Junior Bach Program

05/08/2026

Join us tomorrow, Friday 5/8, from 2:30-3:30pm in Joe Byrd Hall at the Peabody Institute for the Junior Bach Program's Spring Concert: brand-new music by eight of Baltimore's youngest composers. Part of the Baltimore Peace Movement's May 2026 Peace Promise Weekend!

12/05/2025

Join us today, Friday 12/5, from 2:30-3:30pm in Joe Byrd Hall at the Peabody Conservatory for the Junior Bach Program's Fall Concert: brand-new music by seven of Baltimore's youngest composers (and a bonus piece written collectively by four of them)!

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05/09/2025

Join us today, Friday 5/9, from 2:30-3:30pm in Joe Byrd Hall at the Peabody Conservatory for the Junior Bach Program's Spring Concert: brand-new music by five of Baltimore's youngest composers. Part of the Baltimore Peace Movement's May 2025 Peace Promise Weekend!

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12/06/2024

Join us today, Friday 12/6, from 2:30-3:30pm in the Cohen-Davison Family Theatre at the Peabody Conservatory for the Junior Bach Program Fall Concert: brand-new music by five of Baltimore's youngest composers!

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05/03/2024

Join us today, Friday 5/3, from 2:30-3:30pm in the Cohen-Davison Family Theatre at the Peabody Conservatory for the Junior Bach Program's Spring Concert: brand-new music by seven of Baltimore's youngest composers!

*If you're joining us from off-campus, be sure to allow some extra time for traffic and parking, as Flower Mart is taking place in Mt. Vernon this weekend!*

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12/01/2023

Join us tomorrow, Friday 12/1, from 2:30-3:30pm in the Cohen-Davison Family Theatre at the Peabody Conservatory for the Junior Bach Program's Fall Concert: brand-new music by six of Baltimore's youngest composers!

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05/12/2023

Tomorrow, Friday 5/12, 2:30-3:30pm in the Cohen-Davison Family Theatre at the Peabody Conservatory (21 E. Mt. Vernon Place): world premieres by six of Baltimore's youngest composers! Join us in person, or via the livestream (link in comments). Part of the Baltimore Peace Movement's May 2023 Peace Promise Weekend!

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05/10/2023

Our Junior Bach Program spring concert on Friday, May 12 at 2:30pm at Peabody Conservatory is be part of the May 2023 Baltimore Peace Promise Weekend!

The goal of a Peace Promise Weekend is to give Baltimore opportunities to notice, uplift, nurture, share, and bask in the peace that already exists within each of us and throughout our city.

This biannual concert is always a peaceful (and incredibly joyful!) occasion. Join us as we share brand-new music by some of Baltimore's youngest composers! No tickets required, and the event is free and open to all.

You can find out more about the weekend's events (or host one yourself!) and learn about the Baltimore Peace Movement at

The Baltimore Ceasefire Movement's vision for Baltimore is to commit to zero murders. We are manifesting this vision by calling quarterly ceasefire weekends.

12/08/2022

Friday's Junior Bach Program Fall Concert at the Peabody Conservatory will be dedicated to the memory of Julian Fruh (front row, second from left in the photo below). Julian was part of our program in the spring of 2018, when he was an eighth grader at the Saint Ignatius Loyola Academy in Baltimore. He wrote a terrific piece of music called "Beginner's Luck," which we'll be sharing at the beginning of tomorrow's show. It was a privilege to know and make music with Julian, and I hope you can join us in honoring him.

01/16/2021

Congratulations to the young composers in the Junior Bach Program on a great evening of new music, which you can still watch at your convenience (~30 minutes) at the link below! Thanks to all who tuned in live, and to the Peabody Conservatory student-teachers and the Bergamot Quartet for their excellent mentoring and performances!

If you'd like to support the Junior Bach Program as we celebrate our 15-year anniversary, you can make a tax-deductible donation of $15, $150, $1500 (or any amount!) by going to https://secure.jhu.edu/form/peabody, selecting "other" in the dropdown menu, and designating "Junior Bach Program" as the recipient!

Junior Bach Program (Dr. Judah Adashi, director)Virtual Concert :: January 15, 2021, 8:00pm ETPeabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore,...