Tag: Mass in B minor

Rehearsal begin for Bach’s most magnificent choral work

Sheffield Bach Choir is excited to start rehearsing Bach’s magnificent Mass in B minor, which many consider the best choral work ever written but is certainly a masterpiece of choral and orchestral composition.

Completed in 1749, the B Minor Mass has long been celebrated as one of the pinnacles of Western music, and musicians and scholars continue to marvel at its complexity, beauty, and spiritual depth.

We are always happy to welcome new members, so if you’d like to join the choir in time to sing this glorious work, come along to one of our Monday rehearsals as soon as you can – see Join Us for further details.

Memorable Mass in B minor

Saturday 7 March 2020

The John Dethick Memorial Concert

The choir sings each of Bach’s most celebrated choral works in rotation every three years, and this year presented his choral masterpiece, the magnificent Mass in B minor as the 2019 John Dethick Memorial concert in Sheffield cathedral on Saturday 7 March.. Widely regarded as one of the greatest compositions in musical history, the B minor mass is a favourite of the choir’s, as was obvious on the night.

Sopranos Jane Burnell and Claire White–Mckay, alto Lucy Appleyard, tenor David Brown and bass Quentin Brown put in memorable performances, as did the National Festival Orchestra, ably conducted by Dr. Simon Lindley. The concert proved to be a highlight for local music lovers over the Easter period.