ABOUT US

The Bach Collegium Fort Wayne (BCFW) is a community organization and the region’s only vocal and instrumental ensemble specialized in performing J.S. Bach’s vocal works. What makes us different from other early music ensembles is our passion for Bach and our unyielding efforts to understand the composer’s underlying designs in his works. The BCFW strives to present concerts in a historically informed manner using period instruments, but not to reenact; we believe that being fluent in Bach’s musical language is the most effective way to allow his music to work as he intended. And we simply choose the suitable instruments to speak the language.

Our choir, composed of local singers, is integral to our mission.

And the choir’s commitment to our goal matches that of our professional
vocal soloists and instrumentalists—we are one, and we grow together!

Board of Directors

Artistic Director
Koji Otsuki, D.M.

President/Chairman
Thomas Remenschneider

Vice President
James Heger, MD

Secretary
Lenore DeFonso

Treasurer
Ed Martin

Artistic Director Emeritus
Daniel Reuning, D.M.A.

Board Members
Lenore DeFonso
Mark Handy
Kris Howard
Denise Lapsley
Steve Linsenmayer
Ed Martin
Martin Moehring
Lewis Ostermeyer
Katie Price
Clarissa Reese
Mark Rudolph
Noah Vancina
Mark Ulmschneider

Members Emeriti
Melanie Bookout
Rosalie Bowker
Dennis DeRosa
Susan Firestone
George Lange
Myra Schmidt

Advisory Board

Scholars
Dr. Chester Alwes, Director, Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana

Dr. Mary Frandsen, Professor, University of Notre Dame

Dr. Robin A. Leaver, former President of the American Bach Society