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Annual Patrons’ Evening 2025
Annual Patrons' evening Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting our patrons' evening, an annual event dedicated to our most loyal supporters. The evening took place within the beautiful surroundings of the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath. Our Chair, Julian Kern, and...
Composition Competition
After receiving over thirty entries, Musical Director Robert Brooks selected a shortlist of 6 pieces, all of which were featured in our Summer Concert on 20th June. These pieces were: My Spirit Sang All Day - Benedict Collins Rice To A Poet A Thousand Years Hence -...
Spring/Summer Update 2025
Spring/Summer Update 2025 On the 18th April we performed a Good Friday concert at Wells Cathedral, our first with new musical director, Robert Brooks. It is a privilege to continue this long tradition of annual free concerts in this stunning venue, and we...
Join Bath Camerata
Now recruiting! Would you like to sing with Bath Camerata? We are currently looking to fill vacancies in our Alto and Tenor sections, but welcome applications from experienced choral singers of all voice parts. If you're a keen and confident singer with good sight...
January 2025 Auditions and Open Rehearsal
Auditions and Open Rehearsal Calling all singers... especially tenors and altos! Bath Camerata will be holding auditions for new choir members on Monday 20th and 27th of January from 6pm - 7pm. In addition, we will be hosting an open rehearsal on Monday 27th January...
New Appointment – Musical Director
Introducing Bath Camerata's New Musical Director - Robert Brooks! After a detailed recruitment process which involved long-lists, short-lists, interviews, auditions and voting, we are delighted to announce that Robert Brooks has been appointed as the new Musical...
Nigel Perrin – 4 November 1947 – 23 June 2024
After his time with the world famous Kings Singers, Nigel found himself in Bath and with a desire to continue entertaining with song. A group of singers was assembled to compete in the Sainsbury's Choir of the Year competition and the early success achieved led to...
A Conductor’s Summer
Our Music Director Benjamin Kirk gives an account of his busy summer in 2023 and the exciting things he got up to. July 2023 A cathedral weekend away in St Davids cathedral in Wales with the Lea Singers - my latest appointment as MD - meant I was able to work...
Bath Camerata commissions Jonathan Dove
Bath Camerata commissioned Jonathan Dove, one of this country’s finest contemporary writers for the voice, to compose a new choral song-cycle in memory of their friend and fellow singer, Hannah Shaw. When Hannah was diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of 32, she...
Bath Camerata at the Presteigne Festival 2022
Presteigne: A Choir Member’s Account The Presteigne Festival has been going for nearly 40 years, with getting on for 30 of them under the direction of George Vass. The festival has a strong international reputation for commissioning new music and we were delighted...