Theo, Abigail and Imogen
The bursary was awarded to Abigail Barker, following an afternoon of uplifting music-making at St John's Church, Carrington on 17 June. The award enable Abi to attend the Siena Art Institute summer school in August.
Her programme comprised…
They gave the Andante a subdued, unearthly melancholy and the finale was carried off brilliantly, breathtakingly fusing multiple melodies before hurtling to its triumphant conclusion in a blaze of trumpets and drums
William Ruff
Nov 23, 2019
The Nottingham Bach Choir is now under new management and a bit of subtle re-branding has occurred with familiar items in unexpected places. However, loyal supporters can rest assured…
The work brims over with energy and to this Paul Hale added elegance, insightful phrasing and much care with diction
By William Ruff
Jun 22, 2019
An era has ended: Paul Hale conducted his final Bach Choir concert on Saturday. By rights he should have broken his baton in two and there should have been a loud clap of thunder. Instead he very elegantly passed it on to his successor, Peter Siepmann.
Saturday’s…
Emily Hodkinson
We are delighted to announce Emily Hodkinson as the winner of the Liz Chant Bursary Award 2018.
On receiving her award Emily comments
“I shall use the bursary to support my studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and this will…
A grandly dignified richness of sound, laying before the audience with judiciously paced clarity some of the oratorio’s major themes
Review by William Ruff
Nov 24, 2018
If you’re not religious (and even if you are) it could have been a bit daunting to open the Nottingham Bach Choir’s programme for Elgar’s The Apostles and see the nine pages of words which…
Incisive, high-energy music making which gripped from the outset
William Ruff, Nottingham Post
Mar 24, 2018
Nottingham Bach Choir deliver ‘one of their best performances of recent years’ at St Mary’s Church
Bach’s Passions, his musical settings of the events of Good Friday, are the nearest things to operas that he wrote. The compelling biblical narrative…
