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Glorious Wells!
After 33 consecutive years of Good Friday performances in Wells, 2022 was a case of third time lucky for Bath Camerata after the pandemic had stolen the day from us for the previous two years running. And there is was, Wells Cathedral in the blazing sunshine, like...
John Rutter and Bath Camerata bring Christmas Joy to Bath!
“A fabulous concert last night”…. “Absolutely Brilliant…best night out for ages”. Just two of the audience comments following this year’s Camerata Christmas concerts in St. Mary’s Bathwick on Monday 20 December under the magical direction of the man who is so...
Announcing our new Musical Director – Benjamin Kirk!
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Benjamin Kirk as the new Musical Director of Bath Camerata Benjamin began his singing career as a chorister at Ripon Cathedral, in 2001. After finishing Christ’s Hospital school in 2011 Benjamin moved to Tallinn,...
The search for our next Musical Director begins!
Benjamin Goodson, our Musical Director since 2015, is stepping down from the role and we are looking for a new MD to lead us into our next musical chapter. This person will be an exceptional and inspiring musician who will create exciting new opportunities for our...
Not long to wait now!
We’re so excited that we'll be back performing LIVE again very soon! Saturday 10 July is the date, the venue will be local, the programme a sizzling mix of repertoire for a summer’s day, and the singers – a choir happy to be reunited and singing for you again!...
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Finally, here's a little extra from the Bristol team (whilst battling the wind!) - Merry Christmas 2020 everyone! With special thanks again to Charlie, Emily and Martin We'd love to keep in touch with you via email with our latest news, performance dates and...
Breaking the Silence
The difference between tier 3 and tier 2 is demonstrated by the fact that our Bath members were able to gather inside the delightful church at Wooley to record Barry Rose's beautiful arrangement of Silent Night. We are very grateful to Martin Alabaster who acted as...
Have yourself a merry Christmas
The Covid pandemic has been challenging for us all, and with Bristol in tier 3 until a few days ago our Bristol members were not able to come to Bath to rehearse, so we sadly had to cancel our Christmas concert plans. However, still determined to get our Christmas...
Adventures of a piano duo
Bath Camerata is collaborating with the fantastic piano duo ‘Piano 4 Hands’ this season in a series of performances of Brahms’s A German Requiem (Ein deutsches Requiem). Pianists Waka Hasegawa and Joseph Tong make up the Piano 4 Hands duo, and we recently asked Joe...
Female altos
Singing in the Anglican tradition has historically been a relatively male domain, however females in Anglican choirs have since been making steady progress to change this. Many choirs still seek to appoint only male altos, but in recent years more women have been...