The "Back to BACH" Project

“ I always love when you come to our school each year. The students always have a great time while being exposed to beautiful music.“  

School Lane Charter School. Back to BACH Philadelphia, PA

“ The entire team was extremely engaging and kept our kindergarten audience involved in the presentation. The artists were so talented and a pleasure to watch.“ 

Oakhill Academy. Back to BACH Monmouth County, NJ

“ Well done! Wonderful musicians! They gave great tips and taught musical concepts.“

Head of Children’s Services. Back to BACH Central CT

“ The performance was age-appropriate and kept the audience engaged. The team was professional and courteous. The audience loved the concept so the project should be recommended to other schools as well!“ 

SP Mietwiow 60. Back to BACH Warsaw, Poland

“ It was very encouraging to see the kids getting excited for music!“ 

Ictus Saturday School. Back to BACH Montgomery County, MD

“Students were interested! Great performance! Very informational!” 

Peck Elementary School. Back to BACH Houston, TX

“ I was so impressed with the skill, poised, maturity and knowledge of the Back To Bach members. It was an enjoyable concert and a joy to see them teaching and interacting with the younger children!“ 

Eden Autism Services. Back to BACH Mercer County, NJ

非常謝謝你們的用心籌畫，以及專業的演出，讓孩子有個美麗豐富的早晨。
Thank you very much for your elaborate planning and professional performance. The kids had a beautiful and rich morning.  

Tucheng Elementary School Tucheng City Taipei County - second grade

“All of our teachers and students were thrilled with the presentation and performances. The students were engaged for the entire 40 minutes. Your mix of speaking and playing allowed for students to appreciate your powerful messages and the wonderful music. The manner in which you explained about practice, determination and success, as well as the demonstrating of your passion for playing an instrument was felt and heard by all. You have most definitely inspired some future musicians”.

Brock Corydon School. Back to BACH Winnipeg, Canada

​The Program was amazing.  The students are so talented.  I loved the part when the students spoke about how they started in music.  When such amazing musicians can relate to a crowd as all of you did, that makes a wonderful connection.  Having the young students in the audience experience such positive messages about practice and trying anything is a testament to this group.  I look forward to speaking with both the Elementary School and the Jr./Sr. High School in hopes they will offer your program to our local community.  Thank you again for an outstanding musical experience with a talented and personable group of young musicians. 

Mattituck-Laurel Library. Back to BACH Long Island

Telling the kids there was an incentive to listen to (the quiz with a prize) was very helpful at this age.

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Wonderful job! "I thought the presentation was excellent. I was impressed with the music activities & lessons they taught the group. Great work!"

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"Beautiful music and talented group"

Hiawatha Elementary School. Back to BACH Burlington, VT

Wonderful! Such heartfelt musicianship! Choice of chamber music and solos were perfect. Hungarian Dance, the Waltz, The Swan, the Hedwig's Theme performed so well & exemplified the contrasts in dynamics, tempo and mood.  The pacing of the 45 min. was great. Perhaps if you emphasized the key words a little more - Rubato, accelerando, crescendo, pizzacato. Have the kids repeat the word, maybe in a way that they could remember - "accelerando - getting faster", "pizzacato - plucking the strings - pluck, pluck, pluck", or something like that. It would be great to hear what the viola sounded like by itself. One question in the quiz - "Which inst. was the biggest" seemed too simple - what about "which inst. was the lowest sounding?"

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Wonderful, wonderful job! And please come again next year! You are all beautiful musicians & it is so awesome of you to promote your obvious passions of music. Thank you so, so much!

Hiawatha Elementary School. Back to BACH Burlington, VT

Thank you for your performance! The concert was well planned rehearsed and engaging. Henry was confident in his speaking. Our students found all of the performers relatable and fun. The pieces of music performed were age appropriate  for our elementary school. We would love to host you again next year!

Founders Memorial School. Back to BACH Burlington, VT

The program was very influential for our students in Korean School. The students enjoyed the performances and the presentation. Thank you for your passion for music and music education!

Blessed Tree Community Church. Back to BACH Montgomery, MD

​Our elementary children loved! Back to Bach.  We have taken them to symphony performances but they never became as involved as with these musicians.  The fact that each of the performers was young and so very accomplished impressed the students and the teachers.   The program was fun too.  The leaders involved our children and asked questions of them and answered their questions.  We loved that they shared how to become proficient with an instrument and never mentioned the word “practice.”    Our students were not bored.  They were awed.  Thank you Back to Bach.  We loved having you and hope we can see you again.

Heritage Academy. "Back to BACH" Special Projects

This was the second time I had the pleasure of hearing the "Back to BACH" performance. The young musicians were outstanding in their talents and I'm sure to have inspired their young audience to find their passion in music and instruments. I was particularly impressed with the way each child's question was handled. Answered with simplicity and importance. (Kudos Noah) I feel that this assembly was extremely beneficial to our students and look forward to future "Back to BACH" performances.

Dogwood Hill School. "Back to BACH" Northern New Jersey

Fantastic!!! Beautiful presentation. Professional performance. Adults and children thoroughly enjoyed this thoughtful and well crafted program. Thank you!

Children's Department Manager, Ridgewood Public Library, "Back to BACH" Northern New Jersey

Thank you for a very educational, fun and engaging presentation. It was inspiring to hear all of the presenters speak so genuinely about their passion for music making, and even more impressive to hear them perform at an equally high level. Bravo!

Project STEP. Boston, MA. Back to BACH Special Projects

We loved having Back to BACH perform for the Palo Alto City Library! The members were very professional and presented a program that perfectly catered to their young audience. The kids in attendance were completely captivated and loved the Disney medley as well as the interactive parts of the presentation.

Rinconada Library. Palo Alto, CA. Back to BACH San Francisco

"What a wonderful experience! Our students were so engaged and loved learning from young people. The presenting students were professional and responsive, and we hope to have you here again!"

OrchKids @ Highlandtown #215. "Back to BACH" Special Projects

Our students enjoyed your performance very much. Your musicians are very talented and dedicated. It was a pleasure listening to them. The audience especially liked the chance of winning a prize. It kept them engaged in the presentation. Thank you for visiting and I hope you come back next year. Our violin students were happy posing for pictures with your musicians. It encouraged them to keep up with their practice.

Academy of Our Lady. Glen Rock, NJ. "Back to BACH" Northern New Jersey

A++ Wound recommend! The performers should project their voices! Perhaps practicing simple "one, two eyes on you" or "Clap once if you can hear my voice" to quiet the audience. I imagine many of the teachers in the room have learned to play a musical instrument (myself included). Perhaps you could have the adults/teachers raise their hands if they played an instrument (to other students that their mentors also have musical experience).

Reading Partners. "Back to BACH" Special Projects

"The playing was Top-Notch!"

North Boulevard Elementary School. Pompton Plains, NJ. "Back to BACH" Northern New Jersey

It was a pleasure to have these wonderful young musicians visit us. Their music and love of it was inspiring for our youngsters. They were role models in more ways than one. Thank you!

Hamilton School. Glen Rock, NJ. "Back to BACH" Northern New Jersey

​"The Back to BACH program was a unique experience for our students. How neat to have our students see such talented high school musicians! You provided them with great information, combined with demonstrations to keep them engaged."

Juana Briones Elementary School. Palo Alto, CA. "Back to BACH" San Francisco

​The students were extraordinary and played extremely well. They targeted our audience perfectly. They set an amazing example. They were inspirational.

Gerrard Berman Day School. Oakland, NJ. "Back to BACH" Northern New Jersey

​Thank you for a very inspirational presentation! Our students were completely taken by the level of musicianship and warm personalities of every one of the musicians. Your powerpoint presentation was great and the 3 steps you have mentioned were quoted in the following days, and we made a connection to the "7 Habits of Highly Effective People", since our school is a "Leader in me" school this year.

Gerrard Berman Day School. Oakland, NJ. "Back to BACH" Northern New Jersey

​"AMAZING. Great job! Would love to have them back!"

Academy of Our Lady. Glen Rock, NJ. "Back to BACH" Northern New Jersey

​The program "Back to BACH" was an exceptional music demonstration. The musicians were very well spoken and talented. The program was very kid-friendly and the demonstration of each instrument was fantastic. The ensemble also concluded with a well known song from "Frozen" that the school children were delighted to hear!

Manito Elementary School. Oakland, NJ. "Back to BACH" Northern New Jersey

​"Wow!!! What a treat! The Back to BACH team were fantastic! So talented and inspirational! Please come back again!!"

New Creation Presbyterian Church. Flushing, NY. "Back to BACH" Northern New Jersey

"We are so grateful that Back to BACH has brought this performance to our school! It is wonderful for students to have the opportunity to see other youth who have incredible talent and who have worked hard to accomplish this level of competency. These musicians are an inspiration to students and we appreciate their willingness to share their passion with others."

Dogwood Hill Elementary School. Oakland, NJ. "Back to BACH" Northern New Jersey

"Back to BACH was a very engaging presentation. Our students enjoyed the interactive components of the presentation as well as the music that they played. The musicians were professional and personable. I hope more of our students will be inspired to pursue music because of the assembly. Thank you!"

Bullis Charter School. Los Altos, CA. "Back to BACH" San Francisco