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From Leipzig to Bath: Bach Cantata Cycle
Come and join in with members of Bath Bach Choir as we offer a rare opportunity to sing two of Bach’s most uplifting cantatas at our annual choral workshop! Beginner or experienced, nervous or confident, you are assured of a warm and friendly welcome under the direction of our Musical Director, Benedict Collins Rice.
2024 marks the 300th anniversary of J S Bach’s appointment at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig and, as our name suggests, we in Bath Bach Choir have a particular love of the great composer’s music. At our 2024 choral workshop we focus on the ones Bach wrote as his audition for the job in Leipzig. We will be singing in large and small groups throughout the day as we explore Cantatas BWV 22 and BWV 23, ending with an informal performance of both cantatas.
Joining us for the final sing-through will be Clement Collins Rice, tenor, Choral Scholar with Oxford Bach Soloists. Clement has toured widely, including singing at the first ever Anglican evensong at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. He has also sung with ensembles including the Oxford Bach Choir, The Facade Ensemble, The Rodolfus Choir, and Ipswich Chamber Choir.
Over the coming years, we will be studying all of Bach’s magnificent and well-loved Leipzig cantata cycle, described as “one of the greatest contributions to Western Civilisation”. These future workshops will be led by some of the most recognised exponents of Bach, starting with David Hill, Musical Director of the Bach Choir, as guest conductor in 2025.
2024 marks the 300th anniversary of J S Bach’s appointment at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig and, as our name suggests, we in Bath Bach Choir have a particular love of the great composer’s music. At our 2024 choral workshop we focus on the ones Bach wrote as his audition for the job in Leipzig. We will be singing in large and small groups throughout the day as we explore Cantatas BWV 22 and BWV 23, ending with an informal performance of both cantatas.
Joining us for the final sing-through will be Clement Collins Rice, tenor, Choral Scholar with Oxford Bach Soloists. Clement has toured widely, including singing at the first ever Anglican evensong at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. He has also sung with ensembles including the Oxford Bach Choir, The Facade Ensemble, The Rodolfus Choir, and Ipswich Chamber Choir.
Over the coming years, we will be studying all of Bach’s magnificent and well-loved Leipzig cantata cycle, described as “one of the greatest contributions to Western Civilisation”. These future workshops will be led by some of the most recognised exponents of Bach, starting with David Hill, Musical Director of the Bach Choir, as guest conductor in 2025.
9.30am-4pm
£27. £10 U30s. Score Hire £2.50
£27. £10 U30s. Score Hire £2.50
St Swithin’s Church, Bath, Somerset BA1 5LY
Sat 27 January
Website:
www.bathbachchoir.org.uk/workshops/