Derby Bach Choir 2011/2012 Season Added 15 November 2011 On November 19th join us in the Cathedral for Elgar’s beautiful ‘Music Makers’. This serenely dreamy setting of an atmospheric poem has a quality of wistful idealism tempered by ‘bursts of ‘joy’. Durufle’s ‘Requiem’ is powerful and moving, demonstrating his passionate faith and based on the cool restraint of the ‘Gregorian Chant’. An evening of contemplative & inspiring music for the soul. After the joyful explosion of sound at last years concert we welcome you once more to Christmas is Coming with Derby Central Salvation Army Band & Ockbrook School Choir on December 3rd in the Cathedral. This annual family Christmas entertainment is fast becoming an exciting part of preparations for the festive season, as is our Christmas at Kedleston in Caesar's Hall, with carols, mulled wine and mince pies. On March 24th 2012 we would like to welcome you to the first performance in English of J S Bach’s ‘St Mark Passion’. Derby Bach Choir and Queen’s Company have commissioned the first English translation of this work reconstructed by Simon Heighes from ‘Kings Music’. This Passion now contains large choral sections, intimate arias, atmospheric recitatives & beautiful chorales. Only a broad outline of Bach’s intention for the work exists although the libretto & important elements remained. Be among the first to hear this remarkable addition to our Bach repertoire. Our summer extravaganza features Handel’s ‘Coronation Anthems’ and a Gala ‘Last night of the PROMS’. Join us to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee & the opening of the Olympic Games in London. Please put all these dates in your diary now! Come & enjoy the all the benefits that singing can give to both audience & performers! Tickets to all of our events are available from click here.

Summer Opera Gala Added 28/06/2011 Derby Bach Choir follow the success of their amazing Roundhouse Festival concert with a Summer Gala Performance of Carmen at Derby Grammar School. Members of the choir & friends invite you to bring a picnic or take a glass of wine into the gardens before you take your place for our Opera Gala. Soloists will include Sharon Plummer (Carmen),Vincenzo Sozzo (Don Jose), Gillian von Fragstein (Micaela) and Morris Fisher (Escamillo) The superb grounds are open from 6.00pm so come early & bring a picnic. Dress up & step out in style to enjoy an evening of sparkling music & wine in a beautiful setting. Derby Grammar School is on Rykneld Road, Littleover, Derby. Tickets are £10 available from Foulds For more details, click here.

Derby's First Choral Festival Added 17/01/11 Derby Bach Choir leads choirs from throughout the East Midlands to bring you a programme of superb, contrasting choral music. Your chance to enjoy the spectacular setting and acoustics of Derby’s newly restored ROUNDHOUSE. Come and listen to individual choirs and experience the amazing excitement of Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast, a stunning, but rarely performed work for two choirs, with over 300 singers and an orchestra of 100 players including two brass bands. . Additional works include Richard Genee Italian Salad sung by The Derwent Singers and Grainger Shallow Brown by Derby Bach Choir. This is a chance in a lifetime and a first for Derby The exciting and charismatic baritone soloist Mario Solimene, who last sang with Derby Bach Choir in Verdi’s Requiem in 2009, will join us from Magdeburg Opera in Germany and the choral works will be directed by our inspiring conductor Richard Roddis. Richard is an outstanding professional tenor, conductor & teacher, and has won the London Lieder Competition. He is a well known in the East Midlands and beyond, with Derby Bach Choir, The Derwent Singers, Sinfonia Chorale and the Richard Roddis Singers. The Nottingham Symphony Orchestra, with their leader & conductor Derek Williams, is recognised as probably the finest amateur orchestra in the United Kingdom. With greatly augmented numbers for this performance we look forward to one of the most outstanding and enthralling musical events that the City of Derby has ever hosted. For more details, click here.

Haydn's Creation & Christmas Treats Added 14/10/10 As the nights begin to draw in it’s time to look forward to the Derby Bach Choir Autumn & Christmas Season. As usual we have a number of concerts during the latter part of this year and I’m sure that at least one of these will tempt you out on a cold autumn or winter night. We begin on Saturday 20th November with what promises to be a lively and joyful performance of Haydn’s Creation joined by soloists Nikki Kennedy, John Bowley, Stuart Young and The Heart of England Orchestra. For the first of our Christmas concerts we are thrilled that we will be supported by the Central Derby Band of the Salvation Army on Wednesday 15 December in Derby Cathedral. If this isn’t enough of a seasonal treat we will be concluding our season in the traditional manner with Carols at Kedleston Hall on Saturday 18th December. For more details, click here.

Easter Concert Added 23/03/10 This week we have organised a charity performance of Stainer's Crucifixion at St Matthew's Church, Darlely Abbey. We have invited singers from across Derby to join us to sing this work in order to raise funds for the Haiti Appeal. The concert performance will be at 8pm on 27 March. For anyone interesting in singing this work with us and supporting the Haiti Appeal it is not too late to join us on Wednesday 24 March for a rehearsal. For more details, click here.

Spring Concert Added 11/01/10 On March 13th 2010 we would like to welcome you to an evening of inspirational music including Haydn’s Te Deum Walton’s Coronation Te Deum, Poulenc’s beautiful Gloria & the increasingly popular Szymanoski Stabat Mater. The choir, led by their superb conductor Richard Roddis, will bring drama and intensity to these challenging works and our outstanding team of soloists include the magical voice of soprano Claire Seaton. For more details, click here.

First Concert of the Season Added 16/11/09 This week sees the first performance of our 51st season. Derby Bach Choir will be performing Bach's Christmas Oratorio and Canata 140, Wachet Auf!, this Saturday 21 November in Derby Cathedral. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday. For more details, click here.

Welcome Back Added 23/6/09 Welcome back to our Autumn/Winter season. This season includes a performance of Bach's Christmas Oratorio in Derby Cathedral as well as a selection from the Messiah and Carols at the Cathedral in December. This season also features our traditional Carol's at Kedleston later on in December. We hope you can join us at our forthcoming concerts. For more details, click here.

Summer has started! Added 23/6/09 A week of concerts to celebrate 50 years of Derby Bach Choir has started. Come and sing with the choir tonight when you can join in Vivaldi's Gloria AND on Saturday watch a tremendous performance of Verdi's Requiem. For more details, click here.

The Sixteen named Artist of the Year Added 15/6/09 Classic FM has named The Sixteen Artist of the Year, ahead of popular names such as Placido Domingo and John Williams. The Sixteen are coming to Derby for the first time for a thrilling concert on 20 June. For more details, click here.

Summer festival tickets on sale Added 30/4/09 Tickets are now on sale for a series of exciting concerts this summer. In our festival week in June Derby Bach Choir sings Verdi's Requiem, invites you to come and sing Vivaldi and invites the wonderful The Sixteen to Derby for the first time. For more details on all these concerts, click here.

REVIEW: "An eloquent, exciting work" Added 12/4/09 "Derby Bach Choir's fiftieth birthday celebrations are certainly turning out to be memorable, not least for producing a new large-scale work for chorus and orchestra that deserves to enter the repertoire..." Read the full review by clicking here.

Thrilling World Premiere! Added 5/4/09 Derby Bach Choir's world premiere of Richard Roddis' Lauda Creatoris was greeted with a standing ovation last night. What a thrilling way to celebrate the choir's 50th birthday and ten years of Richard as the choir's conductor. For forthcoming concert details, click here.

World Premiere in April Added 8/1/09 Derby Bach Choir's renowned conductor, Richard Roddis, has written a new work to be performed by the choir in April as part of its 50th birthday celebrations. Find out more by clicking here.

Bach with a bang! Added 25/11/08 A stupendous performance by Derby Bach Choir last Saturday of Bach's Mass in B Minor went down with much applause. Superb soloists and fabulous baroque orchestra For details on forthcoming concerts, click here.

Bach on sale Added 3/10/08 Tickets are now on sale for what promises to be a thrilling performance of Bach's Mass in B Minor on 22 November 2008 For more concert details, click here.

Gold for Derby Bach Choir Added 8/9/08 Derby Bach Choir is celebrating the start of its fiftieth anniversary! An exciting programme of concerts and events is planned. Click on our events page for more. And for the full press release, click here.

Join our choir! Added 23/8/08 Derby Bach Choir is a friendly group of singers - our new season is about to start, why not join us? The first rehearsal is on 10th Spetember 2008 To find out more, click here

We're on Facebook Added 17/8/08 Derby Bach Choir has its own dedicated facebook group To join the group and keep up to date with the choir, click here

CONCERT success Added 23/6/08 The choir performed a rousing rendition of Vaughan Williams, Five Tudor Portraits on Saturday, segmented with sixteenth century madrigals sung in costume by chamber group, Orina. For more details on forthcoming concerts click here

PRESS RELEASE: Tudor splendour Added 18/6/08 Tudor splendour for summer concert. Derby Bach Choir will be reliving... For the full press release click here

CONCERT: Tickets on sale Added 11/5/08 Tickets are now on sale for our next concert - Vaughan Williams, Five Tudor Portraits. The concert will also include sixteenth century madrigals performed in costume and dance! For more details click here

CONCERT: You came and sung! Added 11/5/08 Thank you to everybody who came and sung with Derby Bach Choir on Sat 10th May. A good time was had by all, in beautiful surroundings and glorious sunshine! To find out how to support the choir in other ways, click here

CONCERT: Come and Sing! Added 6/5/08 This coming Saturday, 10th May, you can join Derby Bach Choir in Duffield where we'll be singing Purcell's beautiful Dido & Aeneas. For more details click here

CONCERT: A day with Derby Bach Choir Added 26/4/08 Come and Sing or Come and Play with Derby Bach Choir on 10 May 2008. It's a chance to meet the choir, join in with some fantastic singing and have some fun! For more details click here

REVIEW: "Warmth and precision" 20/03/08 "Gearing up for its golden jubilee celebrations next year, Derby Bach Choir produced a superb account of J S Bach's St Matthew Passion..." Click here to read the review in full.

REVIEW: "A Resplendent Impact" 27/11/06 "Derby Bach Choir made its contribution to the Mozart anniversary with conductor Richard Roddis directing a fine, dramatic account of the Requiem..." Click here to read the review in full.

REVIEW: "Simply Stunning" 9/3/06 "This was the third performance of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius Derby Bach Choir has given in the last fifteen years..." Click here to read the review in full.

REVIEW: "Boldness and conviction" 1/12/05 "Solomon is the most sensuous of Handel's biblical oratorios, with its remarkable combination of grandeur and intimacy..." Click here to read the review in full.