2023-24: Our 74th season
Sheffield Bach Society is excited to be starting our 74th season with a new conductor, Philip Collin, o will start in September 2023. You can read more about Philip at Conductor. The 2023-24 season begins with Mendelssohn’s wonderful oratorio Elijah, followed in December by our annual Messiah, in the Victoria Hall this year, with our popular Come and Sing version the following week. In March 2024 we will present Bach’s magnificent St John Passion at St Mark’s Broomhill, and we end the season with an exciting collaboration with Sheffield Oratorio Chorus to present the magnificent German Requiem by Brahms featuring soprano Elizabeth Watts and baritone Guy Robinson – a fitting end to a wonderful season. Scroll down for further details and to book online.
We are looking for new members!! We welcome new members from all voice parts. Rehearsals start on Monday 4th September 2023 and are every Monday night from 7.30 to 9.30pm at Cemetery Road Baptist Church, Sheffield. Free parking in Waitrose. Come and try us out before joining via a simple audition. For further information email members@sheffieldbachchoir.org.uk
Mendelssohn’s Elijah WORKSHOP DAY
Saturday 14th October 2023 from 10.30am to 4.00pm
An exciting opportunity to join members of Sheffield Bach Choir as they work on this magnificent piece prior to the performance in November – which few choral singers will be able to resist!
The day will be spent working on the main choruses from Mendelssohn’s amazing Elijah, with breaks for refreshments and cake, which are included in the ticket price of just £10. There are lots of places to eat in Crookes during the lunch break from 12.30 to 2pm. The possibility of joining the choir’s performance in November will be discussed during the workshop.
Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to sing this marvellous work!
Tickets £10 including refreshments and cake. To book a place please email secretary@sheffieldbachchoir.org.uk
Download the Elijah workshop flyer
Mendelssohn’s ELIJAH
Saturday 18 November 2023 at 7.30pm
St Mark’s Church Broomhill
Sheffield Bach Choir are pleased to open the season with Mendelssohn’s wonderful oratorio which tells the story of the prophet Elijah including the dramatic duel of the Gods, temptation by Jezebel, Elijah’s time in the wilderness seeking the Lord in tempest, earthquake, and fire, and his final ascent into heaven. With the National Festival Orchestra and Peter Shepherd on the organ, this dramatic work is one not to miss!
Sheffield Bach Choir
National Festival Orchestra
Peter Shepherd – organ
Christina Birchall-Sampson – soprano
Ailsa Mainwaring – alto
Warren Gillespie – tenor
William Burn – bass
Philip Collin – conductor
Tickets cost £18 (adults) £15 (concessions) and £8 (students); children under 12 accompanied by a ticket holder are FREE.
Tickets are available online, from members of the choir, on the door, or by post via The Box Office, Sheffield Bach Society, c/o 3 Tapton Mews, Sheffield, S10 5EA. enclosing a cheque and stamped addressed envelope.
HANDEL – MESSIAH
Monday 4 December 2023 at 7pm
Victoria Hall Sheffield
Completed in just 24 days, Handel’s Messiah is one of the most glorious and popular choral works. The Sheffield Bach Choir is pleased to be able to present our annual rendition of Handel’s marvellous oratorio, accompanied by the National Festival Orchestra with four outstanding soloists.
Sheffield Bach Choir
National Festival Orchestra
Continuo – Ruth Nicholson
Jane Burnell – soprano
Beth Mackay – alto
Peter Wilman – tenor
Francis Wells – bass
Philip Collin – Conductor
Tickets cost £18 (adults) £15 (concessions) and £8 (students); children under 12 accompanied by a ticket holder are FREE.
Tickets are available online, from members of the choir, on the door, or by post via The Box Office, Sheffield Bach Society, c/o 3 Tapton Mews, Sheffield, S10 5EA. enclosing a cheque and stamped addressed envelope.
COME SING MESSIAH
Monday 11 December 2023 at 7.30pm
St James’ Church Norton
The Choir is pleased to be able to present our popular Come and Sing Messiah this season. Our President George Nicholson will conduct and our Music Director Philip Collin will play the organ.
Tickets cost £12 including mulled wine and mince pies; scores available to hire. This is always a fun evening for those who love to sing Messiah – so come along and sing your heart out!
BACH – St JOHN PASSION
Saturday 23 March 2024 at 7.30pm
St Mark’s Broomhill
The choir is pleased to present Bach’s St John Passion in the wonderful surroundings of St Mark’s Church Broomhill. Written during his first year as director of church music in Leipzig and first performed in 1724, this is the older of Bach’s two Passions, narrating Christ’s Passion as told in the Gospel of St John. The story is told by soloists and chorus, punctuated by hymn tunes that would have been familiar to congregations of the time. This magnificent work is at once a sober and fitting preparation for Easter and also a superb example of Bach’s glorious composition for orchestra and voices.
- Sheffield Bach Choir
- National Festival Orchestra
- Ben Thapa – Evangelist
- Peter Taylor – Christ
- Christina Birchall-Sampson
- Hannah Mason
- Dean Robinson
- Philip Collin – conductor
Tickets cost £18 (adults) £15 (concessions) and £8 (students); children under 12 accompanied by a ticket holder are FREE.
Tickets are available online, from members of the choir, on the door, or by post via The Box Office, Sheffield Bach Society, c/o 3 Tapton Mews, Sheffield, S10 5EA. enclosing a cheque and stamped addressed envelope.
BRAHMS – GERMAN REQUIEM
Saturday 29 June 2024 at 7.30pm
Victoria Hall Sheffield
Sheffield Bach Choir was pleased to accept an invitation to sing the Brahms German Requiem with Sheffield Oratorio Chorus, in a first for the two choirs. Brahms began to write his A German Requiem following the sudden death of his beloved mother in early 1865; though he rushed home he was too late to see her. The work was immediately recognised as a remarkable composition, and though challenging to present, has proved enduring and popular with performers and audiences alike.
Celebrated soprano Elizabeth Watts and baritone Guy Robinson will join the choirs and orchestra for this very special end to our 74th season
Sheffield Oratorio Chorus
Sheffield Bach Choir
South Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra
Philip Collin – organ
Alan Eost – conductor
Sheffield Bach Society 