The Broadway Bach Ensemble

07/21/2026

Announcing our 2026-27 season!

Favorite soloists of ours return this season. Daniel Epstein will be performing the Schumann Piano Concerto in the Fall, and Kinga Augustyn will play Saint-Saëns in February. Also, watch for Britten’s “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” and Mozart’s “Jupiter”!

Favorite soloists of ours return this season. Daniel Epstein will be performing the Schumann Piano Concerto in the Fall, and Kinga Augustyn will play Saint-Saëns in February. Also, watch for Britten's "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" and Mozart's "Jupiter"!

05/01/2026

Joshua Lee, seen here subbing at our rehearsal, for NY Philharmonic principal bassist Tim Cobb, who was busy last night at Lincoln Center. Tim will be joining us Sunday for the Koussevitsky Double Bass Concerto In F # Minor, Op. 3.

Our final performance of our 2025-26 season of free concerts on New York's Upper West Side is Sunday, May 3 at 2:00 p.m.

Also on the program: Ralph Vaughan Williams' Overture to The Wasps, Haydn's Symphony No. 99, and Lyric for Strings by George Walker.

The Broadway Bach Ensemble
The Broadway Presbyterian Church
601 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027
https://www.broadwaybach.org/

04/14/2026

Final performance of our 2025-26 season of free concerts on New York's Upper West Side!

Celebrate Spring with an exciting and varied program on Sunday, May 3 at 2:00 p.m.

Four Great Works:

The program kicks off with Ralph Vaughan Williams' Overture to "The Wasps," part of his incidental music to the play by Aristophanes.

The program continues with Haydn's spirited Symphony No. 99, and the lovely Lyric for Strings by George Walker.

Featured soloist on this program is the BBE's long-time friend Timothy Cobb, principal bass of the New York Philharmonic. He'll be performing Serge Koussevitzky's Double Bass Concerto In F # Minor, Op. 3.

The Broadway Bach Ensemble
The Broadway Presbyterian Church
601 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027
https://www.broadwaybach.org/

03/18/2026

A reminder for tomorrow: join us for an unforgettable evening of chamber music at our FREE concert on Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 pm! Featuring talented musicians from the Broadway Bach Ensemble performing masterpieces by Bartok, Beethoven, and more. Get updates and details at www.broadwaybach.org - we can't wait to see you at The Broadway Presbyterian Church. Broadway and 114th Street, NYC.

03/12/2026

Your Invitation To Our Free Chamber Music Concert.

Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 pm.

Featuring musicians from the Broadway Bach Ensemble.

The Broadway Presbyterian Church
114th and Broadway, New York City (opposite Columbia University).

The program includes music by Bartok, Beethoven, Françaix, Paganini, Ravel, Rossini, Turina, Fitelberg and Weinberg.

Watch www.broadwaybach.org for updates and details!

We look forward to seeing you there!

01/29/2026

This Sunday Feb.1 at 2:00 p.m. is the second performance of our 2025-26 season of free concerts on New York's Upper West Side. Our Winter Concert offers an exciting and varied program

Four Great Works

The program begins with an overture by Emilie Luise Frederica Mayer. Known as the "female Beethoven," she was one of the most prolific female composers of the 19th century and achieved wide recognition and public performances of her music across Germany.

The program continues with Claude Debussy's "Children's Corner" Suite, and the Danse N***e from the "African Suite" by Samuel Taylor-Coleridge.

Our featured soloist on this program is Logan Chiang, violin. He'll be performing the Violin Concerto by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Besides being a noted pianist and composer of "serious" music, Korngold was one of the most important composers of film music for Hollywood, winning two Oscars for his work.

The Broadway Bach Ensemble
The Broadway Presbyterian Church
601 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027
https://www.broadwaybach.org/

01/22/2026

Logan Chiang, solo violin, and Michael F. Tietz, music director and principal conductor.

Logan will be performing the Violin Concerto by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, who was a noted pianist and composer of "serious" music. He was one of the most important composers of film music for Hollywood, winning two Oscars for his work.

Our second performance of our 2025-26 season of free concerts, on New York's Upper West Side, happens Sunday, February 1 at 2:00 p.m.

The program begins with an overture by Emilie Luise Frederica Mayer. Known as the "female Beethoven," she was one of the most prolific female composers of the 19th century and achieved wide recognition and public performances of her music across Germany.

The program continues with Claude Debussy's "Children's Corner" Suite, and the Danse N***e from the "African Suite" by Samuel Taylor-Coleridge.

The Broadway Bach Ensemble
The Broadway Presbyterian Church
601 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027
https://www.broadwaybach.org/

01/09/2026

Featured: Michael F. Tietz, music director and principal conductor, and Audrey J. Edelstein, associate music director

Mark your calendar for the second performance of our 2025-26 season of free concerts on New York's Upper West Side. Our winter concert offers an exciting and varied program, and it happens Sunday, February 1 at 2:00 p.m.

Four Great Works:

The program begins with an overture by Emilie Luise Frederica Mayer. Known as the "female Beethoven," she was one of the most prolific female composers of the 19th century and achieved wide recognition and public performances of her music across Germany.

The program continues with Claude Debussy's "Children's Corner" Suite, and the Danse N***e from the "African Suite" by Samuel Taylor-Coleridge.

Our featured soloist on this program is Logan Chiang, violin. He'll be performing the Violin Concerto by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Besides being a noted pianist and composer of "serious" music, Korngold was one of the most important composers of film music for Hollywood, winning two Oscars for his work.

The Broadway Bach Ensemble
The Broadway Presbyterian Church
601 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027
https://www.broadwaybach.org/

12/21/2025

Season's Greetings and Happy New Year from the Broadway Bach Ensemble!

Also, a reminder to join us for our Winter Concert, coming up on February 1, 2026.

Violin soloist Logan Chiang joins us in Korngold’s Violin Concerto. Also on the program, Coleridge-Taylor’s “African Suite,” Debussy’s “Children’s Corner,” and Overture No. 1 by Emilie Mayer.

The Broadway Bach Ensemble
The Broadway Presbyterian Church
601 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027
https://www.broadwaybach.org/

12/02/2025

Celebrate with The Broadway Bach Ensemble, your spectacular community orchestra on the Upper West Side. Share in our mission to engage, educate, uplift, and connect through three exciting concerts each season.

BBE concerts are always free. We pride ourselves in providing this service and sharing our love for music; our orchestra members and soloists donate their time and musical expertise. But other costs including renting our rehearsal and performance space, instrument cartage, music rental, web hosting, printing programs, and recording have risen significantly.

This year, we need your help to achieve a specific fundraising goal of $5,000 to cover the cost of our upcoming Spring Concert on May 3, 2026. We’ll be featuring long-time friend of The BBE Timothy Cobb, principal bass of The New York Philharmonic in the Serge Koussevitzky Double Bass Concerto.

Please help us reach our goal and share the magic of communal music-making! Our donation link is in the comments.