About Us

The Bach Society was formed in 1984 with a small group who got together to sing quality, serious music.  The constitution of the Bach Society states that “the purpose of the group is to sing for our own pleasure and the pleasure of others, to contribute culturally to the community and to promote the art of choral music.”  The group performed for three years under the direction of John Moser of Grove City College. 

For several years, the group was inactive until Marg Bovard asked Dr. Richard Konzen to direct the group.  Erich Lascek, Karen Campman Emmett, and Frank Stearns also directed the group.  David Mruk began directing the choir in the spring of 2009 and resigned as our director in the spring of 2020. We welcomed our new director, Leo Sayles, in the summer of 2020, and he began directing the choir in the fall of 2021 for the first time, due to our suspension of activities during the Pandemic.  

Membership in the choir is open to qualified, enthusiastic area vocalists of all ages. There are no auditions, but usually someone learns quickly whether they can handle the music or not.  The group often performs songs that are more difficult than those of the average community or church choir.  The pieces range from sacred to secular and from classical to contemporary.  There is usually a little Bach in each concert.  The group is usually accompanied by piano, but sometimes other instruments are used.