Bath Bach Choir

Bath Bach Choir is a spirited group of 80 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 and vibrant society. In January 2023 we welcomed Benedict Collins Rice as our new Musical Director.

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We are a friendly musical community always ready to welcome new members. Come along for an Open Rehearsal, meet choir members and experience what we do.

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Bach Resounding

Saturday 17 October 2026
7.30pm
Bath Abbey

What could be more uplifting for an autumn evening than a concert of J S Bach resounding exuberantly throughout every corner of Bath Abbey’s historic stone vaults?
Bath Bach Choir comes home to present an evening devoted to the master, pairing his intimate Mass in F and substantial Cantata BWV 21 with the familiar strains of the first ‘Brandenburg’ Concerto.

Carols by Candlelight

at The Pump Room

Thursday 17 December 2026
Friday 18 December 2026
7–8pm | 8.30–9.30pm

Join us in the Pump Room for a celebration of the true start of Christmas in Bath, with an intimate evening of carols, Christmas music, young guest musicians and audience participation.

Choral Workshop

Sing with Bath Bach Choir

Saturday 6 February 2027
9.30am–5.00pm
St Swithin’s Church, Bath

Join us for the fourth instalment of our acclaimed Bach Cantata Cycle, launched to mark the 300th anniversary of Bach’s arrival in Leipzig. Next year’s spotlight is on Ein ungefärbt Gemüte (BWV 24) and Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe (BWV 185).