The F-M Bach Choir, an auditioned, community choir, was founded in 2021 by Dr. Kathryn Rolf, Artistic Director and Conductor, as an outreach of Immanuel Lutheran Church. The mission of the ensemble is to bring J. S. Bach's music and the message it artfully communicates to the F-M area. The choir performs sacred Baroque repertoire with professional soloists and instrumentalists. A freewill offering is taken at concerts to support future Bach Choir performances.

2024 Season

Sunday, February 18, 4:00pm - Bach Cantata Vespers @ St. Andrew Lutheran Church, West Fargo

  • Bach's cantata Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (God's Time Is the Very Best Time), BWV 106, set within the Evening Prayer liturgy. Sponsored by St. Andrew Lutheran Church, the Red River Valley Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Upcoming FREE Concerts:

Friday, July 26, 7:30pm - The Maryland State Boychoir in concert with F-M Bach Choir @ Immanuel Lutheran Church, Fargo

  • Audiences can look forward to an enchanting evening of music, featuring a diverse repertoire that includes classical masterworks, traditional folk tunes, world music, gospels, spirituals, and more. This performance is a highlight of the Maryland State Boychoir’s 2024 Summer Tour, which will take these choristers through Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa. The Fargo-Moorhead Bach Choir will perform a piece from their upcoming August concert and collaborate with the Boychoir on a few pieces.

Thursday, August 8, 7:30pm - Salvation Unto Us Has Come: Celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the First Lutheran Hymnal @ Immanuel Lutheran Church, Fargo

  • Hosted and sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Church, this concert will celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first two Lutheran hymnals (published in 1524). Music will feature settings of hymns from these hymnals, including Bach's cantata Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Savior of the Nations, Come), BWV 62; choruses from cantatas Es ist das Heil (Salvation Unto Us Has Come), BWV 9, and Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (Out of the Depths I Cry to You), BWV 38; and choir and congregational settings of Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice and Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands.

Audition information

F-M Bach Choir on Facebook

 

Watch the August 11, 2022, Concert: 

8/11/22 Program:
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, SWV 35 - Heinrich Schütz
Ein Feste Burg (A Mighty Fortress), BWV 80 - J. S. Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 1, BWV 1066 (selected movements) - J. S. Bach
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225 - J. S. Bach

Pages