Upcoming Events

Tuesdays@1 Organ Recitals run every Tuesday lunchtime from May – October. Guest organists perform on our magnificent Klais Organ.

October Organists:

• 6 Oct – Rashaan Rori Allwood, University of Western Ontario
• 13 Oct – Young organists
• 20 Oct – Charles Francis, Eastman Conservatory, Rochester NY
• 27 Oct – Paul Carr, Birmingham

All are welcome.

Find out more here.

A Night at the Opera is one of London Concertante’s most popular shows.

Featuring four soloists, each singing solo arias as well as duets, trios and quartets, accompanied by a live orchestra, this programme takes you on a journey through some of opera’s greatest showstoppers. The music includes works by Mozart, Puccini, Verdi and Rossini, from operas including The Magic Flute, La traviata, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Turandot and many more.

Highlights include ‘Largo al factotum’ from The Barber of Seville, the triumphant ‘Toreador Song’ from Carmen, the tender beauty of ‘O mio babbino caro’, and the soaring finale ‘Nessun dorma’, as well as celebrated ensemble moments — from Mozart’s serene trio ‘Soave sia il vento’ from Così fan tutte to Verdi’s dramatic quartet ‘Bella figlia dell’amore’ from Rigoletto.

Whether you are discovering opera for the first time or returning for another unforgettable evening, this programme promises passion, drama, laughter and music that lingers long after the final note.

Programme
Programme to include a selection of the absolute stand-outs from the world of opera, featuring the sublime ‘Soave sia il vento’ from Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Puccini’s ‘Nessun dorma’, and the iconic ‘Habanera’ from Carmen, alongside much-loved favourites such as Rossini’s ‘Largo al factotum’, Verdi’s ‘La donna è mobile’, and Puccini’s soaring ‘O mio babbino caro’.

Artists
Claire Wild – Soprano
Rebecca Afonwy-Jones – Mezzo-soprano
Dominick Felix – Tenor
Philip Smith – Baritone

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An uplifting evening of J S Bach resounding exuberantly through every corner of Bath Abbey

Mass in F major BWV 233
Cantata BWV 21
Brandenburg Concerto No 1 BWV 1046

Bath Bach Choir comes home to present an evening devoted to the master, pairing his intimate Mass in F and substantial Cantata BWV 21 with the familiar strains of the first ‘Brandenburg’ Concerto.

Composed around 1719-20, Bach’s four-movement Brandenburg Concerto No 1 opens the programme, creating a sense of occasion with its rhythmic energy, colourful orchestration and lively interplay between strings, wind and horns. The opening movement has a wonderfully festive character, with the horns providing hunting-like brilliance. In contrast, the second movement is quiet and lyrical, with the oboes and strings creating a more reflective atmosphere. The third movement returns to lively Baroque energy, while the finale is a polonaise – a Polish-style dance – followed by a fast minuet and trio, giving the concerto an unusually varied sequence of dances and moods.

Bach’s Mass in F major brings warmth and expressive depth, a compact and richly varied example of his sacred choral writing. Much smaller in scale than his monumental Mass in B minor, it belongs to a group of four so-called Lutheran Masses that Bach assembled around the 1730s, probably drawing on music he had written earlier. The Mass sets the first two sections of the traditional Latin Mass: Kyrie (asking for mercy) and Gloria (a joyful proclamation of praise), using a four-part choir with soloists, strings, wind and continuo.

Cantata BWV 21, Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis (‘I had much affliction in my heart’) is one of Bach’s most emotionally powerful cantatas, less of a Baroque religious work than an exploration of the human experience of suffering, hope and ultimately joy. Scored for four vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra, it takes the listener on a remarkable musical journey, from a dark and restless opening chorus to an uplifting final movement, where the darkness has been transformed into radiant confidence and joy. Bath probably composed it in 1713 during his time in Weimar, revising it several times afterwards. It was performed in Leipzig on the third Sunday after Trinity in 1723.

As it approaches its 80th anniversary, Bath Bach Choir is delighted to give a warm welcome to instrumentalists from Bristol Ensemble Baroque, and singers from Oxford Bach Soloists, to complete the line-up for what will be a heartwarming evening of musical brilliance in Bath Abbey.

Bath Bach Choir
Bristol Ensemble Baroque
Oxford Bach Soloists
Benedict Collins Rice conductor

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Tuesdays@1 Organ Recitals run every Tuesday lunchtime from May – October. Guest organists perform on our magnificent Klais Organ.

October Organists:

• 6 Oct – Rashaan Rori Allwood, University of Western Ontario
• 13 Oct – Young organists
• 20 Oct – Charles Francis, Eastman Conservatory, Rochester NY
• 27 Oct – Paul Carr, Birmingham

All are welcome.

Find out more here.

Ibstock Place School Choir brings together some of the school’s most experienced singers, drawn principally from Schola Cantorum and Ibstock Choristers. Based at Ibstock Place School in south-west London, the choir is at the heart of a thriving Music Department and a strong tradition of choral singing within the school.

The singers perform regularly in concerts and services both at school and further afield, with recent and forthcoming engagements including performances at Sinfonia Smith Square, St Paul’s Cathedral, Southwark Cathedral and Guildford Cathedral. Cathedral singing forms an important part of the choir’s musical life, giving pupils the opportunity to engage with the rich repertoire and traditions of English choral music in the buildings for which much of it was written.

The choir’s repertoire is wide-ranging, encompassing Renaissance polyphony, music from the Anglican choral tradition and works by contemporary composers, alongside larger-scale concert repertoire. Through regular rehearsals, services, concerts and tours, pupils develop not only as individual musicians but as members of a committed and ambitious ensemble.

The choir is directed by Harry Castle, Director of Music at Ibstock Place School. Its 2026 tour to Bath and Wells continues the school’s commitment to providing young singers with memorable musical experiences beyond the classroom, including the opportunity to sing in two of England’s finest buildings, Bath Abbey and Wells Cathedral.

Tuesdays@1 Organ Recitals run every Tuesday lunchtime from May – October. Guest organists perform on our magnificent Klais Organ.

October Organists:

• 6 Oct – Rashaan Rori Allwood, University of Western Ontario
• 13 Oct – Young organists
• 20 Oct – Charles Francis, Eastman Conservatory, Rochester NY
• 27 Oct – Paul Carr, Birmingham

All are welcome.

Find out more here.

Tickets available online HERE

Programme

• Dancing Queen – ABBA
• SOS – ABBA
• Money, Money, Money – ABBA
• Voulez Vous – ABBA
• Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
• I Want to Break Free – Queen
• Killer Queen – Queen
• Waterloo – ABBA
• Super Trouper – ABBA
• Mamma Mia – ABBA
• Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
• We Will Rock You – Queen
• We Are the Champions – Queen
• Gimme Gimme Gimme – ABBA

Performers

• String Quartet – Allegrezza String Quartet

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Bath. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Hans Zimmer at Bath Abbey under the gentle glow of candlelight.

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General Info
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
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🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone

Programme

• Time from Inception
• This Land from The Lion King
• Zooster’s Breakout from Madagascar
• Supermarine from Dunkirk
• Honor from The Pacific
• A Dark Knight from The Dark Knight
• Wonder Woman Suite
• Cornfield Chase from Interstellar
• Dune Suite
• Gladiator Suite
• Discombobulate from Sherlock Holmes
• Pirates of the Caribbean Suite

Performers

• String Quartet – Allegrezza String Quartet

London Concertante celebrate Christmas through the elegance and brilliance of the Baroque era, with a selection of beautifully crafted festive masterpieces.

Opening the programme is the overture from Handel’s Messiah, whose opening section centres on the prophecy and birth of Christ, making it one of the defining sounds of the Christmas repertoire. Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, written “for the night of Christmas”, and Torelli’s Christmas Concerto both capture the spirit of Christmas night, with music that suggests the shepherds of the Nativity and the stillness of the scene.

Completing the programme is Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, a dazzling set of concertos that remains one of the most famous and vivid works in all classical music. Each concerto paints a different season in sound, drawing on accompanying poems — possibly written by Vivaldi himself — to bring the natural world vividly to life. Across the four concertos, Vivaldi conjures birdsong and buzzing flies, harvest celebrations, barking dogs, summer storms and winter ice.

Programme
Handel – Overture to Messiah
Corelli – Christmas Concerto
Torelli – Christmas Concerto
Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

Artists
Emmanuel Webb – Soloist

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Join Classic FM presenter Zeb Soanes and St Martin’s Voices for an evening of words and carols.

Join Classic FM presenter Zeb Soanes and St Martin’s Voices, from St Martinin- the-Fields in London, for an enchanting evening of words and carols as we enter

the Christmas season. The programme includes winter classics Silent Night and In the Bleak Midwinter, alongside beautiful new works by contemporary composers Lucy Walker, Cecilia McDowall and Reena Esmail.

Refreshments will be available to purchase during the interval along with CDs of St Martin’s Voices’ two albums for the festive season, ‘A babe is born: Music for Christmas’ and ‘A Winter Breviary: Choral Works for Christmas’.

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Christmas would not be complete without hearing the timeless strains of Handel’s Messiah performed by Bath Choral Society un the magnificent surroundings of Bath Abbey.

Perhaps most famous for its legendary ‘Hallelujah’ chorus, the joys and sorrows of Handel’s most popular oratorio embrace more than just the story of Christmas. Like the baby in the manger, it encompasses “all heaven and earth in little frame.” From the lilting ‘Pastoral Symphony’ as the shepherds watch their flocks to the effervescent ‘For Unto Us a Child is Born’ and triumphant ‘The Trumpet Shall Sound,’ the work takes us on a profound musical and spiritual journey.

100 strong Bath Choral Society is the city’s longest standing auditioned amateur choir, dating back to 1887, and its tradition of performing this enormously popular work runs back to its very origins. Under the talented direction of Katrine Reimers, accompanied by top-level local orchestra The Bristol Ensemble and featuring outstanding international soloists Olivia Boen, Claudia Huckle, Eamonn Mulhall and Alex Ashworth these will be outstanding performances.

These two concerts are extremely popular and a real ‘date’ in the Bath calendar, so early booking is recommended.

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Christmas would not be complete without hearing the timeless strains of Handel’s Messiah performed by Bath Choral Society un the magnificent surroundings of Bath Abbey.

Perhaps most famous for its legendary ‘Hallelujah’ chorus, the joys and sorrows of Handel’s most popular oratorio embrace more than just the story of Christmas. Like the baby in the manger, it encompasses “all heaven and earth in little frame.” From the lilting ‘Pastoral Symphony’ as the shepherds watch their flocks to the effervescent ‘For Unto Us a Child is Born’ and triumphant ‘The Trumpet Shall Sound,’ the work takes us on a profound musical and spiritual journey.

100 strong Bath Choral Society is the city’s longest standing auditioned amateur choir, dating back to 1887, and its tradition of performing this enormously popular work runs back to its very origins. Under the talented direction of Katrine Reimers, accompanied by top-level local orchestra The Bristol Ensemble and featuring outstanding international soloists Olivia Boen, Claudia Huckle, Eamonn Mulhall and Alex Ashworth these will be outstanding performances.

These two concerts are extremely popular and a real ‘date’ in the Bath calendar, so early booking is recommended.

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Get ready to unwrap the ultimate holiday treat with London Concertante’s Christmas at the Movies — a journey through the heartwarming worlds of beloved festive films.

This festive celebration boasts a programme of music spanning the golden age of Hollywood to modern cinematic classics. The programme features music including John Williams’ magical score for Home Alone, the sweeping orchestral warmth of Alan Silvestri’s The Polar Express, John Debney’s playful score for Elf, and Craig Armstrong’s heartfelt music for Love Actually.

Alongside these modern classics, the programme also celebrates the timeless stories and songs at the heart of Christmas. Irving Berlin’s White Christmas — the best-selling single of all time — evokes a golden age of nostalgic holiday glamour, while Dimitri Tiomkin’s score for It’s a Wonderful Life captures the warmth and soul at the heart of the season.

Christmas at the Movies is a concert full of festive sparkle, nostalgia and cinematic magic — the perfect soundtrack to the season.

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This programme celebrates the elegance, charm and sheer joy of the Viennese tradition with a dazzling selection of orchestral and vocal favourites.

At its heart is the music of Johann Strauss II, the “Waltz King”, whose works capture the wit, sparkle and irresistible energy of 19th-century Vienna. From the effervescent Die Fledermaus Overture to the playful Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, literally “chit-chat” or “gossip”, culminating in The Blue Danube, one of the most famous waltzes ever written: an unofficial anthem of Vienna and a piece that has enchanted audiences for generations, from grand ballrooms to the silver screen in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Alongside Strauss, the programme explores the many moods of the waltz, from Shostakovich’s jazz-infused Waltz No. 2 to the haunting beauty of Sibelius’s Valse triste. Tchaikovsky brings a touch of magic with the graceful Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty and the much-loved Nutcracker Suite, with some of the most recognisable music ever written — from the delicate sparkle of the “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” to the sweeping beauty of the “Waltz of the Flowers”.

The programme also shines a light on the golden age of operetta, with soprano favourites including Lehár’s Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß and Vilja, Suppé’s Hab’ ich nur deine Liebe from Boccaccio, and two sparkling moments from Die Fledermaus: Adele’s famous Laughing Song and the fiery Csárdás. Korngold’s Serenade from The Snowman adds a note of nostalgic warmth to this richly coloured programme.

Full of elegance, nostalgia and exhilarating musical colour, this is a concert to lift the spirits and delight audiences of all ages.

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⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Bath. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Coldplay & Imagine Dragons at Bath Abbey under the gentle glow of candlelight.

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General Info
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone

Programme

• Coldplay – Clocks
• Imagine Dragons – Radioactive
• Coldplay – Adventure of a Lifetime
• Coldplay – Fix You
• Imagine Dragons – Eyes Closed
• Imagine Dragons – Nice to Meet You
• Coldplay – The Scientist
• Coldplay – feelslikeimfallinginlove
• Imagine Dragons – Follow You
• Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar
• Imagine Dragons – Believer
• Coldplay – Sky Full of Stars
• Coldplay – Viva la Vida

Performers

• String Quartet – To be announced!

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⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Bath. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Hans Zimmer at Bath Abbey under the gentle glow of candlelight.

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General Info
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone

Programme

• Time from Inception
• This Land from The Lion King
• Zooster’s Breakout from Madagascar
• Supermarine from Dunkirk
• Honor from The Pacific
• A Dark Knight from The Dark Knight
• Wonder Woman Suite
• Cornfield Chase from Interstellar
• Dune Suite
• Gladiator Suite
• Discombobulate from Sherlock Holmes
• Pirates of the Caribbean Suite

Performers

• String Quartet – Allegrezza String Quartet

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Bath. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Valentine’s Day Special at Bath Abbey under the gentle glow of candlelight.

This is a tribute concert experience. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the artist, their estate, or official representatives.

General Info
📍 Venue: Bath Abbey
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the show. No entry once it starts
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
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🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
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Programme

• Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
• Can You Feel the Love Tonight? – Elton John
• A Whole New World – Alan Menken
• Your Song – Elton John
• Tennessee – Hans Zimmer
• Out of Africa – John Barry
• Love Theme for Nata – Ennio Morricone
• Por Una Cabeza – Carlos Gardel
• La Vie En Rose – Edith Piaf
• Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley
• All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
• A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
• Shallow – Lady Gaga
• My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion

Performers

• String Quartet

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