Overview of the Collection
BACH Music Ensemble Records 1996-2015
12/9/139
BACH Music Ensemble
2.75
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
236 Harding Band Building
1103 South 6th Street
Champaign, IL, 61820-6223
URL: https://archives.library.illinois.edu/sousa/
Email: schwrtzs@illinois.edu
Phone: 217-244-93093
Fax: 217-244-8695
Historical Note:
BACH is the only professional musical ensemble of Illinois, outside of Chicago, that specializes in performing Baroque music. It was founded in 1996 and since has performed many concerts in the Champaign-Urbana area. It is led by Chester Alwes, professor emeritus at the University of Illinois, who specializes in the performance practice of early music. See www.baroqueartists.com for more information.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information:
Gift.
Accruals:
A .25 cubic foot addition of material was added to collection on 2/5/2018 and is contained in Box 7.
Arrangement of Materials:
This collection is arranged in three series: Series 1: Programs and Newsclippings, Series 2: Board Minutes, Series 3: Audio-Visual Materials, Series 4: Photographs. Series 1 is arranged by performing season. It contains programs from nearly every concert performed by BACH. Also included are promotional materials designated for each season and newsclippings about concerts and events, including reviews. Series 2 contains board minutes from the group's founding in 1996-2014. Series 3 and 4 contain concert recordings (both video and audio) and photographs. Each box of Series 3 is arranged chronologically.
Scope and Contents
Consists of season programs, newsclippings and posters, board meeting minutes, photographs, and audio and video recordings of the BACH (Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana) Music Ensemble from its founding in 1996 to present.
Detailed List of Contents
id177544
Programs and News Clippings
Scope and Contents
Contains program booklets, flyers, and photocopies of new clippings.
id177549
1
1
BACH 1996-97 Season Programs and News Clippings
1996-1997
id177550
1
2
BACH 1997-98 Season Programs and News Clippings
1997-1998
id177551
1
3
BACH 1998-99 Season Programs and News Clippings
1998-1999
Scope and Contents
Program from March 28, 1999 was missing at time of acquisition.
id177552
1
4
BACH 1999-00 Season Programs and News Clippings
1999-2000
id177553
1
5
BACH 2000 Music Festival Programs and News Clippings
July 23-30, 2000
id177554
1
6
BACH 2000-01 Season Programs and News Clippings
2000-2001
id177555
1
7
BACH 2001-02 Season Programs and News Clippings
2001
id177556
1
8
BACH 2001-02 Season Programs and News Clippings
2002
id177557
1
9
BACH 2002-03 Season Programs and News Clippings
2002
id177558
1
10
BACH 2002-03 Season Programs and News Clippings
2003
id177559
1
11
BACH 2003-04 Season Programs and News Clippings
2003
id177560
1
12
BACH 2003-04 Season Programs and News Clippings
2004
Scope and Contents
Includes a Prairie Ensemble program from 1/24/04
id177561
1
13
BACH 2004-05 Season Programs and News Clippings
2004
id177562
1
14
BACH 2004-05 Season Programs and News Clippings
2005
Scope and Contents
Includes a Prairie Ensemble program from 5/6/05
id177563
1
15
BACH 2005-06 Season (10th Anniversary) Programs and News Clippings
2005
id177564
1
16
BACH 2005-06 Season (10th Anniversary) Programs and News Clippings
2006
id177565
1
17
BACH 2006-07 Season Programs and News Clippings
2006-2007
id177566
1
18
BACH 2007-08 Season Programs and News Clippings
2007-2008
id177567
1
19
BACH 2008-09 Season Programs and News Clippings
2008
id177568
1
20
BACH 2008-09 Season Programs and News Clippings
2008
Scope and Contents
Includes Praire Ensemble program from 11/22/08
id177569
1
21
BACH 2008-09 Season Programs and News Clippings
2009
id177581
1
22
BACH 2009-10 Season Programs and News Clippings
2009
id177571
2
1
BACH 2009-10 Season Programs and News Clippings
2010
id177572
2
2
BACH 2010-11 Season Programs and News Clippings
2010
id177573
2
3
BACH 2010-11 Season Programs and News Clippings
2011
id177574
2
4
BACH 2011-12 Season Programs and News Clippings
2011
id177575
2
5
BACH 2011-12 Season Programs and Newsclippings
2012
id177576
2
6
BACH 2012-13 Season Programs and News Clippings
2012
id177577
2
7
BACH 2012-13 Season Programs and News Clippings
2013
id177578
2
8
BACH 2013-14 Season Programs and News Clippings
2013
id177579
2
9
BACH 2013-14 Season Programs and News Clippings
2014
id177580
2
10
BACH 2014-15 Season Programs and News Clippings
2014
id177701
6
1
BACH Promotional Materials and Posters
2000-2012
id177702
6
2
BACH News Clippings
1996-2000
Scope and Contents
Includes news clippings from mostly local new papers and photo copies of news articles.
id177703
6
3
BACH News Clippings
2001-2003
Scope and Contents
Includes news clippings from mostly local new papers and photo copies of news articles.
id177704
6
4
BACH News Clippings
2004-2007
Scope and Contents
Includes news clippings from mostly local new papers and photo copies of news articles.
id177705
6
5
BACH News Clippings
2008-2014
Scope and Contents
Includes news clippings from mostly local new papers and photo copies of news articles.
id183372
7
1
BACH 2014-2015 Season programs
2014-2015
id183373
7
2
BACH Promotional Materials and Flyers
2015
id183374
7
3
BACH News Clippings
1998-2015
id197391
7
6
BACH 2015-2016 Season Programs and Newsclippings
2016
id197392
7
7
BACH 2016-2017 Season Programs and Newsclippings
2016
id197393
7
8
BACH 2016-2017 Season Programs and Newsclippings
2017
id197394
7
9
BACH 2017-2018 Season Programs and Newsclippings
2017
id197395
7
10
BACH Administrative Materials: board of directors, budget, meeting minutes
2016-2017
id197396
7
11
BACH Promotional Materials and Flyers
2016-2017
id197397
7
12
Young Baroque Artists Competition and Showcase programs and flyers
2016-2018
id230229
7
13
BACH 2017-2018 Season Programs
2018
id230230
7
14
BACH 2018-2019 Season Programs and Newsclippings
2018-2019
id230231
7
15
BACH 2019-2020 Season Programs and Newsclippings
2019-2020
id230232
7
16
Young Baroque Artists Competition and Showcase Programs and Flyers
2019-2023
id230233
7
17
BACH 2021-2022 Season Programs and Newsclippings
2021-2022
id230234
7
18
BACH 2022-2023 Season Programs and Newsclippings
2022-2023
id177545
Board Minutes
id177583
2
11
BACH Board Minutes
1996-1999
id177584
2
12
BACH Board Minutes
2000-2003
id177585
2
13
BACH Board Minutes
2004-2014
id183376
7
4
BACH board minutes and financial records
2009-2015
id177546
Audio-Visual Materials
id177592
3
BACH Debut Broadcast Tape
July 21, 1996
Scope and Contents
TDK SA90 audio cassette tape
id177591
3
BACH Bachtoberfest--Wesley FND Concert Recording
October 27, 1996
Scope and Contents
TDK audio cassette tape
id177593
3
BACH Magnificat at St. Mary's Concert Recording
December 1997
Scope and Contents
Sony audio cassette tape
id177594
3
BACH Broadcast of June 1997 Concert
June 1997
Scope and Contents
Sony HiFi audio cassette
id177595
3
BACH Second Sunday Recording
November 9, 1997
Scope and Contents
Side B label: Art of Fugue. Maxell UR audio cassette
id177596
3
BACH Concert Recording
August 2, 1998
Scope and Contents
Has saxophone music selection before BACH Concert. TDK SA90 audio cassette
id177597
3
BACH Christmas Oratorio I, II, III, IV, V, VI
December 1998
Scope and Contents
Side A: I, II, III; Side B: IV, V, VI. TDK SA-100 audio cassette
id177598
3
BACH Twin City Bible
May 1999
Scope and Contents
Side A: Telemann Laudate Jehovah, Telemann Suite (Menuet et al), Tartini Violni concerto; Side B: Purcell Abdelazer, Bach Concerto in C for 2 harpsichords, Bach Lobet Den Herrn. Sony audio cassette
id177599
3
BACH Concert Recording
May 23, 1999
Scope and Contents
Second shorter master (new master). TDK D90 audio cassette
id177600
3
Milikan Performance
February 2001
Scope and Contents
Note: "Milikan" may be a mispelling of Millikin University, but this is unconfirmed. Fuji HQ 120 VHS tape
id177601
3
BACH Concert Recording
June 1998
Scope and Contents
Maxell GX-Silver T-120 VHS tape
id177603
4
BACH Messiah Flatville
1999
Scope and Contents
Note on back of tape: Just the 1st half of it on side B (other unknown stuff on side A). TDK MA110 audio cassette
id177604
4
BACH 2000
July 28, 2000
Scope and Contents
Sony HF audio cassette
id177605
4
BACH video recording
December 16, 2001
Scope and Contents
TDK Hi8 MP video cassette
id177606
4
Unidentified video recording
undated
Scope and Contents
TDK Hi8 MP video cassette
id177607
4
BACH Concert
May 20, 2001
Scope and Contents
TDK SA90 audio cassette
id177608
4
Songs of Exodus
March 10, 2002
Scope and Contents
Sony HG120 8mm video cassette
id177609
4
Music of the Baroque
May 20, 2001
Scope and Contents
Side A: BACH concert; Side B: Conclusion BACH concert. TDK SA90 audio cassette
id177610
4
BACH Concert
May 20, 2001
Scope and Contents
TDK SA90 audio cassette
id177611
4
Unidentified video recording
undated
Scope and Contents
Fuji Pro VHSC
id177612
4
BACH Israel in Europe, Easter Sunday
2002
id177613
4
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD 1
March 20, 2010
Scope and Contents
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177614
4
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD 2
March 20, 2010
Scope and Contents
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177615
4
A Concert of Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Trinity Concert Series, CD
May 22, 2010
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Dr. Chester L. Alwes, director
id177616
4
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD 1
May 23, 2010
Scope and Contents
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177617
4
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD 2
May 23, 2010
Scope and Contents
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177618
4
Anything BUT Bach: A Concert of choral music, CD
July 18, 2010
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177619
4
SJ 101810, Disc 1 of 2
undated
id177620
4
SJ 101810, Disc 2 of 2
undated
id177621
4
BACH, CD 1
December 19, 2010
id177622
4
BACH, CD 2
December 19, 2010
id177623
4
BACH, CD
March 19, 2011
id177624
4
BACH, CD
May 22, 2011
id177625
4
BACH Bm, CD 1
July 24, 2011
id177626
4
BACH Bm, CD 2
July 24, 2011
id177627
4
BACH, CD
October 2, 2011
id177628
4
BACH
December 18, 2011
Scope and Contents
Two CDs
id177629
4
Tookula, CD
2011
Scope and Contents
Grace Lutheran Church
id177630
4
BACH, CD
March 4, 2012
id177631
4
BACH, CD
April 22, 2012
id177632
4
BACH, CD 1 of 2
June 24, 2012
id177633
4
BACH, CD 2 of 2
June 24, 2012
id177634
4
BACH X-Mas, CD 1 of 2
2012
id177635
4
BACH X-Mas, CD 2 of 2
2012
id177636
4
BACH The Art of Fugue, CD
March 10, 2013
id177637
4
BACH, CD
April 12, 2013
id177638
4
BACH Judas Maccabeus, CD 1
May 19, 2013
id177639
4
BACH Judas Maccabeus, CD 2
May 19, 2013
id177640
4
BACH Bach & Beyond, CD
July 28, 2013
id177641
4
BACH, CD
October 20, 2013
id177642
4
BACH, CD 1
December 15, 2013
id177643
4
BACH, CD 2
December 15, 2013
id177644
4
BACH Handell [sic.] Anthems, CD
March 9, 2014
id177645
4
BACH Dido, CD
May 25, 2014
id177646
4
BACH, CD
October 19, 2014
id177647
4
BACH UH Madrigals Vivaldi Gloria, CD 1; Carols, CD 2
December 14, 2014
Scope and Contents
Two discs.
id177648
4
BACH, 3 DVDs
December 19, 2010
id177649
4
BACH UHS Madrigals, DVD
December 19, 2010
id177650
4
BACH UHS, 2 DVDs
December 19, 2010
id177651
4
BACH, DVD
March 19, 2011
id177652
4
BACH, DVD
May 15, 2011
id177653
4
BACH, DVD
March 4, 2012
id177654
4
BACH, DVD
June 24, 2012
id177655
4
BACH Dido, DVD
May 25, 2014
id177657
5
BACH Christmas Oratorio, CD 1
December 20, 1998
id177658
5
BACH Christmas Oratorio, CD 2
December 20, 1998
id177659
5
BACH St. Matthew Passion, 3 CDs
July 30, 2000
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177660
5
BACH A German Baroque Christmas, CD
December 17, 2000
Scope and Contents
The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177661
5
BACH St Matthew Passion, CD 1 of 3
July 30, 2000
id177662
5
BACH St Matthew Passion, CD 2 of 3
July 30, 2000
id177663
5
BACH St Matthew Passion, CD 3 of 3
July 30, 2000
id177664
5
BACH, 2 CDs
April 1, 2001
id177665
5
A German Baroque Christmas, CD
December 16, 2001
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177666
5
Uni High Madrigal Singers, CD
December 16, 2001 (January 24, 2002)
Scope and Contents
Prod. Mstr
id177667
5
BACH G.F. Handel, Israel in Egypt, CD 1 of 2
March 31, 2002
id177668
5
BACH G.F. Handel, Israel in Egypt, CD 2 of 2
March 31, 2002
id177669
5
Six Motets of Johann Sebastian Bach, CD
June 20, 2002
Scope and Contents
The Baroque Artists of C/U Chester Alwes
id177670
5
BACH c, CD
December 15, 2002
id177671
5
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD
May 11, 2003
id177672
5
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD
December 21, 2003
Scope and Contents
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177673
5
Mass in B Minor, BWV 232, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), 2CDs
March 20, 2004
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director Recorded in concert
id177674
5
J.S. Bach as Teacher; Works for Keyboard, CD
March 21, 2004
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177675
5
Italian Music of the 17th Century, CD
May 23, 2004
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177676
5
University Laboratory High School Madrigal Singers, CD
December 19, 2004
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177677
5
A German Baroque Christmas, 2 CDs
December 19, 2004
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177678
5
Saul, A Dramatic Oratorio, 2 CDs
March 19, 2005
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177679
5
Christmas 2005, CD
December 18, 2005
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director University High School Madrigal Singers
id177680
5
Christmas 2005, CD
December 18, 2005
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177681
5
Vespers of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 2 CDs
March 18, 2006
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177682
5
The American Boychoir, CD
May 7, 2006
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177683
5
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, 2 CDs
December 17, 2006
Scope and Contents
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177684
5
Christmas Collection: Festive selections from BACH Christmas Concerts, CD
2002-2007
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177685
5
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, 2 CDs
March 17, 2007
Scope and Contents
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177686
5
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD
May 6, 2007
Scope and Contents
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177687
5
Music of the English Baroque, CD
May 6, 2007
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana
id177688
5
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, 2 CDs
December 16, 2007
id177689
5
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, 2 CDs
March 15, 2008
id177690
5
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD
May 18, 2008
id177691
5
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, 2 CDs
December 20, 2008
Scope and Contents
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177692
5
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, 2 CDs
March 21, 2009
Scope and Contents
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177693
5
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, CD
May 24, 2009
Scope and Contents
Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177694
5
Messiah, CD
December 20, 2009
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id177695
5
A Festival of Christmas Music, CD
December 20, 2009
Scope and Contents
Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana Chester L. Alwes, Music Director
id183365
7
5
BACH concert recordings
2014-2015
id183366
7
5
A Bach and Handel Evening
Scope and Contents
Orpheum Children's Science Museum. May 31, 2015. Chester L. Alwes, Music Director. Compact Disc.
id183367
7
5
Young Baroque Artists Showcase Concert
Scope and Contents
University Place Christian Church, Champaign, Illinois. June 19, 2015. Chester L. Alwes, Music Director. Compact Disc.
id183368
7
5
A Concert for the Lenten Season featuring Heinrich Biber's Mystery Sonatas
Scope and Contents
Grace Lutheran Church, Champaign, Illinois. March 15, 2015. Chester L. Alwes, Music Director. Compact Disc.
id183369
7
5
BACH 2014 holiday concert
Scope and Contents
Holy Cross Church, Champaign. December 14, 2014. Chester L. Alwes, Music Director. Compact Disc.
id183370
7
5
Motets by Johann Sebastian Bach
Scope and Contents
St. John's Catholic Chapel, Champaign. July 26, 2015. Chester L. Alwes, Music Director. Compact Disc.
id177547
Photographs
id177587
2
14
Photographs - Lincoln Square
2000
id177588
2
15
Photographs - BACHtoberfest
2000
id177589
2
16
Photographs - St. M Passion
2000