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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...
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...
LBC and Handel’s Messiah – An Extraordinary Relationship
Figure 1 LBC Messiah Concert Programmes. Image LBC Archive © Dr Jennifer Wilkinson (permission is given to correct typographical errors but not to edit or alter without consent from Dr Jennifer Wilkinson) LBC Archivist: Dr Jennifer Wilkinson ... Welcome to the first...
Chair’s Reflections July 2023
The Leicester Bach Choir: “A friendly bunch who take the music but not ourselves seriously.” We are a registered charity rebuilding from COVID’s devastating impact on choirs. Mistaken belief that singing spread covid resulted in a ban on choirs meeting to sing, which...