The musical highlight of summer 2016 for Bath residents and visitors alike will be Bath Bach Choir's performance of J S Bach's iconic B minor Mass. This is the piece for which Bath Bach Choir was formed in 1946, and many would consider it the Holy Grail of all choral works.
Bach presented his famous Mass to the Elector of Saxony as a portfolio of pieces, hoping it would secure him a post at court. Award-winning musical director Nigel Perrin explains: “It unquestionably demonstrates his genius and an immense range of styles, from grand chorales to elegant dances, from fiendish fugues to intricate counterpoint. It's the ultimate challenge and ambition for all choirs, with its scintillating and rhythmically compelling quaver passages and harmonic structures which send shivers down your spine and bring such intensity to movements such as the 'Crucifixus'. It will be a stunning performance on June 18.”
The choir has engaged four international star soloists; but if you have not yet heard Margaret Faultless's brilliant orchestra, Music for Awhile, playing on authentic baroque instruments, this concert in Bath Abbey will be worth attending for that experience alone.
Phone for tickets: | 01225 463362 |
Phone lines open: | Mondays – Saturdays, 10:30am – 5pm |
Other Sources: | Bath Box Office |
Bath Abbey
Bath
Somerset
BA1 1LT
England
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