When it comes to magical moments in Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor, the Et incarnatus est has some serious competition. The Qui tollis is another extraordinary passage, full of drama, beauty and emotional intensity. We asked the Choir to sing an excerpt from this remarkable movement during rehearsal, offering
Recently, our Musical Director David Hill sat down with soprano Elizabeth Watts to discuss Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor and her role in The Bach Choir’s exciting 2026/27 season. Elizabeth will be joining us for several performances this season, beginning with our upcoming concert of Mozart’s Great Mass in
We’ve got a fun game for you… Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor is full of extraordinary music, but the Et incarnatus est is particularly tricky to sing. So we decided to put our singers to the test with a little challenge. We asked one member of The Bach Choir
From the awe-inspiring scale of Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor to the magic of Christmas carols, and from the drama of Bach’s St Matthew Passion to the excitement of a world premiere by Jonathan Dove, The Bach Choir’s 2026/27 concert season offers something for every choral music lover. Joined
So many works in the classical and choral canon contain wisdom that echoes through the ages which we can still learn from today. Brahms’ Geistliches Lied is one such gem that you may not have heard before. It contains a simple message which hasn’t aged one bit since the work
There are few moments in Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor quite like the Qui Tollis. After the grandeur and drama of the opening movements, Mozart suddenly draws the music inward, creating one of the Mass’s most moving moments. This unfinished masterpiece possesses extraordinary range. Mozart could move effortlessly from