The Bach Cantatas Website celebrates its 5th anniversary The Bach Cantatas Website (BCW) was launched in its current form and address on December 30, 2000. The BCW is located at: http://www.bach-cantatas.com This a comprehensive site covering all aspects of J.S. Bach's cantatas and his other vocal works. The BCW contains discussions and detailed discographies of each cantata and other vocal works, performers and general topics. The BCW also includes texts and translations, scores, music examples, articles and interviews, and short biographies of more than 3,100 performers of Bach vocal works (singers, conductors, vocal and instrumental groups). There are also other relevant resources such as a discussion of the Lutheran church year, database of chorale texts & melodies and their authors, reviews and discussions of Bach's non-vocal works, terms and abbreviations, schedule of concerts of Bach's vocal works, guide to Bach tour, thousands of links to other relevant resources. The BCW is an international collective project, being compiled from various postings about the subject, most of which have been sent to the Bach Cantatas Mailing List. I would like to use this opportunity to thank the numerous contributors to the discussions in the BCML, BRML, Bach Musicology and some other lists, whose messages are compiled into the pages of the BCW. Their names are mentioned accordingly above each quoted message. I would also like to thank the many Bach lovers who have sent me material to be included in the BCW, such as articles, translation of cantata texts, recording details, biographies, photos, music examples, links to other sites, etc. Their names are mentioned accordingly in the relevant pages. There have been many improvements & additions to the BCW last year. I would not like to repeat them here. If you are interested, please take a look at: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Topics/Newsletter-2005.htm The number of visits at the BCW has been grown up significantly, and almost doubled over the past year. During the last couple months the number of DAILY visits is more than 10,000!. More statistics of the BCW can be found at: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Statistics.htm I am encouraged by the positive feedback the BCW is getting from all over the world. Many of the feedback messages from last year can be read at the pages: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Topics/About-2005.htm To mark the beginning of the New Year, I have replaced the Bach picture at the Home Page of the BCW with a photo of Bach Memorial in Dornheim, which I took in my last Bach Tour in May 2004. This Memorial marks Bach's marriage with Maria Barbara on October 17, 1707. I continue to look forward to receiving your comments (corrections, suggestions, improvements, etc.) about the BCW. The instructions how to send me comments, appear in the following page: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/How.htm I wish you all another Great and Happy Bach Year! Aryeh Oron Bach and Jazz Music Fan WebMaster of Bach Cantatas Website: http://www.bach-cantatas.com