Patrons & supporters of the Birmingham Bach Choir

Patrons

Emma Kirkby

Dame Emma Kirkby is one of the world's most renowned early music specialists. She was a classics student at Oxford and an English teacher before developing a career as a soloist. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Photo © David Kornfeld

Brian Kay

Brian Kay divides his working life between the broadcasting studio and the concert platform, singing and conducting. He presents over 100 radio programmes each year, including Brian Kay's Light Programme on BBC Radio 3, and Radio 2's long-running series, Friday Night is Music Night.

Neil Mackie

Professor Neil Mackie is a distinguished Scottish tenor. He is currently Head of Vocal Studies at the Royal College of Music and at the Benjamin Britten International Opera School.

John Joubert

Dr John Joubert is a British composer of South African descent. He took early retirement to concentrate on composing and has remained active into his 80s. Though perhaps best known for his choral music, particularly the carols Torches and There is No Rose and the anthem O Lorde, the maker of al thing, Joubert has composed over 160 works including two symphonies, violin, piano and bassoon concertos and seven operas. (See Choir Commissions).

Georg Christoph Biller

The German conductor and baritone singer, Professor Georg Christoph Biller, was a member of the Thomanerchor in Leipzig. In 1992 he took up his position as Thomascantor, becoming the 16th successor to J S Bach in this post.

Supporters

The Birmingham Bach Choir gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the John Feeney Charitable Trust and Arts Council West Midlands.

We have also received grants recently from:

• the S and D Lloyd Charity
• the Josephine Baker Trust
• The Performing Rights Society
• and the Holst Foundation.

Performing at Durham Cathedral April 1995
Photo © Michael Palmer