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- The Leipzig Bach Festival — The city of Leipzig, Germany, annually holds a large musical extravaganza in honor of the beloved composer.
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- The Bachhaus in Eisenach, Germany, is a museum dedicated to J.S. Bach, who was born in the city. He also spent the first 10 years of his life in Eisenach. The museum boasts 600 displays and over 250 original exhibits — including a Bach music autograph.
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- Autographed manuscript of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Der Herr ist mein Gertreuer Hirt “(“The Lord is my faithful shepherd”), BWV 112, Dated April 8, 1731. With permission of the Morgan Library.
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- Who’s buried in Bach’s tomb? Bach was buried in an unmarked grave in 1750. Because of an 1894 expansion of the church graveyard at Johanneskirsche, there was an opportunity to determine the exact location of his grave. Based on the casket type, gender and age of the skeleton there was a probability that his remains may have been found. The remains were re-interred only to be moved again to the Thomaskirsche when the first church was destroyed in World War II.
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- Bach statue at Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church), a Lutheran church in Leipzig. Bach was the Kapellmeister there from 1723 until his death in 1750. The statue by Carl Seffner was dedicated in 1908.
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- Germany issued this stamp in 1971 in celebration of the 250th anniversary of Bach’s composition of the Brandenburg Concertos.
On July 28 the church remembers its most celebrated musician, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Known as one of the greatest musical geniuses in history, Bach was also a dedicated Lutheran.
