the GRASSI museum quarter and historic architecture, here are the best things to do in Leipzig, Germany.

PORT TOWNSEND — The Salish Sea Early Music Festival will conclude its season with “Bach and Scarlatti” at 2 p.m. Sunday. The ...

The welcome recipients are school choir boys and girls who’ve just emerged from Leipzig’s St Thomas church after a concert celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach.

Marking Johann Sebastian Bach's arrival in Leipzig 300 years ago, this year's festival features conductor Jörg Widmann and pianist Lang Lang — as well as a message from outer space.

Bach was an influence on Leipzig’s musical life from 1723 until his death in 1750. Relive that period at the museum, adjacent to the church. Mendelssohn House ...