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, William Fox. 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 13th January 2025 and Monday 20th January 2025 8.00 – 9.45pm and we currently have vacancies for 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
Christmas Carols
Saturday 7th December 2024
Family Concert suitable for children 3 pm
Evening Concert 7 pm
St Albans Cathedral
Concerts of Christmas Carols performed by Embassy Brass, James McVinnie on the organ and St Albans Bach Choir conducted by William Fox
Saturday 7th December 2024 at 3 pm(children family friendly concert) and at 7 pm I St Albans Cathedral
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased from https://www.stalbanscathedral.org/Event/christmas-carols-with-st-albans-bach-choir-embassy-brass
click the button below
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
“So the Petite Messe Solennelle was written for only small forces, perhaps just 12 singers including the soloists! It is a tribute to how well William Fox had rehearsed the choir, keeping their much larger forces in check and demonstrating that even a large choral society is capable of succinct precision singing.
The Agnus Dei begins with an unsettling piano motif introducing the contralto soloist with the choir as heavenly angels singing gloriously quiet sustained Dona Nobis Pacem phrases in the background. This was choral singing at its best.
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