Baroque Artists of Champaign Urbana

09/12/2026

From Handel's dramatic "Semele" with MIOpera of Bloomington-Normal, to the premiere of a new work by composer Dale Trumbore, creative collaboration defines a great new season of BACH! https://www.baroqueartists.org/

08/31/2026

Soloists, lend your voice to these wonderful events during BACH's 30th anniversary season! Submit recordings by end of day Tuesday, using our submission form: https://www.baroqueartists.org/prospectivemembers

08/28/2026

Join the BACH choir! Auditions are 3-5 pm Sunday in Urbana. A few time slots are left. Sign up online and learn more about our great concert season ahead! https://www.baroqueartists.org/prospectivemembers

08/24/2026

Singers, come to our Open Sing tonight, and see the many reasons to join BACH for our upcoming season! 7:15 pm Monday, August 24, First Presbyterian Church, 602 W Green in Urbana. https://www.baroqueartists.org/prospectivemembers

08/14/2026

Singers, come to BACH's first rehearsal August 24 to get a feel for singing with the BACH choir! Then sign up to audition on August 30. Details about auditions and the upcoming season are at https://www.baroqueartists.org/prospectivemembers

06/16/2026

The Five Cities Baroque Festival starts tonight, with the BACH choir at Faith United Methodist Church, 7:30 pm!

It's here! With joy and gratitude, we are thrilled to open The Fourth Five Cities Baroque Festival TONIGHT at Faith United Methodist Church in Champaign with Five Cities Baroque Presents: Baroque Artists of Champaign Urbana

Please join us all week for these superb, free events. No tickets are required - we'll see you there and we welcome you in.

06/09/2026

Next Tuesday, a delightful weeklong escape into Baroque music begins as BACH launches The Five Cities Baroque Festival with a free concert in Champaign.

06/08/2026

"The BACH chorus sang eloquently throughout...." Read John Frayne's review of our May 31 concert, then hear us June 16 as we open The Five Cities Baroque Festival!

The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH) concert on Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Champaign had an intriguing central idea. Under the leadership of Sarah Riskind, this ensemble performed

06/03/2026

Wonderful soloists (including Urbana native Katie Buzard) will join the BACH choir at the free opening concert of the Five Cities Baroque Festival on June 16!

This week's series focuses on our soloists at our opening concert - Five Cities Baroque Presents: Baroque Artists of Champaign Urbana! Our soprano soloist on this concert is a Festival stalwart, Katie Buzard.

Praised for her “deluxe tone quality” and “mature understanding of phrasing” (Vocal Arts Chicago), soprano Katherine Buzard has sung a wide variety of concert and operatic repertoire as a soloist, including Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, and a number of Bach oratorios and cantatas. She is also a committed choral singer, performing frequently with choral ensembles in Chicago and beyond, including the Music of the Baroque Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Grant Park Music Festival Chorus, Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra, and St. James Cathedral Choir. Katherine received degrees from the Royal College of Music in London and Princeton University and was awarded the Margaret Fabian Elath Scholarship through the Musicians Club of Women in 2019.

We're thrilled to feature Katie once again this year, both at our opening concert and at our culminating performances - The Five Cities Baroque Festival: Handel’s “Israel in Egypt” (Decatur performance) and The Five Cities Baroque Festival: Handel’s “Israel in Egypt” (Springfield performance). We will see you in TWO WEEKS!

05/31/2026

Get tickets at the door for today's concert at First United Methodist Church in Champaign! If you can't attend, enjoy the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/YCz-Jch5dOY