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
2025-2026 Season
Our concert "Ceremony and Celebration" on 6th December was very well received by a sell-out audience.
The highlight was our performance of Britten's "Ceremony of Carols" accompanied by the brilliant Irish harpist Jean Kelly. We performed the Britten to open next year's Britten Festival in Lewes, in which East Sussex Bach Choir will be participating.
Our Carol Concert in aid of the Friends of the Victoria Hospital, Lewes, on 17th December was a beautiful, atmospheric pre-Christmas event which raised considerable funds for the charity. Thank you to all our supporters who made this e concert such a success for the Friends of our local hospital.
Our next concert will be a performance of Handel's "Messiah" in Lewes Town Hall on 21st March 2026
This concert will a celebration of East Sussex Bach Choirs 40th anniversary, to commemorate our first performance
which was was also of "Messiah".
Our summer concert will be a performance of Purcell's "Fairy Queen" at Lewes Town Hall on 6th June.
Look here for further details soon.
Dates for your diary
Wednesday 17th December 2025: Carol Concert in aid of the Friends of Lewes Victoria Hospital
Saturday 21st March 2026: Handel Messiah
Saturday 6th June 2026: Purcell "Fairy Queen"
Tickets for these concerts will be available from this website 2 months before the concert
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
OUR NEWS
East Sussex Bach Choir gave a wonderful performance of Purcell's "Fairy Queen " on June 6th in Lewes Town Hall. Despite the dismal weather, the concert inspired a feeling of great enjoyment and fun in the instrumental dances & interludes, the lovely solo singing and the often delicate choral
singing.
Our new season will begin in December with a concert of Britten's "St Nicholas" together with Schubert's Mass in G in the beautiful St Andrew's Church, Alfriston. We will return to Lewes in March for a performance of JS Bach's great St John Passion.
ESBC will be involved in this year's Britten Festival in Lewes. You can find further details about the Festival from https://thebaroquecollective.org.uk/category/britten-events/
Dates for your diary
Saturday 12th December 2026: Britten "St Nicholas" & Schubert Miss in G
Saturday 20th March 2027: JS Bach St John Passion
Tickets for these concerts will be available from this website 2 months before the concert
OUR NEXT CONCERT
BRITTEN: "ST NICHOLAS"
SCHUBERT: MASS IN G
Saturday 12th December 7pm
St Andrew's Church, Alfriston
Music Director John Hancorn
The Baroque Collective
(Leader Alison Bury)
Further details here soon
JS BACH: ST JOHN PASSION
Saturday 20th March 7pm
Lewes Town Hall
Further details here soon.
For ticket information please contact:
tickets@eastsussexbachchoir.org