Bach Collegium Japan performs world-wide, including Japan, with the goal of presenting ideal interpretations of Baroque music centering on the religious works of J.S. Bach. In 1995 the ensemble embarked on a project aimed at recording Bach’s complete church cantatas in chronological order. This project was eventually completed in February 2013 and has met with lavish praise in Japan and overseas as an internationally outstanding and exceptional achievement of the first order. About the program: Masaaki Suzuki, founder and artistic director of Bach Collegium Japan, is exploring new territory in this glittering program of Baroque masterworks. Since completing a massive, 18-year recording project, which included all of Bach’s church cantatas and solo harpsichord works, Suzuki plans to explore the world of sacred Baroque music outside of Bach. Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan begin a new journey this year with a program that reaches Beyond Bach.