We perform in wonderful venues twice a year – once in the Winter or early Spring, and usually in Wells Cathedral in the Summer. Please choose the appropriate tab above to view future concerts, recent concerts or the complete archive.
We look forward to seeing you at a concert very soon!
SACRED SHADOWS, ETERNAL LIGHT
Saturday 1st August 2026 at 7.00pm
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Hear my prayer
HEINRICH SCHÜTZ Musikalische Exequien (Part I); Die mit Tränen säen
JOHANNES BRAHMS Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)
CLARA SCHUMANN Abendfeier in Venedig
GUSTAV MAHLER Urlicht (from Symphony No 2‚ ‘Resurrection’)
The Echoing Air vocal ensemble
Bath Philharmonia
Andrea Brown conductor
An evening of radiant choral music celebrating the great composers who lived and worked in Leipzig, a city at the heart of musical inspiration.
THE LINE OF BEAUTY
Sunday 15th February 2026 at 4.00pm
PALESTRINA Missa Papae Marcelli
OLA GJEILO Ubi Caritas
ARVO PÄRT The Deer’s Cry
CAROLINE SHAW And the swallow
BRAHMS Geistliches Lied
CALDARA Crucifixus à 16 voci
CARISSIMI Plorate filii Israel
PALESTRINA Exsultate Deo
TALLIS Loquebantur Variis Linguis
Instrumental works:
BACH Prelude (from Cello Suite No 1, BWV 1007)
SCHUBERT Ave Maria (D839)
DENIS BÉDARD Fantaisie sur 'Veni Creator’
Encore:
RHEINBERGER Abendlied
Rebecca Allnatt cello
Stephen Tanner organ
Andrea Brown conductor
SUMMER GOLD
Saturday 26th July 2025 at 7.00pm
WELLS CATHEDRAL
JOHN RUTTER Gloria
JAMES WHITBOURN 'Son of God' Mass
JAMES MacMILLAN Summae Trinitati
CECILIA McDOWALL Ave Regina
PAUL MEALOR Ubi Caritas
GERALD FINZI (arranged Stephen Layton) God is gone up
REBECCA CLARKE (instrumental, arranged Helen Vollam) I’ll bid my heart be still
SALLY BEAMISH (instrumental, arranged Helen Vollam) In the stillness
Encore:
BOB CHILCOTT And Every Stone Shall Cry
Somerset Chamber Choir
Rachael Parvin soprano saxophone
*James Gough organ
Bones Apart & Friends
Katie Bannister trumpet
Rebecca Crawshaw trumpet
Holly Clark trumpet
Emily Mitchell trumpet
Helen Vollam trombone
Becky Smith trombone
Sarah Williams bass trombone
Hanna Mbuya tuba
Fran Lombardelli timpani
Jess Wood percussion
Elsa Bradley percussion
Andrea Brown conductor
*replacing Simon Hogan
NORDIC LIGHTS
Sunday 16th February 2025 at 4.00pm
King's College Chapel, Taunton
We were delighted to welcome everyone to the atmospheric chapel of King’s College Taunton to experience the ethereal beauty of rarely heard choral masterpieces by composers such as Ola Gjeilo, Jan Sandström, and Anna Thorvaldsdottir. We handpicked some of the finest repertoire from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden & Iceland, from Grieg to the present day, and our concert also featured folk-influenced works for string quartet, which provided a unique opportunity to explore further the rich tapestry of Nordic music.