Bach Choir of Pittsburgh Announces 2026-27 Season

The Bach Choir of Pittsburgh has released details of its 2026-27 season, a three-program lineup that opens with Boris Karloff on screen and closes with the end of Thomas W. Douglas' tenure as Artistic Director.

The season begins on Oct. 24 and 25, 2026 with "The Creation: When Man Plays God" at Row House Hollywood. The event pairs a screening of the 1931 film "Frankenstein," starring Boris Karloff, with a live R&B soundtrack performed by the choir.

The program moves the ensemble into crossover territory it has explored before. In recent seasons the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh has presented "Sing Democracy 250" and "Never Silenced," a concert combining the music of Bach and Charlie Chaplin.

The season continues Dec. 12 and 13, 2026 with "The Beginning Sunrise" at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. The program features a collection of spirituals alongside the music of John Michael Talbot, the American composer and folk singer whose work blends contemplative Christian themes with acoustic traditions.

The lineup concludes May 8 and 9, 2027 with "The Transition Tides: Nancy Galbraith's Requiem" at the First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh. The concert carries added weight beyond its program: it marks the final performances of Thomas W. Douglas as Artistic Director, closing a defining chapter in the ensemble's history.

The three venues — Row House Hollywood, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral and the First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh — spread the season across distinct performance spaces, from a cinema setting to two of the city's major churches.

With a film-crossover opener, a spirituals-based December program and a full requiem to close, the 2026-27 season charts the choir's range — and sets a formal farewell for Douglas as its capstone.