Our next Concert - Five Days that Changed the World
Saturday 10th May 2025 7.30 pm
St Andrews Church, Albert Road, Caversham RG4 7PL
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In Bob Chilcott’s Five Days That Changed The World, a series of significant historical events is celebrated through specially written text by award-winning poet Charles Bennett.
Reading Bach Choir undertakes its own unique exploration of each of the five days with music spanning six centuries.
Each movement from Chilcott’s cantata will be paired with one or more pieces of music reflecting upon the invention of moveable type, the abolition of slavery, the first powered flight, the discovery of penicillin, and the first man in space.
With composers from Melissa Dunphy to Eric Whitacre, Samuel Barber to Laura Mvula, join the Choir on a journey through some of the most important events in the history of humanity.
Tickets are £18 (under 18s £5) and are available here and on the door.
We are recruiting
This accomplished choir performs a wide range of choral music, ancient and modern, with a particular focus on challenging and rewarding new music. Recent concerts have included works by Caroline Shaw, Reena Esmail, Margaret Bonds and Saunder Choi as well as more familiar composers such as Byrd, Tomkins, Vaughan Williams and of course J.S. Bach. We recently performed an exhilerating UK premier of Kile Smith's The Arc in the Sky.
We are looking for new members with a high standard of singing and musicianship who are interested in challenging themselves musically in a friendly and aspirational environment, led by our Music Director Daniel Mahoney. If that sounds like you, please come and join us for a few rehearsals to try us out. If you enjoy the experience and want to stay with us, we will arrange a short audition.
We rehearse on Tuesdays at 7.30pm in St Andrews Church, Caversham RG4 7PL.
If you are interested, please contact: membership@readingbachchoir.org.uk or go to the 'Sing with Us' tab at the top of this page and select 'Join the Choir' and 'FAQs'.
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