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Rising stars move mountains to sing Bach in hometown Sheffield

Posted on April 5, 2018 by sbswebanne

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 jeffgreen

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 sbswebanne

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 sbswebanne

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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Messiah Memories

Posted on November 28, 2013 by sbswebanne

by Simon Lindley It remains one of life’s profound mysteries that Messiah is widely regarded as the sacred work to perform during, or even slightly before, Advent in preparation for Christmas. But that is how things are! A comparatively small … Continue reading →

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Messiah on the Move on Monday 2nd!

Posted on November 25, 2013 by sbswebanne

Sheffield Bach Choir’s December presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” (as usual, a complete rendition, from “cover to cover” as we say in Yorkshire) moves this year to the City’s Victoria Hall Methodist Mission just opposite the stage door of the Crucible … Continue reading →

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Musicians Muster for Centenary

Posted on November 8, 2013 by sbswebanne

Musicians from all over the North of England and further afield head for Sheffield on Saturday 23 November, the weekend of the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten in Aldeburgh in 1913, for a gala concert of British Music … Continue reading →

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Instrumental success in Sheffield

Posted on August 26, 2012 by sbswebanne

Sheffield Telegraph 26 August 2012 SIMON Lindley gives his now seemingly annual recital on the historic ‘Father’ Willis organ in what used to be known as Hallam Methodist Church on Thursday, September 13. It is still there, at Nether Green, … Continue reading →

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