The Bach Society holds an audition for singers – Última Hora

The Bach Society of Paraguay, chaired by maestro Diego Sánchez Haase, calls for a pre-selection audition for singers to join its artistic ensemble, the Bach Collegium of Asunción, for the preparation of its major projects for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.

The voices called are sopranos, mezzo-sopranos/altos, tenors, baritones/basses.

The audition will take place today, starting at 7:00 p.m., at the Casa Bicentenario de la Música, located at Cerro Corá 848 between Tacuary and the United States.

Interested candidates can write to WhatsApp (0991) 709-880. At the audition they must sing a freely chosen piece, and must bring a copy of the score for the accompanying pianist.

PROJECTS. The Bach Society of Paraguay is facing major projects for the 2025 and 2026 seasons, highlighting the holding of a new edition of the South American Bach Festival in Asunción, scheduled for the week of July 18 to 26, in which the famous work will be performed The Passion According to Saint John BWV 245which in 2024 will celebrate 300 years since its premiere. In addition, during this festival the presentation of the Bach and Jazz concert is planned, together with the great German jazz pianist Stephan König, replicating the acclaimed concert that the Bach Collegium of Asunción offered at the MarktPlatz in Leipzig, last June, within the framework of the famous BachFest Leipzig 2024.

For 2026, the Bach Society of Paraguay plans a European tour, with a presentation at the BachFest in Leipzig, as well as concerts in other European cities.