St Albans – The Church in Westbury Park

Bristol Bach Choir presents a double musical celebration on the 4^th November 2023 in St Alban’s in a way perfectly matched to its name: the music of J.S. Bach, and music by contemporary Bristol Composers to mark the 650^th anniversary of the city’s Royal Charter. The choir will perform Bach’s glorious Magnificat in D major and Cantata 129 which both alternate stunning solo arias with stirring choruses, and the brief double-choir Cantata 50. These will be accompanied by the Bristol Ensemble using period instruments to provide the authentic sounds which Bach would have expected. As a compliment to these works the choir will perform beautiful choral music by some of Bristol’s most prominent composers, including Raymond Warren, John Pickard, Maya Kitay, and a commission by Esther Bersweden which will receive its premiere performance. It promises to be a memorable night of glorious music-making.