Tag Archives: Sheffield Bach Choir

Messiah raises record amount for charity

Posted on December 18, 2018 by

18 December 2018 The choir enjoyed an exceptionally successful performance of Messiah in Sheffield Cathedral on Monday 3 December 2018, with audience reporting it to be our ‘best ever’! Everyone appreciated the National Festival Orchestra’s confident rendition, and the power … Continue reading →

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Messiah – reflections by Simon Lindley

Posted on December 1, 2018 by

1 December 2018, Dr Simon Lindley So pretty nigh universal has its use become, it is scarcely credible to think that the first vocal score of Watkins Shaw’s edition of Messiah only appeared as recently as sixty years ago. It … Continue reading →

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Armed Man

Posted on November 10, 2018 by

The Choir is looking forward to singing The Armed Man by Karl Jenkins in Sheffield Cathedral on Saturday 17 November, with the National Festival Orchestra and soloists Nicola Hooke soprano, Hannah Mason mezzo soprano, Jeremy Dawson tenor and bass Thomas … Continue reading →

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Chair’s 5th anniversary

Posted on November 3, 2018 by

22 October 2018 It’s five years this October since Chris Walker was elected as Chair of Sheffield Bach Choir – and he isn’t likely to forget the date! ’Our eldest daughter gave birth to our first grandchild Elizabeth a few … Continue reading →

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Thomas plays Poulenc

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

Sheffield Telegraph 19 September 2018 Sheffield Bach Choir is thrilled that Thomas Corns, Director of Music at Sheffield Cathedral, will play at their ‘French Connection’ concert on 6 October. “I’m very much looking forward to playing Poulenc’s Concerto” said Thomas. … Continue reading →

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Sheffielder’s family link to choir concert composer

Posted on June 1, 2018 by

JULIA ARMSTRONG Published: 17:10 Friday 01 June 2018 John Barnard, a keen mountain climber and skier living in Stannington, who is also researching his family history, is looking forward to hearing a rarely-performed Requiem composed by his grandma’s great-grandfather, to … Continue reading →

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Rising stars move mountains to sing Bach in hometown Sheffield

Posted on April 5, 2018 by

Sheffield Telegraph 5 April 2018 Booking musicians with growing national reputations is difficult; getting them a second time following a postponement is well-nigh impossible – but not when they are committed to singing in their hometown! Rising stars Anna Harvey … Continue reading →

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The Magic of Elijah

Posted on January 30, 2017 by

THE MAGIC OF MENDELSSOHN – AND HIS 1846 MASTERPIECE First heard at the 1846 Birmingham Festival, Elijah was alleged to have been accorded at its first hearing the greatest reception in all musical history. The enthusiastic manner of those present … Continue reading →

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The Bright Seraphim burns for Simon Lindley in the Bach Choir’s 65th season.

Posted on October 11, 2015 by

In the 65th year of its foundation, Sheffield Bach Choir, widely regarded as one of the finest such groups in Britain, present Handel’s Samson at St Mark’s, Broomhill on Saturday 17 October 2015 at 7.30. Samson is one of Handel’s … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the American way on June 21st at St Mark’s Church Broomhill

Posted on May 28, 2014 by

Truly can Sheffield Bach Choir’s upcoming Summer Concert be said to live up to the title Summer Time – An American Celebration! (writes Simon Lindley..) Although, alone among the three composers – Donald Hunt, Morten Lauridsen and John Rutter – … Continue reading →

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