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Gloriously Uplifting – The positive impacts of choral singing on confidence and well-being
A personal story – from Alto F3 (Row F/Seat 3) This week I sang in the spring concert Gloria! with the Leicester Bach Choir for the first time in two years – this is my story of why this is significant and what this means to my journey back to health. The positive...
2025 Spring Concert: Gloria! When did we last do that?
Figure 1 LBC Programmes featuring "Gloria" and "Benedicite" LBC Archivist: Dr Jennifer Wilkinson © Dr Jennifer Wilkinson And... the answer is – we haven’t – well – not much! Our 2025 Spring Concert, “Gloria!” features four works: Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantata...
LBC and Sir George Dyson – a long association
Figure 1LBC Programmes and Press Cuttings from the LBC Archive LBC Archivist: Dr Jennifer Wilkinson © Dr Jennifer Wilkinson On the 29th March 2025 the LBC will perform George Dyson’s “Hierusalem”. We are honoured to be supported by the Sir George Dyson Trust in...
Fun-Fundraising at the LBC – Fish and Chips and a Cracking Quiz
What a fantastic evening we had last Saturday! The Leicester Bach Choir came together with friends, family, and supporters for a lively fundraising night filled with quiz questions, laughter, and, of course, fish and chips. Around 70 of us gathered, ready to put our...
“Summer Awakening” – a blend of new and revisited works
Figure 1 Poster "Summer Awakening" 2024, Book of Words 1938 and 1941. Image LBC Archive. LBC Archivist: Dr Jennifer Wilkinson. © Dr Jennifer Wilkinson (permission is given to correct typographical errors but not to edit or alter without consent from Dr Jennifer...
Sexual & Spiritual Love at St James on 16th March 2024
Leicester Bach Choir concert on 16th March performs music for choir and soprano, some by British composer & recent classic FM’s composer in residence, Patrick Hawes. Patrick set the raunchiest of biblical texts to explore different kinds and aspects of love. It...
Landmark Performances of Messiah by the LBC – 1988 International Exchange
Figure 1 Programmes and Posters from 1988. Image LBC Archive. LBC and Handel’s Messiah – Part 3 (Part 1 and Part 2 Here). LBC Archivist: Dr Jennifer Wilkinson © Dr Jennifer Wilkinson (permission is given to correct typographical errors but not to edit or alter without...
Tickets selling fast for choir’s latest Messiah concert (Leicester Mercury)
Leicester Bach Choir Presents Handel’s Messiah: A Musical Tradition Continues (Leicester Mercury) Tickets are flying off the (online / offline) shelves for the Leicester Bach Choir’s much-anticipated performance of Handel’s Messiah on Saturday, 9th December 2023. With...
1936 – LBC’s Historic Performance of Messiah at Church Langton
Figure 1 St Peter's Church Langton L-R Organ, Church, William Hanbury, Organ Plaque. Image © Dr Jennifer Wilkinson LBC and Handel’s Messiah – Part 2 LBC Archivist: Dr Jennifer Wilkinson © Dr Jennifer Wilkinson (permission is given to correct typographical errors but...