“Bach in the City fills a glaring gap in Chicago’s early-music scene…”

-Early Music America

Bach in the City is an independent, nonprofit music organization specializing in Baroque repertoire based at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Chicago. With a commitment to showcasing period instruments, Bach in the City features choral, orchestral, and chamber music by Johann Sebastian Bach and his contemporaries. His timeless repertoire comes alive when paired with the magnificent acoustics and historic charm of the Lincoln Park church.

Bach in the City is led by music director, choirmaster, organist, and composer Richard Webster, who led the former Bach Week Festival for 50 seasons. Harpsichordist and early music specialist Jason Moy, associate music director, plays a crucial role in curating the season's programs.

The organization aims to present programs heard nowhere else in Chicago and to create opportunities for audiences to hear talented young professional “stars of tomorrow” from the city’s burgeoning Early Music scene.

A New Home at St. Vincent de Paul Church

Bach in the City is thrilled that St. Vincent has offered us a new home in the cultural heart of Lincoln Park, one of Chicago’s great destinations for the performing arts. Founded in 1875, Saint Vincent de Paul Parish has had a proud tradition of fine music making.

“It’s an amazing sacred space… It’s hard to find something quite like it in metropolitan Chicago.”