Bergen County, NJ

Classical Music

Video Productions

Learning about J.S. Bach

Learn all about Back to BACH’s namesake from the first region founded!

Season’s Greetings from Back to Bach!

Hear us play some holiday favorites! We had lots of fun making this video and hope you enjoy!

Our Latest Events

  • Anna C. Scott Elementary School

    Live Regional Presentation
    December 8, 2023 @ 2 PM

  • Our Lady Mother church

    Live Regional Presentation
    February 1, 2022

  • Westwood Public Library

    Live Regional Presentation
    June 26, 2021 @ 4 PM

  • Our Lady Mother Church

    Live Regional Presentation
    February 9, 2021

  • Temple Beth Nursery School

    Live Regional Presentation
    June 5, 2019

  • Collaboration with Opportunity Music Project

    Live Regional Presentation
    May 19, 2019

  • Notre Dame Academy

    Live Regional Presentation
    April 15, 2019

  • Palisades Park Library

    Live Regional Presentation
    April 15, 2019

  • Collaboration with Union City Music Project

    Live Regional Presentation
    March 9, 2019

  • Union City Music Project

    Live Regional Presentation
    December 7, 2018

  • Ridgewood Public Library

    Live Regional Presentation
    September 16, 2018

  • Academy of St. Paul

    Live Regional Presentation
    June 15, 2018

  • Temple Beth El Nursery School

    Live Regional Presentation
    May 31, 2018

  • Haworth Library

    Live Regional Presentation
    May 20, 2018

  • Living Hope Church

    Live Regional Presentation
    May 20, 2018

  • Ridgewood Public Library

    Live Regional Presentation
    January 21, 2018

What People are Saying…

“It was a beautiful presentation! Very talented musicians. It truly was fabulous!”

S.Dnessel
Teacher Assistant
Notre Dame Academy

“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.”

Peggy Rogan
Librarian
Academy of Our Lady

“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!”

Irene Pierides
Principal
Hamilton School

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

Robert Smolen
Principal
Gerrard Berman Day School

“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.”

Dassi Rosenkrantz-Cabo
Music Director
Gerrard Berman Day School

“AMAZING. Great job! Would love to have them back!”

Stephanie Budelman
Music Director
Academy of Our Lady

“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!”

Elvira Battista
Music Director
Manito Elementary School

Meet the Team

  • Violin
    Co-Regional Director     since Fall 2023
    Member since Fall 2020
    Leonia High School

    NYYS Orchestra

    2023 BU Tanglewood Institue YAO

    Semi-finalist in 2023 Coltman Chamber Music Competition

  • Viola
    Co-Regional Director     since Fall 2023
    Member     since Spring 2019
    Bergen County Academies, The Juilliard School Pre-College Division

    YoungArts Finalist 2023

    Perlman Music Program

    Radda Rise International Competition: Grand Prize Winner

  • Violin
    Member     since Fall 2020
    Ridgewood High School

    2nd place in International Violin Competition in New York

    First violin of Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Advanced Chamber orchestra and Festival Orchestra

    Soloist of Nizhni Novgorod Philharmonic

  • Violin
    Member     since Fall 2020
    Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest

    First violinist in the New York Youth Symphony

    Performing at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center

    Winning prizes at New York Artists's International Competition, New York International Music Concours, Manhattan International Music Competition, East Coast International Music Competition, and Crescendo International Competition

  • Violin
    Member     since Fall 2020
    Fort Lee High School

    2019 PRIMA VOLTA MUSIC COMPETITION

    First Place, 2020-2021

    NYYS Violinist

  • Cello
    Member     since Winter 2020
    The University Scholars Program

    Featured Soloist at ChamberFest Canandaigua

    Winner, Warminster Symphony Competition

    Appearances on the acclaimed series Mozart in the Jungle


  • Member since: pending
    River Dell High School

    First Place, Steinway Tri-State Regionals Piano Competition

    Grand Winner and NLPA Scholarship Award Winner, International Young Artists Competition

    First Prize, Vivo International Music Competition

  • Viola
    Member     since Fall 2020
    Bergen County Academies

    Member of the New York Youth Symphony

    First Place at 2019 Crescendo International Music Competition

    First Place at 2018 VIVO International Music Competition

  • Violin
    Member     since Fall 2021

    First Prize and Best Performance of Virtuoso Piece Award at Suzanne Culley Competition

    First place at VIVO International Music Competition

    Merit scholarship recipient at HeifetzPeg and Boston University Tanglewood

  • Violin
    Member     since Fall 2021
    Julliard precollege - Ann Setzer

  • Viola
    Member     since February 2022

    National YoungArts winner (Honorable Mention)

    New York Young Virtuoso Competition, Young Virtuoso Cash Prize Winner & 1st Place winner

    Bellagrande International Music Competition, 1st Place winner

  • Viola
    Member     since Spring 2022

    New York Youth Symphony Chamber

    International Young Artists Competition Gold Priz

    NJ Intermediate Regional Orchestra

  • Viola
    Member     since Spring 2022

    First place winner in the New York International Music Concours (NYIMC)

    First prize winner in the Golden Classical Music Awards

    First prize at the National Youth Performing Artists Concert

  • Violin
    Co-Regional Director since Fall 2024
    Member     since Fall 2022
    Cresskill High School

    2024 Miclot International Music Competition 1st place winner

    American Protege 1st place winner

    Coltman chamber music competition semi finalist

  • Violin
    Member     since Fall 2022

    1st place in the VIVO International Music Competition

    1st place in the Crescendo International Music Competition

    2nd place in the International Music Competition 'Salzburg' Grand Prize Virtuoso

  • Violin
    Member     since Fall 2022

    Johansen International Competition-1st prize and best performance of commissioned work prize

    Camerata Artists International Competition-Grand Prize

    Zhuhai Mozart International Competition-1st Prize

  • Violin
    Member     since Fall 2022

    NYYS

    PVM

    All States

  • Violin
    Member     since Fall 2022

    Grand Prize & NLPA Scholarship Winner of the National Young Musicians Showcase Competition

    2nd Prize of the International Great Master of Violin Concerto Competition

    Concertmaster of 2021-22 MSM Symphony Orchestra

    Principal Violinist of 2022-23 MSM Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Viola
    Member     since Fall 2022
    Cresskill High School

    Juilliard Pre-College

    New York Youth Symphony

  • Viola
    Member     since Fall 2022

    Juilliard Pre-College Student

    New York Youth Symphony Member

    Heifetz International Institute of Music Summer Program Member

  • Oboe
    Member     since Fall 2022

    Play for the Pre-College Orchestra for the Juilliard Pre-college program

    Played for the Bergen County Youth Orchestra.

    Play in a chamber group in the Juilliard Pre-college program

  • Clarinet
    Member     since Fall 2022

    Attended National Youth Orchestra 2

    Youngarts 2023 Honorable Mention

    Vivo International Music Competition, 1st place, Judge's Pick

  • Violin
    Member     since Spring 2023

    All Nationals Concertmaster

    All State Concertmaster

    NYYS Principal 2nd Violin

  • Cello
    Member     since Spring 2023
    Manhattan School of Music Pre-College & New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program

    First Place & Young Virtuoso Cash Prize Winner at the New York Young Virtuoso Competition (2022)

    Second Prize at Bellagrande International Music Competition (2022)

    First Place & Judges’ Distinction Award at American Protege Competition (2021)

  • Clarinet
    Member     since Spring 2023
    Manhattan School of Music

    NYYS Chamber

    CAMERATA International Second Place

    Regionals Second Chair

  • Piano
    Member     since Spring 2023

    1st place in Piano Forum Online Competition

    1st place in Florida Keys International Music Competition

    Frequent performer in Broadway Adult Day Care LLC

  • Piano
    Member     since Spring 2023
    Juilliard Pre-College

    Valissima Institute for young female conductors

    Bowdoin International Music Festival

    Soloist appearance with Havana Chamber Orchestra

  • Cello
    Member     since Fall 2023
    Bergen County Academies

    Middle School Regional

    3rd in Camerata Youth Orchestra

    1st place in school cello competition

  • Violin
    Member     since Fall 2023
    Tenafly High School

    New York Youth Symphony Chamber

    1st Place American Protege Music Talent Competition

  • Flute
    Member     since Fall 2023
    Fort Lee High School

    Juilliard Pre-College

    1st chair in both Bergen & Region Band

    1st place Prima Volta Competition

  • Cello
    Member     since Spring 2024
    Leonia High School

    Placed 1st in the Crescendo International Music Competition

    Regional and All-State Orchestra

  • Piano
    Member     since Fall 2024
    Tenafly High School

    Winner of MSM Precollege symphony piano concerto competition and performed with precollege symphony orchestra (Rhapsody in Blue)

    New York International Music Concours chamber music first prize (Dumky Trio, Dvorak)

    Maurice Ravel Competition Paris, First Place

  • Viola
    Member     since Spring 2024
    Friends Seminary

    Won 2nd Place Prize at PRIMA VOLTA MUSIC COMPETITION 2022

    Won 2nd Place Prize at VIVO International Music Competition 2022

    Entered semifinals as Concordia string quartet Coltman Chamber Music Competition 2024

  • Violin
    Member     since Summer 2024
    Demarest Middle School

    Juilliard Pre-College

    1st prize at VIVO International Music Competition

    Heifetz International Institute of Music Summer Program, Grand Prize at NLPA (National League of Performing Arts)

  • Alto Saxophone
    Member     since Summer 2024
    River Dell Regional Highschool

    Young Arts

    Manhattan School of Music Precollege (MSM)

    MPulse (summer program at University of Michigan)