Who we are and what we do

St Albans Bach Choir gave its inaugural concert in March 1924 with a performance of Bach's St Matthew Passion. We present a wide variety of music in our concert programmes, whilst continuing to perform the major works in the choral repertoire. Every Christmas we give two concerts in aid of charity.

We engage soloists and orchestras of the highest calibre but also have a tradition of engaging young singers, many of whom have since developed international careers. We are privileged to perform in the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, as we have since the inception of the choir. In keeping with tradition, the Cathedral's Master of the Music, Andrew Lucas, is our Music Director and the Organ Scholar at the Cathedral, Justin Miller, is our accompanist.

St Albans Bach Choir is a member of Making Music and a Registered Charity No. 285602

We have recorded several broadcasts for BBC Radio, and in 2002 we joined the Hertfordshire County Youth Orchestra for a performance of Britten's War Requiem. We have appeared with the RPO at the Althorp Proms and in 2008 gave a performance of Mozart's Requiem at the Rudolfinum in Prague. We also commissioned the young British composer Joseph Phibbs to create a new work especially for the choir: Tenebrae received its world premiere in the Cathedral to critical acclaim in April 2006.

In a new departure, we formed the
St Albans Celebration Choir in 2010. Drawing on the choir's membership, it can be hired to provide music for weddings and other special occasions.

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From Bach’s Passions to African Sanctus by way of Carmina
Burana and Rachmaninov Vespers...our range is rich
and varied