Collaborations

Since 2000, the American Bach Society and The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, have co-sponsored the Bach Vocal Competition for American Singers, a biennial competition for young American singers with a special interest in the music of J. S. Bach. The first-prize winner is awarded a $3,000 career development grant and an invitation to perform as a soloist with the Bach Choir of Bethlehem under the direction of Christopher Jackson, its artistic director and conductor. The next competition takes place in October 2026.

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In 2021, the American Bach Society (ABS), together with the American Handel Society (AHS), the Haydn Society of North America (HSNA), the Mozart Society of America (MSA), and the Society for Eighteenth-Century Music (SECM), founded Encounters with Eighteenth-Century Music. This virtual forum convenes about once a month during the academic year.