2019 Events
Bring & Buy Sale
Thursday 17 January 2019, 9pm
It's that time of year to clear out any unwanted Christmas presents or things you no longer need...
This year's B&B sale raised a nice £232 for choir funds.
This year's B&B sale raised a nice £232 for choir funds.
Wine Tasting event
Saturday 9 February 2019, 6.45pm
James John, MW led and evening of wine tasting at St Stephen's titled A Politically Incorrect Wine Tasting. Members clubbed together to produce a splendid feast to accompany to wine. A splendid £703 was raised for choir funds.
Spring Concert - Saturday 16 March 2019, 7.30pm
St Stephen's Church, Lansdown Road, Bath
In March we welcomed back the choir's founder, Beresford King-Smith, so he could listen to his Psalm Symphony. In addition to this the choir performed Poulenc's witty Gloria and Finzi's deep Lo, the full final sacrifice. The orchestra also performed Fauré's beautiful Pavane. Julia O'Connor, soprano and baritone Richard Latham provided the soloists roles adding the icing on the top of what was a lovely concert.
Elgar The Kingdom - Saturday 8 June 2019, 7.30 pm
St John's RC Church, South Parade, Bath
BGG join forces with Oakfield Choir, Frome to perform Elgar's wonderful oratorio The Kingdom.
Soloists
Maria Danishvar soprano (Mary)
Arabella Heaton mezzo soprano (Mary Magdalene)
Joseph Doody tenor (John)
Craig Bissex baritone (Peter)
Full symphony orchestra conducted by Neil Moore
Following The Dream of Gerontius and The Apostles, the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival commissioned Elgar to produce another large oratorio for the 1906 festival. This was The Kingdom, which continues the narrative of the lives of Jesus's disciples. It depicts the community of the early church, Pentecost, and the events of the next few days.
Elgar had been planning a work depicting the Apostles as ordinary men, reacting to extraordinary events, for many years. His ideas outgrew the confines of a single work: parts of The Kingdom were written before The Apostles, and later Elgar considered them as the first two parts of a trilogy. The Kingdom is, in effect, its slow movement. In the event, the projected third part was never written.
Tickets from Bath Box Office, choir members and on the door
Soloists
Maria Danishvar soprano (Mary)
Arabella Heaton mezzo soprano (Mary Magdalene)
Joseph Doody tenor (John)
Craig Bissex baritone (Peter)
Full symphony orchestra conducted by Neil Moore
Following The Dream of Gerontius and The Apostles, the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival commissioned Elgar to produce another large oratorio for the 1906 festival. This was The Kingdom, which continues the narrative of the lives of Jesus's disciples. It depicts the community of the early church, Pentecost, and the events of the next few days.
Elgar had been planning a work depicting the Apostles as ordinary men, reacting to extraordinary events, for many years. His ideas outgrew the confines of a single work: parts of The Kingdom were written before The Apostles, and later Elgar considered them as the first two parts of a trilogy. The Kingdom is, in effect, its slow movement. In the event, the projected third part was never written.
Tickets from Bath Box Office, choir members and on the door
Choral Workshop - Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Saturday 2 November 2019, 10am-4.30pm
St Luke's Church, Hatfield Road, Bath, BA2 2BD
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Bath Cantata Group (Bath’s longest running chamber choir, established in 1955) is delighted to invite singers to our sixth Come and Sing Choral Workshop. We will be singing Brahms' wonderful Ein deutsches Requiem.
The workshop will take place at St. Luke’s Church, Hatfield Road, Wellsway, Bath, BA2 2BD on Saturday 2 November 2019. The workshop and performances will be directed by BCG MD Neil Moore and accompanied on St. Luke’s wonderful grand piano by Will Ashworth. The workshop begins at 10.00am with registration from 9.30am. There will be an informal performance at 3.30pm— it’s open to all, and the day will end at 4.30pm. Refreshments in the form of tea, coffee and a selection of cakes will be available throughout the day for a small donation but please bring a packed lunch should you require something more substantial. |
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem & Schubert Fantasy in F minor
Saturday 23 November 2019, 7.30pm
St Stephen's Church, Lansdown Road, Bath, BA1 5SX
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Johannes Brahms' thrilling and moving Ein deutsches Requiem forms the main work in our November concert. Composed between 1865-88 and formed of seven movements this work never fails to tug at the heart strings. Soprano Julia O'Connor and baritone Timothy Dickinson join us as soloists with Jacquelyn Bevan and Will Ashworth on piano. Alongside the Brahms, our two pianists will also play Schubert's exquisite Fantasy in F minor.
Tickets from Bath Box Office, choir members and on the door |
MADAGASCAR... is not just lemurs
Sunday 1 December 2019
An illustrated talk given by Alastair Chalmers on the Pacific island of Madagascar.
