Welcome to St Albans Bach Choir
Welcome to St Albans Bach Choir, one of the finest large choirs in Hertfordshire. Since our inaugural concert in 1924 we have performed a wide variety of major choral works, including: the Baroque masterpieces of Bach and Handel; the gems of the classical era by Mozart and Haydn; the giants of the Romantic choral repertoire by composers like Brahms, Dvořák, Fauré, Mendelssohn and Verdi; and the great works of the twentieth century such as Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast and Britten’s War Requiem.
We perform principally in the beautiful Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, engaging professional soloists and orchestras of the highest calibre to work under the baton of our Music Director, the Cathedral's Master of the Music, Andrew Lucas. We give three major concerts each season, in November, at Easter and in July, with two additional concerts every Christmas in aid of charity. Tickets may be purchased from the Cathedral Box Office. For priority booking, please join the Friends of St Albans Bach Choir. For advance notice, please join our mailing list.
Join us!
If you would like to sing great choral music in a friendly choir, can read music and sing in tune, we would love to hear from you. Please see our photos, video, or our Facebook page. For more information, have a look at our FAQ page (under “Find out more”). We look forward to hearing from you.
We hold open rehearsals at the start of every term. Our next open rehearsals are on Monday 22nd April 2024 and Monday 29th April 2024 8.00 – 9.45pm and we currently have vacancies for Sopranos, Altos, Tenors and Basses. Do come along and see if you like us! we are the choir for you! We look forward to seeing you, but first please contact our Membership Secretary using the button on our Contacts page.
Members are reminded that if they have an infection or are otherwise unwell they either should not attend rehearsal or should attend sitting at the rear of the Church Hall or in the Gallery.
If you are a business operating locally, looking for a special way to entertain your clients or staff and obtain publicity for your business, why not consider our reasonably-priced sponsorship opportunities?
If you are a business or individual planning a special event, why not consider hiring the St Albans Celebration Choir to make your special day even more special?
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OUR NEXT CONCERT
W A Mozart
Saturday 6th July 2024
7.00 pm I St Albans Cathedral
Mass in C Major (Coronation) K317 and Requiem Mass in D Minor K626
BOOK TICKETS -ONLINE
Priority booking will open on Monday 22nd April 2024.
General release of tickets will open on 13th May 2024
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IN PERSON
The Cathedral gift shop box office
Opening times:
10am - 5pm Mon-Sat, 1-5pm Sun.
Telephone
(01727) 890290
St Albans Bach Choir is a Registered Charity: No. 285602
Review
“It is so rare to hear a live performance of Richard Strauss’s wonderfully moving Four Last Songs that such an event would make a visit to a concert where they were included well worthwhile.
But when the programme also included Brahms’ German Requiem it becomes almost irresistible.”
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