J.S.Bach Magnificat Come and Sing workshop, 9th Sept 2023

Enjoy a workshop with us on J. S. Bach fabulous Magnificat in D

Our workshop is nearly fully booked, please contact Judith VORLEY at 01172140721 to enquire about spaces, or email [email protected]

led by David Bednall – Conductor

Nigel Nash – Accompanist


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Sat 17th June 2023: Celebration of British Music – St Mary Redcliffe


David BEDNALL – Conductor   –   Nigel NASH – Accompanist

 

Byrd – Ad Dominum cum Tribularer ;In Felix Ego

Handel – Coronation Anthem: My heart is inditing ; The King shall Rejoice

Finzi – Magnificat

Finzi & Bednall – Nunc dimittis

Parry – Blest Pair of Sirens

Britten – Rejoice in the Lamb

Howells – Behold O God our defender


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Online ticket sales are now closed, but tickets will be available on the door at 19.00

10th Dec 2023: Celebration of Christmas, St George’s Bristol

Thank you for your interest in our Christmas concert. The choir have now sold out of their ticket allocation so tickets are now only available from St. George’s own website here.

David Bednall – Conductor   –   Nigel Nash – Accompanist

Bristol Bach Choir present their traditional Spirit of Christmas with a twist, on Sunday 10th December at 4pm, in St. George’s, Brandon Hill.

They will be joined by Horfield CEVC Primary School Choir, with their directors Kirsten Cunningham, Laurel Steel, and their accompanist Claire Alsop.

There will be the usual feast of festive songs and readings from all ages, for all ages, by all ages, with the choirs performing their own distinctive repertoires before coming together to ensure a truly magical afternoon celebrating the meaning of Christmas. There will be the familiar carols for all to sing, to help get you into the Christmas spirit!


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4th Nov 2023: J. S. Bach Magnificat

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Tickets: £24, £18 (reserved), £10 (unreserved), students and under 18s, £5
Phone: Bristol Bach Choir Box Office 0117 214 0721 (Judith Vorley)

St Albans – The Church in Westbury Park

Bristol Bach Choir presents a double musical celebration on the 4th November 2023 in St Alban’s in a way perfectly matched to its name: the music of J.S. Bach, and music by contemporary Bristol Composers to mark the 650th anniversary of the city’s Royal Charter. The choir will perform Bach’s glorious Magnificat in D major and Cantata 129 which both alternate stunning solo arias with stirring choruses, and the brief double-choir Cantata 50. These will be accompanied by the Bristol Ensemble using period instruments to provide the authentic sounds which Bach would have expected. As a compliment to these works the choir will perform beautiful choral music by some of Bristol’s most prominent composers, including Raymond Warren, John Pickard, Maya Kitay, and a commission by Esther Bersweden which will receive its premiere performance. It promises to be a memorable night of glorious music-making.

David Bednall – Conductor   –   Nigel Nash – Accompanist

Roger Huckle and Bristol Ensemble – playing on period instruments

Esther Bersweden – Bristol based composer commissioned for this concert

Soprano – Emily Vine
Alto – Natalie Manning
Tenor – Iain MacLeod-Jones
Bass – Christopher Sheldrake

J.S. Bach – Magnificat in D

J.S. Bach – Cantatas 50 and 129

Christopher Stunt – Agnus Dei

John Pickard – Ubi Caritas et Amor   and   O Nata Lux

Maya Kitay – Ave Verum Corpus

David Bednall – The Humble Spirit, a prayer of St Chad

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Saturday 18th March 2023, Spring Concert at St Albans

Nigel Nash – Conductor   –   Andrew Kirk – Accompanist

SOLOISTS:

Emma HUGGETT – Soprano

Natalie MANNING – Alto

Iain MACLEOD-JONES – Tenor

Christopher SHELDRAKE – Bass

 

Bristol Bach Choir are delighted to be performing at St Alban’s for the first time on Saturday March 18th at 7.30pm.  We start with Mozart’s ‘Solemn Vespers’ (which are anything but solemn!), full of joyful music and including the well known ‘Laudate Dominum’ with its lovely soprano solo.  After Byrd’s popular ‘Ave verum corpus’ we finish the first half with 5 Spirituals from ‘A Child of our Time’ by Sir Michael Tippett.  They include ‘Deep River’, ‘Nobody knows the trouble’ and other familiar spirituals, with thrilling contributions from the soloists.


The second half contains charming, if less familiar, anthems by Stanford and W.H. Harris before we finish with Herbert Howells’ sublime setting of the ‘Te Deum’, composed for the choir of King’s College, Cambridge. 


The concert is conducted by the choir’s accompanist, Nigel Nash, with Andrew Kirk at the organ.


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Update on Saturday 18th March 2023: the online ticket purchase option is now closed. Should you wish to join us tonight, please either:
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phone our Tickets Secretary Judith at  0117 2140721

 

Alternatively tickets will be available at the door. We look forward to seeing you!

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