The Bloomington Bach Cantata Project

03/20/2026

New from the BBCP: "Ich habe meine Zuversicht auf den getreuen Gott gericht" BWV 188 directed by Anastasia Chin

J. S. Bach, ""Ich habe meine Zuversicht auf den getreuen Gott gericht" BWV 188"Bloomington Bach Cantata Project--Season 16--Program 98--March 15, 2026Program...

02/13/2026

New from the BBCP: "Christen, ätzet diesen Tag!" BWV 63 directed by Daniel R. Melamed.

J. S. Bach, "Christen, ätzet diesen Tag!" BWV 63Bloomington Bach Cantata Project--Season 16--Program 97--February 8, 2026Program: http://tinyurl.com/BBCP-BWV...

01/21/2026

New from the BBCP: J. S. Bach, "Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats" BWV 42 directed by Dana T. Marsh.

J. S. Bach, "Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats" BWV 42Bloomington Bach Cantata Project--Season 16--Program 96--January 18, 2026Program: http://tinyurl.com/BB...

11/24/2025

New from the BBCP: "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan" BWV 100 directed by Luke Conklin.

J. S. Bach, "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan" BWV 100Bloomington Bach Cantata Project--Season 16--Program 95--November 9, 2025Program: http://tinyurl.com/BBC...

11/10/2025

Many great events this coming weekend, including Sunday's 4PM concert with a cantata in its complete liturgical context.

Here is our schedule for our Back to Bach conference which is happening in just a couple weeks. If you would like to register, please email Hayden Ives-Glasgow ([email protected]). All events are free!

10/15/2025

New from the Bloomington Bach Cantata Project: "Meine Seel erhebt den Herren" BWV 10, directed by Miranda Zirnbauer.

J. S. Bach, "Meine Seel erhebt den Herren" BWV 10Bloomington Bach Cantata Project--Season 16--Program 94--October 12, 2025Program: http://tinyurl.com/BBCP-BW...

09/16/2025

The BBCP’s 16th season is off to a great start with a performance of J. S. Bach's "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort” BWV 60 directed by Gabriel Fanelli, with a lecture by Daniel R. Melamed.

https://youtu.be/qZUiAmWeULw

If you are in Bloomington, please join us for the next performances in our 2025-26 season:

—October 12, 2025. Miranda Zirnbauer directs “Meine Seel erhebt den Herren” BWV 10
—November 9, 2025. Luke Conklin directs “Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan” BWV 100 [note the corrected date!]

Performances like this are made possible by the continued generosity of our donors—we rely on them for almost all of our income. If you value live music in Bloomington and the opportunity of hearing Bach’s cantatas in performances modeled on his own, if you want to support the next generation of early music specialists, and if you can help us continue sharing one-of-a kind presentations of this music, please consider a gift now.

Donations of any size help and are appreciated. We do rely on gifts of significant amounts—$500, $1000, $1500, and more—from those for whom they are possible. You can make a donation from our page, or by sending a check payable to Bloomington Bach Cantata Project to BBCP, Bloomington Early Music, P.O. Box 734, Bloomington, IN 47402.

“O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort” BWV 94Bloomington Bach Cantata Project — Season 16 — Program 93 — September 14, 2025Program: http://tinyurl.com/BBCP-BWV60Annotat...

03/31/2025

We are pleased to present a performance of J. S. Bach's "Was frag ich nach der Welt” BWV 94 directed by Steven Warnock with a lecture by Daniel R. Melamed. Links to the program and to an annotated translation of the text are in the notes below the video.

“Was frag ich nach der Welt” BWV 94Bloomington Bach Cantata Project — Season 15 — Program 92 — March 30, 2025Program: http://tinyurl.com/BBCP-BWV94Annotated ...

03/05/2025

We are pleased to present a performance of J. S. Bach's "Gott ist unsre Zuversicht” BWV 197 directed by Curtis Foster with a lecture by Daniel R. Melamed. Links to the program and to an annotated translation of the text are in the notes below the video.

“Gott ist unsre Zuversicht” BWV 197Bloomington Bach Cantata Project — Season 15 — Program 91 — March 2, 2025Program: http://tinyurl.com/BBCP-BWV197Annotated ...

02/09/2025

We are pleased to present a performance of J. S. Bach's "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” BWV 177 directed by Jennifer Kirby with a lecture by Daniel R. Melamed. Links to the program and to an annotated translation of the text are in the notes below the video.

“Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” BWV 177Bloomington Bach Cantata Project — Season 15 — Program 90 — February 2, 2025Program: http://tinyurl.com/BBCP-BWV177...

12/11/2024

The Bloomington Bach Cantata Project is grateful for many things as we reach the halfway point of our fifteenth season.

We are grateful for our performers who have sung and played so movingly in performances you can find on our YouTube channel: BWV 213 directed by Eric Meincke, BWV 88 directed by Mary Cicconetti, and BWV 92 directed by Michelle Kwok.

We are grateful for the opportunity of presenting this great music in Bloomington, and for the beautiful space of St. Thomas Lutheran Church, our performing home.

And we are grateful to our generous donors who make our work possible--those who have made large gifts, those who have made smaller donations, those who give at the concerts, and those who make monthly gifts to support our performances.

We will continue to count donations made through the end of the year in our fundraising total for the 2024-25 season. If you have not yet made a contribution, we would be pleased to hear from you. If you have contributed since January 1 and are moved to donate further, we will be all the more thankful.

You can donate online here, or or send a check to BBCP, Bloomington Early Music, P.O. Box 734, Bloomington, IN 47402.

And please join us for our spring 2025 concerts, listed below.

With best regards,
Daniel R. Melamed, director

Spring 2025 concerts
Sundays at 2.30PM, St. Thomas Lutheran Church

February 2 "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jeesu Christ" BWV 177, directed by Jenni Kirby

March 2 "Gott ist unser Zuversicht" BWV 197, directed by Curtis Foster

March 30 "Was frag ich nach der Welt?" BWV 94, directed by Steven Warnock