In this the 250th anniversary month of Jane Austen’s birth, we are delighted to present ‘A Georgian Christmas’ as the theme for our much-loved Carols by Candlelight concerts at The Pump Room.
Set against the twinkling backdrop of Bath’s seasonal sights, sounds and aromas, we will stage four one-hour performances of Christmas music on 18 & 19 December – making it possible for guests to fit in a concert around shopping, dining and general wassailing.
The early-evening performances, from 7–8pm, will include the angelic children of Voices for Life; while the later-evening ones, from 8.30–9.30pm, will feature the virtuosic violin-playing of Hester Wiltshire, specialist musician from Wells Cathedral School.
In a heartwarming programme specially curated by conductor Benedict Collins Rice, the music to be performed is all drawn from the Georgian era, a mix of the traditional and the not-so-familiar.
Join us in The Pump Room for a joyous celebration that many generations call the true start of Christmas in Bath.
Voices for Life Bath Children’s Choir
Hester Wiltshire violin
Marcus Sealy accompanist
Benedict Collins Rice conductor
Tickets: £19 £13 £11
Student concessions: £9 £6 £5
Bath Box Office 01225 463 362
Each night a retiring collection will be taken in support of two local charities. We are grateful to our audience of 2024 whose generous donations were shared between the Nigel Perrin Memorial Fund and the BANES Carers’ Centre
2023:
Teenage Cancer Trust
SHIPS Project
2022:
Ripple Effect
Voices for Life
2021:
Bath Cats & Dogs Home
Ethiopiaid
2020:
There were no retiring collections at our 2020 concerts at the Assembly Rooms.
2019:
Julian House
Citizens Advice Bath & North East Somerset
2018:
The Carers’ Centre
ChallengeAid
2017:
Bath Welcomes Refugees
St Peter’s Hospice
2016:
Young Carers Development Trust
Samaritans of Bath & District
2015:
Genesis Trust
Soundwell Music Therapy Trust
2014:
‘Singing for the Brain’ at the Peggy Dodd Centre, Bath
2013:
Connect – the communication disability network
East Meets West India
2012:
The Children’s Society
Bath Cancer Unit Support Group