

A SOCIETY OF BACH LOVERS.
The Bach Society Brazil is a cultural organization dedicated to the historical performance of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Founded in 2020 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, by an enthusiastic group of professionals and lovers of Baroque music, the society seeks to reclaim the authenticity of the German composer's music through performances with period instruments by Baroque music specialists from Brazil and abroad.
The Bach Brazil Concert Series is one of the main projects of the Bach Society Brazil, presenting a new online or in-person program every month, which has already accumulated 30 successful concerts in terms of audience and critical acclaim. Furthermore, one of the organization's missions is to make available online high-quality recordings of all of Bach's works, performed by Brazilian artists. The online concerts, available for free on YouTube, are available in their entirety and in videos separated by work, accompanied by historical commentary.
Currently, the Bach Society Brazil is a non-profit cultural association, aiming to expand its reach nationally through educational projects and festivals, funded by the combined efforts of supporters and sponsors.
With artistic direction by harpsichordist and conductor Fernando Cordella, an internationally recognized scholar of Baroque music, and a core group of nine outstanding musicians, the Ensemble Bach Brasil is committed to disseminating the richness of Bach's work and contributing to the development of new audiences and musicians in Brazil.
As Bach Societies
Bach was born in 1685 in Eisenach and died in Leipzig in 1750, in what is now Germany. Although he was recognized for his musical talent during his lifetime, his work remained almost entirely forgotten until the beginning of the 19th century, when it was rediscovered. The "Bach societies," which emerged from this period in Europe and America, represent efforts to preserve and disseminate the work of this incomparable composer. In the first half of the 20th century, there was a "Bach Society" in Brazil, which ceased to exist a few decades ago. With emotion, enthusiasm, and enormous responsibility, it now re-emerges as the fruit of a collective passion for his work.

Audiovisual and sound quality
The recordings of our concerts are characterized by their technical and cinematographic excellence, making the concerts accessible to the whole world via the Internet.
The film is directed by Caio Amon, a specialist in filming classical music, through his production company EROICA_conteúdo . The superb sound engineering is by Fabiano Cordella, and the production direction is by Ilton Carangacci.


Founders

Fernando Cordella
Artistic Director
Considered one of the most active harpsichordists of his generation in Latin America, in 2015 he earned the TOYP JCI Brasil award as the preeminent personality in Brazil for that year, under the “Cultural Excellence” category. He is the artistic director and chief conductor for Sociedade Bach Porto Alegre and Bach Brasil. He has been teaching harpsichord since 2016 at EMMSP (São Paulo Municipal School of Music) and is a coordinator of the Baroque Music Workshop headed by the same institution.
He has an active soloist career and is guest conductor for some of the leading orchestras in Brazil and abroad. He has performed under: Peter van Heyghen, Nathalie Stutzmann, Luiz Otávio Santos, Michaela Comberti, Olivia Centurioni, Bart Naessens, Roman Garrioud, Juan Manuel Quintana, and Rodolfo Richter, among others.
He began studying under pianist Dirce Knijnik, learning the harpsichord under Nicolau de Figueiredo as his principal instructor. In 2011, he won the Açorianos Award for best interpretation in the classical music category for the album “CRAVOS – de Frescobaldi a Mozart”.

Caio Amon
Executive Director and Head of Communication
Audiovisual and creative director specialized in fostering dialog between image, music and sound. He holds a degree in Composition from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and is the director of EROICA conteúdo, having collaborated with the likes of Nieuw Ensemble van Amsterdam, Geoff Emerick, Olinda Allessandrini, Fernando Cordella, Emanuelle Baldini, Duo Siqueira-Lima, and João Bosco, among others.

Fabiano Cordella
Sound Engineer
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He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from PUCRS and is a violinist by musical training, with an emphasis on the Baroque violin. He specializes in acoustic recordings of classical music, both orchestral and chamber. He has made recordings for labels such as "Drama Musica" (England), among others, with artists such as Emmanuele Baldini (Italy), Gabriella Di Laccio (England), Cintia de Los Santos, Alexandre Ritter, Fernando Cordella and Luis Otavio Santos (Brazil/Netherlands).
Executive board

BERNARDO FREDERES KRÄMER ALCALDE
PRESIDENT OF THE BACH SOCIETY OF BRAZIL
An economist by training, a programmer and musician at heart, Bernardo holds a Master's and a Doctorate in Applied Economics, is an entrepreneur in the environmental field, and the Financial Director of the Ecossis Institute, where he works on the conception and development of environmental, artistic, educational, and cultural projects. A devotee of Bach since childhood, he studied music theory and violin, in addition to the piano, which he continues to practice today.
Advice
President – Mauro Ricardo Nunes Pontes
Vice President – Fabio Furtado Ramos
Secretary – Fernando Antonio de Abreu e Silva
Advisors
Annibal Carneiro
Bernardo Frederes Krämer Alcalde
Clarisse Schneider
Fernanda Chiarello Stedile
João Paulo Bittencourt Cardozo
Jonas Badermann de Lemos
Katia Monaco
Linjie Zhang
Marcelo Gus
Maria Teresa de Mello Xavier
Nelson S. Dvoskin
Raul Hartke
Ricardo Arnt
Ricardo Barberena
Samuel Mac Dowell De Figueiredo
Valeska Fasolo
Honorary Advisors
Celso Loureiro Chaves
Fernando Cacciatore de Garcia
Francisco Marshall
Heloisa do Amaral Peixoto
Jane Titukian
João Carlos Martins
Lya Luft
Maria Berenice Dias
Renato Koch
Tânia Carvalho
Fiscal Council
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Chairperson – Fabiano Saraiva
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Deputy Chairperson – Artur Leite Hertz
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Secretary – Sérgio Lewkowicz
Patron
Arthur Hertz | |
Betina Fritsch | |
Fernando Antonio Abreu E Silva | |
Gilberto Schwartsmann | |
Jonas Badermann de Lemos | |
Marcos Lisboa | |
Nara B. Sirotsky | |
Nelson Pacheco Sirotsky | |
Nelson Sirotsky Dvoskin | |
Sonia Pacheco Sirtotsky |
Supporters
Aderbal Amorim |
Alexandre Schmidt Nanni |
Ana Gorini da Veiga |
Ana Rachel Salgado |
Angelo Alberto Viero |
Artur Mello Pechansky |
Bernardo Frederes Krämer Alcalde |
Betina Goldani Serrano |
Carmen Citrin |
Catia Olivier Mello |
Clarisse Schneider |
Claudia J. Schneider |
Cláudia Beylouni dos Santos |
Dania Damiani Branco |
Doris Maria Schneider |
Elda Pires |
Eneida Iankilevich |
Erica Schultz |
Fausto Alcalde Junior |
Fernanda Chiarello Stedile |
Flávio Ricardo Souto de Abreu Fialho |
Flávio Shansis |
Heloísa Lima Abreu |
José Roberto Goldim |
João Luiz Franciosi |
João Paulo Bittencourt Cardozo |
Judith Martins-Costa |
Lenita Wannmacher |
Luciana Karine de Souza |
Marcelo Goldani |
Marcelo Gus |
Maria Cristina Garcia Vasconcellos |
Maria Eunice Maciel |
Maria Salete Chiuchetta |
Maria Zelia Peretti |
Marisa Eizirik |
Mauro Pontes |
Miguel Fayet Trein |
Milton RIbeiro |
Monica Aner |
Márcia Santana Fernandes |
Ney Calazans |
Náira Michel |
Patrícia Rondini |
Raul Hartke |
Regina Orgler Sordi |
Ricardo Barbosa Lima Faria Corrêa |
Roger Lerina |
Sergio Lewkowicz |
Simoni Silveira |
Terezinha Licks |
Théo Amon |
Valeska Fasolo |
Vera Muller |

