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East Cornwall Bach Choir Festival – Celebrating Bach
March 24, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - March 25, 2018 @ 5:00 pm
This Easter the choir, under the direction of Chris Howarth, is very pleased to present a weekend of gorgeous music entitled ‘CELEBRATING BACH’.
Saturday 24th March at 12 noon – Guitar recital by David Cotter at Eliot House Hotel,Liskeard (PL14 3AU). He will be performing works by Bach and other well-loved guitar pieces. Tickets £5
Saturday 24th March at 7.30pm – Concert by East Cornwall Bach Choir at St Neot Church (PL14 6NG). The choir and soloists will perform a feast of Bach Motets and Cantatas including ‘Jesu, Meine Freude’ and ‘Lobet Den Herrn, alle Heiden’. Soloists for the evening are Sophie Kidwell, Mezzo Soprano and Matthew Secombe, Tenor. Jonathan Delbridge is the concert organist with Colin Booth on harpsichord; both Colin, and cellist, Ellie Boney, will give solo performances. Tickets £12
Sunday 25th March at 3pm – On Palm Sunday at St. Neot Church, choral evensong will be sung by the choir and will include two pieces by Purcell, ‘Magnificat’ and ‘Nunc Dimitis’. After evensong, the church will provide afternoon tea (proceeds to the church).
Sunday 25th March at 5pm – Organ recital, Jonathan Delbridge will once again be at the St. Neot Church organ for his recital, which will bring the ‘Celebrating Bach’ weekend to a close. Tickets £6
** BOOK ALL THREE CONCERTS FOR THE SPECIAL PRICE OF £20**
All concerts – Half-price for students, Children 12 years and under admitted free.
Tickets available from Liskeard Information Centre, 01579 349148, online at www.ecbc.co.uk; at the venues and from choir members.