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Looking to join a choir with a difference?

Birmingham Bach Choir is a large chamber choir singing a glorious variety of music, from large works with orchestra to intimate a cappella songs and motets, and everything in between, from the earliest to the most recent – do look at our repertoire lists. Click here to whet your appetite! We are an amateur choir which aspires to professional standards, with all that this demands for both rehearsals and concerts, and relish the challenges involved. If that fits the bill for you, come and start rehearsing with us when we start a new programme!

Bach’s B minor Mass in Lichfield Cathedral, with soloists including Roddy Williams and Sophie Bevan started the choir’s year in a wonderful way– see the Latest News page for glowing reviews! – since when the choir has been enjoying a delicious programme of French music, including Faure’s much-loved Requiem and music by Poulenc and Debussy – a complete and hugely enjoyed contrast to complete the season. September brings Rutter’s popular Requiem and music by Kodaly, which we will perform in Bournville in November, and then start 2026 with a spring programme of Lenten and seasonal music including works by Tallis, Gesualdo, Byrd, Gibbons and Lotti, sung in the atmospheric surroundings of St Chad’s Cathedral and with readings by His Grace Archbishop Bernard Langley. To end the season, we turn to a summery and light-hearted feast of Shakespeare-related music including Shearing’s jazzy Songs and Sonnets, alongside much loved songs by Vaughan Williams and others.... a veritable cornucopia of choral delights!

If this is your sort of thing, come and start singing with us on Wednesday 10th September, when we begin rehearsals for our Rutter and Kodaly programme, and will be welcoming new members. We rehearse from 7.15 – 9.30pm, in central Cotteridge, with onsite parking and easy access to trains and buses. If you’re not sure it’s for you, come along anyway for a week or two when rehearsals begin, to see what goes on: music will be provided! Seeing and hearing first hand is the best way to find out, after all…

There is plenty more information about being a member of the choir in our Essential Information sheet (see below) - important reading, if you’re thinking of joining. If you like what you see and hear, you can audition a few weeks later (probably 1st October) – singers in all parts are welcome, although we may have a waiting list for second sopranos.

Belonging to the choir isn’t just about singing, of course. Friendships are made through our shared music, and there are also many other opportunities to be involved in the life of the choir, in ways great and small, out front and behind the scenes, and whether or not you’re an old hand or a newcomer, so new members can be sure of a warm welcome.

There is more information on auditions below, but please get in touch via info@birmingham.bachchoir.com if you have other questions about membership, and especially if you have any special needs or disability which might be relevant to singing with the choir.

So, if you’d like to sample a feast of choral music with us this summer, get in touch! Just email the Choir Secretary at info@birmingham.bachchoir.com to make arrangements, answer any questions, and make sure you have all the details you might need. Please make sure that mention your voice part (and whether first or second) and a little about your past choral experience – don’t delay!

We offer special subscription rates for full time students and singers aged 25 and under – see our Essential Information sheet for details. There are also plenty of other ways to contribute.
You can download our Essential Information sheet Here and our Audition Guidance Here

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