Hold your calendars for our 2026-2027 Season!Stay tuned for the complete season announcement.

2026-2027 Program Highlights

October 17, 2026

Oktoberfest Vespers, with Cantata BWV 146 whose opening sinfonia is a full-scale organ concerto featuring our own Bach organ

November 14, 2026

Dancing Through Bach - a collaboration with ConTempo Studios fusing baroque dance with modern movement, and giving today's pop melodies the "Bridgerton" treatment in baroque instrumentation

December 12, 2026

Hearts and Voices: Celebrate the season with beloved festive cantatas BWV 61, for Advent, and BWV 147, with the famous "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"

Bach Society Houston’s Season Finale Marks a Moment of Gratitude and Transition

As Bach Society Houston closes its season with Johann Sebastian Bach’s cantata Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich(BWV 17), its May 2nd concert carries a deeper resonance beyond the music itself. The afternoon honors the legacy of Artistic Director Rick Erickson while welcoming incoming Artistic Director Ben Kerswell, who steps into the role in July 2026. Centered on themes of gratitude and praise, BWV 17 offers a fitting musical frame for this moment, looking back with apprec

Blues to Bach: A Conversation with Violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins

Internationally acclaimed violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins brings her signature blend of classical mastery and soulful expression to Bach Society Houston for Blues to Bach: Kelly Hall-Tompkins in Concert on Saturday, November 8, 2025 (3:00–4:30 PM) at Christ the King Lutheran Church. Renowned for her versatility and social impact, Hall-Tompkins has performed with major orchestras around the world, from the New York Philharmonic to Carnegie Hall, and is celebrated for founding Mu