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Conductor Paul Spicer brings to the choir his great expertise and international reputation as conductor, teacher, composer and writer.



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Photo: David Keith Jones © 2012

Birmingham's leading large chamber choir

The Birmingham Bach Choir has been making a major contribution to the musical life of Birmingham since 1919. Our focus is on the music of J S Bach and the Baroque period. We also perform music from all other periods, especially 20th century British music.
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Our 94th season showcases a fascinating cross-section of European choral composition, with something to suit almost any taste. Download our leaflet for 2012 - 2013 here.

Next concert

Sacred German Voices

Saturday 6 July 2013
Birmingham Oratory
Brahms Motets, Missa Canonica, Geistliches Lied, and Rheinberger Mass for Double Choir
(This concert will also be given on 29 June in Great Witley)

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*** LATEST NEWS ***

We are sad to announce the sudden death of Stanley Sellers, Richard Butt's partner, on Friday 5 April. Stanley was a Life Member of the Choir and always gave us his very generous support. He will be sadly missed.

Important New Commission for World War One Commemoration 2014 marks the centenary of the outbreak of the 1914-18 War. To commemorate this event the Birmingham Bach Choir has commissioned the poet Euan Tait and its own conductor/composer, Paul Spicer, to write a major choral and orchestral work for performance in July 2014. The work is called Unfinished Remembering and is planned as a choral symphony (with soprano and baritone soloists) in four movements. In commemorating the Great War, the work also commemorates all wars and, perhaps especially those with which we have been recently involved in Iraq and Afghanistan: more details here.

This was a performance that glowed from within ...
(The Birmingham Post - Nov 2012)