Seattle Bach Choir

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Seattle Bach Choir The Seattle Bach Choir has been performing music of the Baroque period, particularly by Johann Sebastian Bach, for 40 years.

Our goal is to present high-quality, accessible performances of beautiful —and, sometimes, seldom-performed—music. At its founding in 1984 by Wallace Golecke, the Seattle Bach Choir performed music of the Baroque period, particularly by Johann Sebastian Bach. Over the years—under directors Lou Magor, Gregory Kent Vancil, and Anne Lyman—our repertoire expanded to include medieval through contemporary music. We continue to embrace this variety under our current artistic director, Daniel Mahraun, who has also brought a renewed focus on the music of Bach and his contemporaries, music that inspired Bach, and later music inspired by him. Whether singing a ca****la, with piano or organ, or with orchestra, our goal is to present high-quality, accessible performances of beautiful and significant—and, sometimes, seldom-performed—music. Recent programs have featured Bach’s St. John Passion and B minor Mass, his motets, Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, and the modern premiere of Johan Helmich Roman’s Funeral Music for King Frederick I. Other repertoire has included music by Bach’s German Lutheran forbears (Schütz, Schein, Scheidt, Vulpius, Walter, Buxtehude, Hammerschmidt, Gumpelzhaimer); larger works by Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Pärt, Martin, and Tyberg; and music by 21st-century composers Matthew Harris, Rosephanye Powell, Ola Gjeilo, Jocelyn Hagen, Caroline Shaw, and John Muehleisen.

A productive and fun annual fall retreat!
09/20/2026

A productive and fun annual fall retreat!

Rehearsal night is the best night!
09/16/2026

Rehearsal night is the best night!

One rehearsal down!
09/09/2026

One rehearsal down!

Auditions complete. A BUNCH of new members! We are ready to go for our first rehearsal next week!
09/02/2026

Auditions complete. A BUNCH of new members! We are ready to go for our first rehearsal next week!

Come see us at the Lake City Summer Festival!
08/01/2026

Come see us at the Lake City Summer Festival!

Come visit us on Saturday at the Lake City SummerFest on Saturday, August 1, beginning at 10:30!
07/30/2026

Come visit us on Saturday at the Lake City SummerFest on Saturday, August 1, beginning at 10:30!

A great time was had by all at our end-of-season party…hopefully a new tradition!!
06/10/2026

A great time was had by all at our end-of-season party…hopefully a new tradition!!

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8500 Lake City Way NE
Seattle, WA
98115

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