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Prior Park College Chapel
Ralph Allen Drive
Bath
Somerset
BA2 5AH
England
Programme
Anton Bruckner – Requiem in D minor, WAB 39
Anton Bruckner – Psalm 114, WAB 36
Anton Bruckner – Tota pulchra es, WAB 46
Anton Bruckner – Inveni David, WAB 19
Anton Bruckner – Ave Maria, WAB 6
Anton Bruckner – Locus iste, WAB 23
Anton Bruckner – Aequalis no.1, WAB 114
Performers
Marcus Sealy – organ
Benedict Collins Rice – Artistic Director
Southern Sinfonia
Bath Bach Choir
Programme Note
Favourite motets, a rarely performed requiem and three trombones
The spacious chapel of Prior Park College will resound to a trio of trombones from Southern Sinfonia as they introduce Bath Bach Choir’s spring concert of sacred works by Anton Bruckner. Come and hear the choir perform his glorious Requiem in D minor, several of his most loved motets, including Locus iste and some that are perhaps less well-known. Among the choral works to be performed, there will be a rare performance of Psalm 114 with its glorious five-part double fugue.
Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Bruckner’s birth, the programme will showcase the breadth of the composer’s writing as well as the full range of the choir’s skills, with an opportunity to hear some unusual combinations of singers and instruments. There will be all the excitement of the symphonic landscape, reworked by Bruckner for choral singing without diminishing the thrilling dynamic and harmonic ranges for which he was renowned.
Prior Park College is an 18th-century mansion overlooking the city of Bath and is set in 57 acres of parkland. Designed by John Wood the Elder, its Grade I listed chapel, dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows, is an integral part of the building and resembles a magnificent Roman basilica. The splendid organ of the chapel, built by Matthew Copley in 1984, will be expertly played by the choir’s loyal accompanist and soloist, Marcus Sealy.
The concert is dedicated to the memory of Brian Woodford, a long-standing member of Bath Bach Choir who sadly passed away in January 2024. His cheerfulness, amiability, musical talent and generosity to everyone – especially to Bath Bach Choir and the local arts community – were an inspiration and will be sorely missed.
