Organizations Filed Purposes:
PROMOTE APPRECIATION OF THE MUSIC OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH THROUGH PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION.
CONCERT SEASON - TICKETED CONCERTS: FOUNDED IN 1898 AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GREG FUNFGELD SINCE 1983, THE BACH CHOIR, BACH FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA AND DISTINGUISHED SOLOISTS, PRESENT A CONCERT SEASON OF 19 TICKETED CONCERTS FOR MORE THAN 7,000 PEOPLE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. CONCERTS INCLUDE THE BETHLEHEM BACH FESTIVAL OVER TWO WEEKENDS IN MAY AS WELL AS CHRISTMAS, SPRING, FAMILY, BEL CANTO YOUTH CHORUS, AND GALA CONCERTS. THE 2019-2020 CONCERT SEASON WAS ABBREVIATED DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK. BEFORE REVISING OUR SCHEDULE, WE PRESENTED 6 TICKETED CONCERTS TO A COLLECTIVE AUDIENCE OF ALMOST 3,000 PEOPLE. OUR SPRING CONCERT AND THE BETHLEHEM BACH FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES, ALONG WITH THE BEL CANTO SPRING CONCERT WERE CANCELED. THE BACH CHOIR'S TOUR TO EUROPE PLANNED FOR JUNE 2020, INCLUDING A FEATURED PERFORMANCE AT THE LEIPZIG BACHFEST, HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO JUNE, 2021.
EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THE BACH CHOIR PRESENTS 18 FREE EDUCATIONAL CONCERTS WITH INFORMAL TALKS ABOUT THE MUSIC BY CONDUCTOR GREG FUNFGELD. EIGHT OF THESE CONCERTS ENTITLED "BACH TO SCHOOL" ARE PRESENTED FOR MORE THAN 5,000 STUDENTS (GRADES 3-12) EACH YEAR IN DIVERSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY REGION. IN THE 2019-2020 SEASON WE PRESENTED ALL OF THESE CONCERTS BEFORE THE SCHOOLS SHUT DOWN. TEN OF THESE CONCERTS ENTITLED "BACH AT NOON" ARE PRESENTED AT CENTRAL MORAVIAN CHURCH IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN BETHLEHEM AND ST JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH IN DOWNTOWN ALLENTOWN FOR A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 8,000 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES INCLUDING STUDENTS, DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS/BUSINESS PEOPLE, SENIOR CITIZEN GROUPS, AND OUT OF TOWN VISITORS. DUE TO THE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO PRESENT SIX OF THESE CONCERTS LIVE BUT AIRED FOUR VIRTUAL "BACH AT NOON" CONCERTS ON OUR YOU TUBE CHANNEL, FACEBOOK PAGE AND LOCAL PBS AFFILIATE STATION, PBS39 IN BETHLEHEM, PA. BEL CANTO YOUTH CHORUS OFFERED THEIR CHORAL VILLAGE CAMP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS VIRTUALLY THIS SEASON AS WELL AS A WORKSHOP FOR SCHOOL CHORAL DIRECTORS. TO CONTINUE OUTREACH TO OUR AUDIENCE, WE ADDED A NEW COMPONENT IN 2020, TITLED "A MOMENT OF COMFORT, AND PRODUCED 24 MUSICAL INTERLUDES TO DATE, EACH INCLUDING COMMENTARY FROM CONDUCTOR GREG FUNFGELD, AND POSTED THEM ON OUR YOU TUBE CHANNEL AND FACEBOOK PAGE. THESE VIDEOS HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL THOUSAND VIEWS SINCE THE FIRST WAS POSTED IN APRIL AND PRODUCTIONS WILL CONTINUE, AS RESTRICTIONS ON GATHERINGS AND LIVE CONCERTS ARE IN PLACE.
RECORDINGS, RESEARCH, AND PRESERVATION: TO ENHANCE ACHIEVEMENT OF ITS MISSION, THE BACH CHOIR IS HEARD IN RECORDINGS AND BROADCASTS AROUND THE WORLD, MOST RECENTLY IN A DVD CO-PRODUCED WITH CLASSICAL KIDS - "MR BACH COMES TO CALL" (2007) AND FIVE NEW RECORDINGS ON THE ANALEKTA LABEL " MAGNIFICAT AND GLORIA" (2009), "SONGS OF HOPE" (2011), "SAINT JOHN PASSION"(2012), " A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN BETHLEHEM" (2013) AND "BACH AND HANDEL" (2018). THE WORK OF THE BACH CHOIR IS ALSO ENHANCED BY RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND ARCHIVAL PRESERVATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Greg Funfgeld | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 40 | $144,327 |
| Bridget George | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $98,200 |
| Sheldon W Dean | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Rev Hopeton Clennon | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Peter Young | CHOIR REP TO THE BOARD | 1 | $0 |
| Patty Alercia | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Larry Lipkis | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Kurt Anchorstar | CHOIR REP TO THE BOARD | 1 | $0 |
| Kate Racculia | CHOIR REP TO THE BOARD | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Macomb | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joanne M Regina Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joan M Moran | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| James Horvath | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Jim Harbaugh | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer O'Donnell | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Loengard | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Payne | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Harold G Black | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| Erika Petrozelli | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Donald Wertman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Ruhf | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cheryl Matherly | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Charles P Dangelmajer | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Carrie Nedick | CHOIR REP TO THE BOARD | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Opper | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Thompson | ASSISTANT TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Annette Thiel | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Alfred J Krug | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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