'The Keys of Heaven - June 28th 2008  at 7.30pm

St Michael Without  Broad Street  Bath

Our first concert in the newly re-furbished church of St Michael in Broad Street  Bath.  A varied collection of inspirational music from French and European masters, explored the theme 'The Keys of Heaven' in celebration of the following day's feast of St Peter and

St Paul.  A good audience enjoyed both the music and the setting, as we said goodbye to our popular and talented accompanist, Mark Swinton, who is leaving to take up the post of Music Director at Kendal church in Cumbria.

Bach Festival Weekend - April 18th -20th 2008

Bath Abbey     Guildhall     St John's South Parade

Six concerts of astonishing variety and wonderful musicianship, celebrating the work of J S Bach and his remarkable lineage.  The well-supported series of events was described by the Bath Chronicle as 'small but beautiful'.  Audiences agreed, and the Abbey concert on 19th April must have been one of the high spots of Bath's musical year.

Nicholas Anderson, in 'Early Music Today' magazine, reviewed much of the Festival in the June/July edition, and concluded: "All in all, a considerable success and, as anyone who has ever mounted a programme of three or more of Bach's cantatas knows full well, no mean feat.  More please."

Welcome Yule - 22nd December 2008

The Pump Room - Bath

A full house enjoyed an engaging mix of old, new, familiar and unusual to celebrate the Christmas season.  It was generally agreed that the choir was on fine form, and we were delighted to welcome back our friend, pianist Peter O'Hagan, and Nick Baron on the marimba.

Music from Naples - Saturday 20th October 2007 at 7.30 pm

St. John the Evangelist  South Parade  Bath
Dixit Dominus - Alessandro Scarlatti

Miserere - Francesco Scarlatti

Magnificat - Francesco Cavalli

With the Bradford Baroque Band   Director:  Steven Hollas

Conductor: Elizabeth Bates

Folksong and Dance - 30th June 2007

The Wiltshire Music Centre - Bradford 0n Avon                                                                         An eclectic mix of folk song and dances from diverse sources and countries.

Piazzolla - Ángel Dances

Brahms - Liebeslieder Walzer

Bartók - Four Slovak Folksongs

Brahms - Five Hungarian Dances for piano duet

Ginastera - Three Argentinian dances

Folksongs from the British Isles

Tessa Davies (soprano)  Jane Hunt (soprano)  Joe Baker (tenor)

Piano -   Maria Angel Garcia with Tom Worley

Conductor - Elizabeth Bates

Gala Concert - 5th May 2007

Bath Abbey
A concert to celebrate the re-ordering of St Michael's Church, Broad Street, Bath, and to help with fund-raising for the works.

FAURÉ  -    Requiem

Mendelsohn -  Chorus from 'Elijah'

Haydn  -  Chorus from 'The Creation'

Handel - Choruses from 'The Messiah'

Mozart - from the Requiem

Soloists and Trio from the Choir

Organ music by Bach and Widor from Mark Swinton FRCO

Conductor - Elizabeth Bates

Celebration! - 17 March 2007

Bath Abbey
HANDEL  /   Dixit Dominus  /  Coronation Anthem
Oboe Concerto soloist Gail Hennessy
HEINICHEN Mass no. 9 in D major
Philippa Hyde – soprano
Jane Hunt – soprano
Polly May – alto
Ben Johnson – tenor
Dawid Kimberg – bass
The Parley of Instruments – director Peter Holman

Welcome Yule! - 20th December 2006

The Pump Room
Our usual Christmas concert which celebrates a huge miscellany of seasonal music.

A Blend of Buxtehude and Bach - 14th October 2006

St. John's South Parade
Bradford Baroque Band, director Steven Hollas
Der Herr ist mit Mir
Das Neugebor'ne Kindelein
Magnificat
Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn
plus a selection of, J. S. Bach's, finest chorales

Double Take - 1st July 2006

St Mary’s Bathwick
A pairing of texts by ancient and modern composers
'...just to say how much I enjoyed last night's concert. I was so impressed by the lovely programme, the sound, the blend, the balance - everything - I really enjoyed it. I am very proud of the choir!'
Jane Fletcher

Magnificat - CPE Bach - 25th March 2006

Bath Abbey
The Beginning of Sorrows - Edwin Roxburgh
Requiem - Fauré

Welcome Yule! - 21st December 2005

The Pump Room
It is a great pleasure to be involved in the Carol Concert - there is such a special atmosphere to these occasions in the Pump Room. The programme was musically demanding yet rewarding.
Peter O'Hagan (January 2006)

Bach Festival Week - October 2005

Holburne Museum, Bath Abbey, Assembly Rooms and Guildhall

18 events over a week, celebrating the masterly creativity of the Baroque period’s greatest composer.

Recitals, masterclass, chamber music, choral works and much more.

Our most ambitious festival to date, and, by general agreement, an outstanding success.

The Italian Connection - 5th March 2005

Bath Abbey
Vivaldi's Gloria, Draghi's Ode to Saint Cecilia

Welcome Yule! - 22nd December 2004

The Pump Room
Music for Christmas

Our popular blend of old and new, familiar and newly-discovered.

A to Z - 16th October 2004

St John's Church, South Parade, Bath
Arne, Albinoni, Zelenka
Enjoy discovering rarely heard Baroque composers!

In Ecclesia - 10th July 2004

St. Mary's Church Bathwick

Schütz, Haydn and Kodàly

A varied mix of German, Austrian and Hungarian sacred Music

Brahms - A German Requiem - 20th March 2004

Bath Abbey

A collaborative concert with the Bristol Bach Choir

Soloists:  Catherine Bott (Soprano) and Michael George (Bass-Baritone)

Bath Philharmonia

Music for Christmas - 20th December 2003

The Pump Room

An eclectic mix of unusual seasonal music. If you are tired of 'the old favourites', here is an attractive alternative!

The Salzburg Connection - 11th October 2003

St. John The Evangelist, South Parade
Requiems by Biber and Mozart
Bradford Baroque Band
Rebecca Rudge and Jane Hunt sopranos
Caroline Low, alto, Ciaran O'Keeffe tenor
Stephen Foulkes bass

A Treasury of English Music - 28th June 2003

St. John The Evangelist, South Parade
1490-2003
Byrd, Finzi, Rutter
Taverner, Vaughan Williams, Tomkins
Pearsall, Parry, Ireland

Bach Festival Weekend - 28th - Sunday 30th March 2003

Various venues in Bath
Outline Programme
Comments
Press Reviews
Festival Choir

Music for Christmas - 21st December 2002

Pump Room, Bath
Claire Holyoake ~ Clarinet
Peter O'Hagan ~ Piano
also featuring:
Bath Young Musician of the Year
Burgess, Calvisius, Handl, Hurd, Lassus, Praetorius, McCombie

The Golden Age of the Venetian Baroque - 26th October 2002

St John the Evangelist, South Parade, Bath
Cavalli, Grandi, Crivelli, Gabrieli, Monteverdi

The French Connection - 4th July 2002

Bath Abbey
Duruflé Requiem & Goudimel Mass
Soloists:- Elinor Carter (Mezzo), Simon Birchall (Baritone) & Peter King (organ)

Israel in Egypt - 16th March 2002

Bath Abbey
George Frideric Handel

Music for Christmas - 22nd December 2001

The Pump Room, Bath
with Pierluigi Potalivo - Guitar

A Hymn to the Virgin - 27th October 2001

St John the Evangelist, South Parade, Bath

Charpentier
Te Deum & Filius Prodigus Requiem - 24th March 2001

Bath Abbey
Soloists:-
Tessa Bonner - soprano
Deborah Roberts - soprano
Gavin Rogers Ball - alto
Rogers Covey Crump - tenor
Richard Edgar Wilson - tenor
Stephen Varcoe - bass