Bach Vespers
Sunday, September 20, 2026 , 5:00 p.m.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
J.S. Bach – Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, BWV 76
One of the first cantatas Bach composed after arriving in Leipzig in 1723, this cantata is the sound of a genius announcing himself in a musical mission statement.
Lecture at 4:00 p.m.
Organ Recital at 4:40 p.m. (Jason Gunnell)
Bach Vespers
Sunday, October 11, 2026 , 5:00 p.m.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
J.S. Bach – Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180
A chorale cantata built on a beloved communion hymn still sung to this day–Bach at his most intimate and devotional.
Lecture at 4:00 p.m.
Organ Recital at 4:40 p.m. (Andrew Hackett)
Bach Vespers
Sunday, November 15, 2026 , 5:00 p.m.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
J.S. Bach – Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder, BWV 135
A penitential cantata that turns confession into counterpoint, a meditation on our imperfectness.
Lecture at 4:00 p.m.
Organ Recital at 4:40 p.m. (Sarah Simko)
An A Cappella Christmas with the BachTet
Friday, December 11, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 12, 2026, 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 13, 2026, 3:00 p.m.
The Bachtet, Carlton Monroe, conductor
The Cincinnati Country Day School Choir
The Walnut Hills High School Choir
The Taylor High School Senior Choir
Three musical intimate holiday concerts in majestic spaces across our city, each paired with a local high school choir. Cincinnati finest singers–the BachTet–alongside the city’s next generation of great musicians.
Bach Vespers
Sunday, January 10, 2027, 5:00 p.m.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
J.S. Bach – Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7
Built on Luther’s own baptism hymn, this cantata turns the Jordan River into a stage for one of Bach’s most vivid instrumental storms.
Lecture at 4:00 p.m.
Instrumental Recital at 4:40 p.m.
(Dwight Parry, oboe, Jim Lambert, contrabass)
Bach Vespers
Sunday, February 7, 2027, 5:00 p.m.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
J.S. Bach –
Was mein Gott will, das g’scheh allzeit, BWV 111
A meditation on trust in times of uncertainly — quietly one of Bach’s most consoling works.
Lecture at 4:00 p.m.
Organ Recital at 4:40 p.m. (Michael Unger)
Zimmermann’s Kaffeehaus Gala
Friday, March 5, 2027, 6:00 p.m.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Zimmermann’s Kaffeehaus Gala is a celebratory evening that honors the life and legacy of J.S. Bach while raising vital support for the Bach Ensemble at St. Thomas.
Join us for a trip to Zimmermann’s Kaffeehaus in Leipzig, where J.S. Bach premiered many of his greatest instrumental works! Highlights include performances from Bach Ensemble musicians, a well-curated silent auction, food and drink and more.
Mass in B-Minor
Sunday, April 25, 2027, 3:00 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral
The Bach Ensemble Orchestra and Chorale,
Carlton Monroe, conductor
J.S. Bach – Mass in B-Minor, BWV 232
A choral monument at the pinnacle of our season–Bach’s great masterwork, assembled at the end of his life, as a summation of his faith and music.
Bach Vespers
Sunday, May 16, 2027, 5:00 p.m.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
J.S. Bach –
Lobet Gott in Seinen Reichen (Ascension Oratorio), BWV 11
A jubilant, trumpet-filled close to our season–Bach repurposed some of his most celebratory secular music into the sacred celebration of the Ascension.
Lecture at 4:00 p.m.
Organ Recital at 4:40 p.m. (Stella O’Neill)
