This year, The Bach Choir celebrates its 150th anniversary. 150 years is a long time, but it’s quite hard to visualise how much can change in so long. So what has The Bach Choir survived through, and how is today’s world different from 1876? We’ve looked back through the last
We’re very proud to announce the winner of our Vocalise! commission for our 150th season – in a judging process spearheaded by David Hill, Stephanie Jayne Amies was crowned as the winning composer. All of the entries were asked to share an excerpt of a work inspired by nature which
Our Vocalise! Summer Performance is fast approaching. It’s happening on Thursday 19 June at Grand Junction in London. You can find out more about Vocalise! here – it’s our community engagement scheme in which we spread the joy of singing with the children from a number of London schools. This
There’s nothing quite like the sound of epic choral works performed by a powerful ensemble – whenever a choir’s involved, the intensity seems to be amplified tenfold! Ahead of our 150th season, we’ve looked back at some of the incredible works which we’ve performed over the years and picked six
In our 2025/2026 season, we will reach a huge milestone – it’s our 150th anniversary. The Choir was formed back in 1876 to sing the first performance of Bach’s B minor Mass in the UK. It was initially intended to be a one-off performance, but it proved to be a
Photo courtesy of Matt Crossick and Classic FM It was a joy to perform at Classic FM’s Live at the Movies in April – on the day we were joined by some wonderful performers including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Anthony Gabriele, Anna Lapwood, Alexandra Whittingham, Aida Garifullina, Margarita Balanas and