WELCOME
We are the East Sussex Bach Choir. Our aim is to perform a varied repertoire of baroque and renaissance works to a very high standard. We engage professional soloists and high-quality period players to bring experience and excellence to our performances. We follow the practice of ‘historically informed performance’, getting as close as possible to the composer’s original intention. While the choir’s repertoire certainly includes the works of JS Bach and other baroque composers, it is by no means limited to these.
OUR NEWS
2024-2025 Season
Our new season will open with a concert in celebration of St Cecilia, the patron saint of music, on Saturday 23rd November at St Michael's Church, Lewes. The concert will include beautiful music by Purcell and Handel. Tickets are now available through this website.
The East Sussex Bach Choir will then be performing a Carol Concert on 19th December, also at St Michael's, which will be in aid of the Friends of Victoria Hospital, Lewes.
The choir's major performance of the season will be Bach's St Mathew Passion, which will be an exciting joint venture with Kantorei Hochrhein from Waldshut. This concert will be in Lewes Town Hall on Saturday 29th March, following which members of the choir will be travelling to Waldshut for a joint performance in Germany.
There will be exciting additional events surrounding the St Matthew Passion concert which will be announced soon.
Keep in touch with our future plans by looking for details soon on this website. Why not join our mailing list by contacting us on info@eastsussexbachchoir.org
East Sussex Bach Choir has its own youtube channel where you can watch interviews & musical clips from rehearsals from all our recent concerts - ESBC youtube
OUR NEXT CONCERTS
Saturday 23rd November 2024 7pm at St Michael's Church, Lewes
"In Praise of Music"
A celebration of St Cecilia
Purcell:Come Ye Sons of Art
Welcome to all the Pleasures
Handel: Ode to St Cecilia
Ed Hughes: A song to St Cecilia
Musical Director: John Hancorn
St Cecilia Players
Tickets £20 available here:
Thursday 19th December 2024
7pm St Michael's Church, Lewes
Carol Concert
In Aid Of Lewes Victoria Hospital
Further details to be announced here
For ticket information please contact:
tickets @eastsussexbachchoir.org