Evening Star

Music for autumn by Josef Rheinberger

Saturday 2 November 2024  |  7.30pm  |  St Mary’s Church, Bathwick

Evening Star

Music for autumn by Josef Rheinberger

Saturday 2 November 2024
7.30pm
St Mary’s Church, Bathwick

Bath Bach Choir is a spirited group of 90 musicians renowned for bringing joy, passion and precision to everything we perform. We embrace a broad and exciting repertoire from the great sacred works of Bach and other choral masters to the cool secular motets of contemporary composers. The choir gave its first performance in 1947, and in 2022 we celebrated our 75th anniversary year as a thriving, friendly and vibrant society. In January 2023 we welcomed Benedict Collins Rice as our new Musical Director.







Nigel Perrin
4 November 1947 – 23 June 2024

For 33 years our much-loved former Musical Director, Nigel Perrin, whose death in June 2024 we were very sad to announce, brought inspirational leadership to the choir, striving for the best, most creative musical performances, realising the potential of individuals and the group, showing compassion and friendship to so many. We thank him for his love, passion and dedication, and acknowledge his far-reaching musical legacy.

‘So he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side.’



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Evening Star


Music for autumn by Josef Rheinberger

Saturday 2 November 2024
7.30pm
St Mary’s Church, Bathwick

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Music for autumn by Josef Rheinberger including Mass for double choir op 109, his famous motet Abendlied and movements from four of his organ sonatas.

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Carols by Candlelight


Four short entertainments for Christmas

Thursday 19 December 2024
Friday 20 December 2024
7.00–8.00pm  |  8.30–9.30pm

The Pump Room, Bath

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Carols by Candlelight marks the true start of Christmas in Bath, a diary fixture since 1947 when Bath Bach Choir first presented an intimate evening of carols and Christmas music by candlelight in the Roman Baths’ atmospheric Pump Room.

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Choral Workshop


Back by popular demand, choral maestro David Hill will direct our annual workshop

Saturday 25 January 2025
9.30am–4.00pm
St Swithin’s Church, Bath

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Take this rare opportunity to sing
with the choir under the direction of
world-renowned conductor David Hill.
Our annual workshop in January
features Bach’s cantata
Die Elenden sollen essen (BWV 75)
and Jauchzet, frohlocket from the
Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248).

Booking now open.

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Beethoven
Symphony
No.9


Saturday 8 March 2025
7.30pm
The Forum, Bath

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A future date for your diary! Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 ‘Choral’ in collaboration with Bath Symphony Orchestra.

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Virtual Bath Bach Choir

Cantique de Jean Racine
by Gabriel Fauré

May 2020
Eriskay Love Lilt featuring Chris Bruerton of The King’s Singers
August 2020
The Lord bless you and keep you
by John Rutter

April 2021