Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana
2026-2027 • Our 30th Anniversary Season
Choir Auditions
Sunday, August 30, 2026
3–5 pm
Location TBD
Sing with BACH! We have a wonderful season coming up, featuring three concerts and our Messiah Sing-along. Experienced singers are encouraged to audition! Rehearsals start in late August. To give BACH a try, come to our Open Sing Night on August 24
Upcoming Events
Saturday, Nov 7, at 3:30 pm
Normal First United Methodist Church
Sunday, Nov 8, at 3:30 pm
First Presbyterian Church of Champaign
Handel’s “Semele”
Thrill to a dramatic staged production of this tragic tale of love, jealousy, and ambition. BACH joins with Bloomington-Normal’s professional MIOpera company for performances in Normal and Champaign.
Sunday, Feb 28 at 3:30 pm
McKinley Memorial Presbyterian Church, Champaign
Renaissance Reimagined
Hear how Renaissance masterworks have inspired composers in more recent eras, combining Renaissance music with new texts or pairing old texts with lush new melodies.
Sunday, Jun 6 at 3:30 pm
Faith United Methodist Church
Joy Renewed
Experience a new work by composer Dale Trumbore, commissioned by BACH and based on J.S. Bach’s beloved motet “Jesu, meine Freude.” The Washington Post has called Trumbore’s writing “devastatingly beautiful.”
Photo courtesy of Dale Trumbore
“I could have listened to another hour of this sublime music! Thank you for treating us to these timeless gems." — “Winter Comfort” audience member Paul B.
Join in singing Handel’s beloved choruses or just listen and enjoy at this joyful holiday tradition.
Sunday Nov 29 at 4 pm
First Baptist Church in Savoy
