Seattle Bach Choir

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 contempora

ry 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.

Looking forward to the beginning of rehearsals on this tomorrow!
03/23/2026

Looking forward to the beginning of rehearsals on this tomorrow!

Thank you to all who joined us for our first Brahms Requiem sing-along! We had a blast!
03/22/2026

Thank you to all who joined us for our first Brahms Requiem sing-along! We had a blast!

Wie lieblich…😃
03/21/2026

Wie lieblich…😃

Our orchestra for this afternoon’s Brahms Requiem singalong 👏👏👏
03/21/2026

Our orchestra for this afternoon’s Brahms Requiem singalong 👏👏👏

Post-rehearsal last Tuesday at Growler Guys. Always a great time!
03/18/2026

Post-rehearsal last Tuesday at Growler Guys. Always a great time!

🎶 Keep the music alive this Giving Tuesday! 🎶Your support lets the Seattle Bach Choir create unforgettable concerts, pro...
12/02/2025

🎶 Keep the music alive this Giving Tuesday! 🎶

Your support lets the Seattle Bach Choir create unforgettable concerts, provide rehearsal & performance spaces, and fund accompanists, instrumentalists, and production costs—all while keeping performances accessible to everyone.

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Lars-Erik Larsson's "A God Disguised" from our November 16, 2025 concert: GODS
11/22/2025

Lars-Erik Larsson's "A God Disguised" from our November 16, 2025 concert: GODS

Seattle Bach Choir | Daniel Mahraun, conductor | Molly Clark Hillard, narrator | Linnea Olson-White, soprano | Carl Bolstad, baritone | Rey Chen, piano | Nov...

Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Five Mystical Songs" from our November 16, 2025 concert: GODS
11/22/2025

Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Five Mystical Songs" from our November 16, 2025 concert: GODS

Seattle Bach Choir | Daniel Mahraun, conductor | Dan White, baritone | Rey Chen, piano | Blayne Barnes, Rachel Nesvig, violin | Kelly Moore, viola | Kevin Le...

Ola Gjeilo's "Across the Vast, Eternal Sky" from our November 16, 2025 concert: GODS
11/22/2025

Ola Gjeilo's "Across the Vast, Eternal Sky" from our November 16, 2025 concert: GODS

Seattle Bach Choir | Daniel Mahraun, conductor | Rey Chen, piano | Blayne Barnes, Rachel Nesvig, violin | Kelly Moore, viola | Kevin Leiferman, 'cello | Ross...

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