Author: Margaret Steinitz

Our latest -e-Bach Notes. Click on the link https://t.co/HfIi4xDAkX to access. Our Online extended Edition is coming soon.

We  are receiving an ever-increasing number of requests to provide free concert listings on our website, leaflet emailing and other documents for distribution to our donors and supporters.  Similarly, requests to engage in marketing non-LBS promoted one-off Bach concerts, designated series, general festivals and on-going projects are proliferating, so it will be helpful to Promoters and Marketing Executives to know about our policy.

We only engage in reciprocal marketing when there is a clear benefit to the London Bach Society in terms of profile, impact and presentation that will match the profile, impact and presentation we provide in return.  For their Concerts, Festivals and Series, we suggest that Promoters and Marketing Executives, including amateur choral societies, would be much better served if they work with the artists, groups and amateur singers who are involved with their concerts. We have found this to be a much more effective way to sell tickets and has yielded a tangible return.

Circulating leaflets through our mailing facilities also is not a free service we provide and at present postal mailings are only organised for the benefit of our donors and supporters.

Like so many music organisations, we are responding to the present situation and shall not be promoting any ‘live’ concerts, recitals or other events for the foreseeable future. However, we hope to promote some Bach online to replace the autumn 2020 ‘live music’ Bachfest, and continue the output into 2021. Watch this space!

An online Edition of “Bach Notes” the LBS Journal will be posted in September, with any further updates to assist your enjoyment of the Society in what are very challenging times.

Bachfest 2021 is at the advanced planning stage (31 Oct-10 Nov, and probably into 2022). This extension of our Festival planning is to ensure LBS’s 75th Anniversary is celebrated with elan in what will be a new chapter in the country’s musical life.

We remain working in the office. This is being done while maintaining our public profile through our regular editions of e-Bach Notes emailed to those on our mailing list, adding pages and posts to develop our new website, tweets and facebook posts and by keeping in touch with our Bach Friends, the donors who help to sustain us year by year.

We thank all our Bach Friends, donors and supporters for maintaining their support during this challenging period. We thank them for the messages received and the encouragement that accompanies them. Our ability to fulfill our charitable purpose depends on the receipt of donations from Bach Friends and through grants from private and public authorities. So if you would like to support us, please get in touch and donate via Bach Friends link below.

If you would like to add your name and keep in touch, then email lbs@lonbachsoc.co.uk to give your consent. Better still, we invite you to join Bach Friends

Please note our new email address:

lbs@lonbachsoc.co.uk

With best wishes

Margaret Steinitz, Artistic Director

Back in the early spring we were delighted to announce that London Bach Society is be a patron of the special 2020 Leipzig Bachfest – 11 -21 June “BACH – We are Family” . This special series was to have brought together Bach Societies, choirs and organisations to make music in Bach’s city, Leipzig. With the greatest possible regret we have to tell you that due to the on going Covid-19 crisis pandemic, this special series has had to be cancelled and is now scheduled to take place from 10-19 June 2022. London Bach Society retains the honour of being one of the Patrons and we are looking forward to that.

Details about the Leipzig Bachfest series in 2021 and 2022 can be found the Festival’s website as events are confirmed and tickets put on sale. www.bachfestleipzig.de Hope to see you there in 2022!

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The tweet we sent to mark the anniversary was viewed by 33,750 users. Supplementary tweets reached another 2,000. Incredible reaction. Thank you. To join our twitter followers sign up on www.twitter.com/bachlive