London Bach Society (LBS)

Today is Advent Sunday. Take a moment to listen to a setting of Martin Luther's hymn "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland" BWV 62, performed at Leipzig 300 years ago on 3 December 1724. youtube.com/watch?v=7vXvTY…

@Samling_Inst @MarchmontEstate @guildhallschool Sebastian has just won the LBS Bach Singers prize 2024

Completing our introductions as we pack our bags for @MarchmontEstate. Pianist Pierre-Nicolas Colombat is working on opera productions in Basel and tenor Sebastian Hill is studying at @guildhallschool. Meet all our new artists in masterclass next Saturday samling.org.uk/events/samling…

@benjybloor Serious JSB!

Bit of indulgently long JSB before we get into Advent next week! youtu.be/zp5teTXHYLw

What a wonderful evening of Bach @StBartholomews last night. 4 hugely talented singers made a Prize Final to stay long in the memory.....and the winner is.... the tenor Sebastian Hill. @BBCRadio3 @BBCInTune @ClassicFM

@GermanAmbUK @BrumLordMayor @StadtLeipzig When I brought the Leipzig Thomanerchor to the UK in 1994 for their first ever UK visit, we gave a special concert in the old town hall where Mendelssohn once directed We performed the 2nd version of Bach's Johannes-Passion. Margaret Steinitz

The twinning between #Birmingham and #Leipzig is one of the more than 480 🇩🇪🇬🇧city twinnings between our countries. Great to see the visit of the Lord Mayor @BrumLordMayor and his business delegation to @StadtLeipzig.

This wk at LBS Bachfest: Tues 19th Nov Singers Prize Final, 7pm £15 at door Fri 22 Nov Bach concert: Cantatas BWV 26, 133, Violin Concerto BWV 1052R Tkts at the door £25, £20 £15 from 6.15pm. 18-30s FREE. bachlive.co.uk St. Bartholomew-the-Great. West Smithfield EC1

We have four finalists for the LBS Bach Singers prize at 7.00pm on Tuesday next 19 Nov @StBartholomews Tickets £15, 18-30s FREE at the door. Sebastian Hill, Louisa Stuart-Smith, Merce Brughera Abello, Peter Edge @RoyalAcadMusic @RCMLondon @guildhallschool @BBCRadio3 @ClassicFM

Tonight at 7pm @mayfairparish the semi final of the LBS Bach Singers Prize. Jury : soprano Julia Doyle, Director & Keyboardist Christopher Bucknall & violinist Rodolfo Richter. The 8 semis will each sing a recit & an aria from a Bach Passion. Tkts £15 at the door, 18-30s Free

@TheRSC We remember Tim with great affection. He read St. Matthew's Gospel during the interval of one of our performances being recorded by BBC Radio London. Such care and attention to the detail. RIP Tim

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Timothy West We would like to extend our heartfelt sympathies to Timothy’s family and friends – in particular to his wife Prunella and children, including Samuel, who is an Associate Artist and will play Malvolio in Twelfth Night

LBS Bach Singers Prize, 7pm Fri 15 Nov @mayfairparish Come and cheer them on..... only £15.00, or free for 18-30s

Fri 15th Nov 7.00pm LBS Bach Singers Prize Semi Final Tkts £15 at the door from 6.15pn, 18-30s free. The semi finalists are listed on the LBS website bachlive.co.uk. Final at 7.00pm on 19 November @StBartholomews @guildhallschool @RCMLondon @RoyalAcadMusic @BBCRadio3

9 November 1989. On this momentous day the infamous Berlin Wall fell, uniting Germany, families, businesses...and music. A whole new life began this day. @GermanEmbassy @GermanAmbUK

LBS Bach Singers Prize competition Update: 8 Singers go through to the Semi Final on Fri 15 Nov at 7.00pm @mayfairparish Come and cheer them on. Tkts £15 at door from 6.15pm. 18-30s FREE.

This week at Bachfest:The Felix Ensemble debut at Wax Chandlers Hall, 6 Gresham Steeet EC2, 7.00pm on Wed 6 Nov tkts £20, 18-30s free. At the door from 6.15pm. Thurs 7 Nov from 10.30am, 1st Rd Bach Singers Prize (private). 17 entries vie for place in semi-final.

Beat the budget blues at LBS Bachfest on 31 Oct @mayfairparish @RichardCBJones tkts@bachlive.co.uk "Ein feste Burg..."BWV 80 will be performed, small scale. Here is the original...

Update: 18 Entries received for the LBS Bach Singers Prize....now on to the Rounds.😆

"For me one of the best programmes on @BBCRadio3 is "Through the night". Wonderful music featured. The perfect cure for insomnia as my mind is constantly at work listing all I have to do to bring our Bachfest alive again after a break of 2 years."! #LBS Margaret Steinitz

@silverlawn @BBCYoungMus @Bristol_Beacon I was spellbound by the performances.

Sunday roast is not the ideal meal for eating off a tray in front of the TV, but watching @BBCYoungMus live is an essential part of the experience … and at last I can bring out the concert programme that I have hidden from my husband since the concert at @Bristol_Beacon

A new group at LBS Bachfest: A London debut for The Felix Ensemble playing Bach Bbg 3 & Art of Fugue plus Mendelssohn's great Octet. 7pm, 6 Nov Wax Chandlers Hall EC2 Tkts £20 bachlive.co.uk 18-30 Bach Club tkts FREE. Pic is Group Founder Jane Gordon

The deadline for entry to the LBS Bach Singers Prize competition is by 11.59pm TODAY. Forms on bachlive.co.uk @RCMLondon @guildhallschool @RoyalAcadMusic @BBCRadio3 @ClassicFM