Johann Sebastian Bach

Another rather better-known contemporary by the name of Johann Sebastian Bach will be honored on March 20 with a Town Hall performance of his "St. John Passion" by the Portland Baroque Orchestra directed by virtuoso Baroque violinist Monica Huggett, and a joint Handel-Bach program to celebrate Bach's birthday is scheduled for March 21 at Blessed Sacrament Church.

The Seattle Times 2011

Certain composers, such as Johann Sebastian Bach, have been especially skillful at counterpoint.

counterpoint 2002

Adding to the mix were the haunting "Divertimento From 'Le Baiser de la Fée'" (to Igor Stravinsky), plus such Balanchine classics as his moonlit "Serenade" (to Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky) and his jazzy yet ornate "Concerto Barocco" (to Johann Sebastian Bach).

A Company in Progress Robert Greskovic 2011

Blanche Moyse, a renowned violinist during her youth in Europe, who became one of the world's foremost interpreters of the choral music of Johann Sebastian Bach during a second career as a conductor and teacher in Vermont, died Feb. 10 at her home in West Brattleboro, Vt.

Blanche Moyse, musical pioneer and peerless conductor of Bach choral works, dies at 101 Matt Schudel 2011

Johann Sebastian Bach compiled what are today called the Brandenburg Concertos as showpieces and probable calling cards for employment with the Margrave of Brandenburg.

Rodney Punt: The Brandenburgs Are Their Brand: LACO's Six Concertos of J.S. Bach Rodney Punt 2011

In his latest project, though, Mr. Tepfer builds a bridge across centuries and genres to spark a dialogue with Johann Sebastian Bach.

Improvised Variations Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim 2011

As Paul Harding, of Tinkers fame, was formed in part by the drum patterns of Elvin Jones, Lydia Davis seems to have been influenced by the sleek wit of pianist Glenn Gould and the architecture of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Christopher Lydon: Lydia Davis: Miniatures from a Mind on Fire (AUDIO) Christopher Lydon 2011

Afterward I realized that she was saying in her own words what the great composer Johann Sebastian Bach intended when he inscribed “SDG” at the end of many of his musical manuscripts.

Manifesting Michelangelo Joseph Pierce Farrell 2011

As Paul Harding, of Tinkers fame, was formed in part by the drum patterns of Elvin Jones, Lydia Davis seems to have been influenced by the sleek wit of pianist Glenn Gould and the architecture of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Christopher Lydon: Lydia Davis: Miniatures from a Mind on Fire (AUDIO) Christopher Lydon 2011

Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in B Minor is a foundation stone of the choral repertoire.

A Monumental Composer in Context Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2012