London Bach Society (LBS)

LBS has a stellar musical history over eight decades. Bachfest '24
31 Oct-22 Nov. "Rediscovering Bach...1724" & young musicians platform. Tkts

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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.
https://t.co/S18LTSqkZS

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

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@benjybloor Serious JSB!

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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

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@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

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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. https://t.co/HguM8RiZ5Z
St. Bartholomew-the-Great. West Smithfield EC1

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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

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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

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@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

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

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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 https://t.co/HguM8RiZ5Z. Final at 7.00pm on 19 November @StBartholomews
@guildhallschool @RCMLondon @RoyalAcadMusic @BBCRadio3

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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

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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.

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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.

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Beat the budget blues at LBS Bachfest on 31 Oct @mayfairparish @RichardCBJones [email protected]
"Ein feste Burg..."BWV 80 will be performed, small scale. Here is the original...

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

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"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

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

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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 https://t.co/HguM8RiZ5Z 18-30 Bach Club tkts FREE. Pic is Group Founder Jane Gordon

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The deadline for entry to the LBS Bach Singers Prize competition is by 11.59pm TODAY. Forms on https://t.co/HguM8RiZ5Z @RCMLondon @guildhallschool @RoyalAcadMusic @BBCRadio3 @ClassicFM