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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 4d

Tap the link to book now — before they’re gone!
➡️ bit.ly/BuryBachApexNov25

This concert is staged in association with and via the generosity of The Rougham Estate Trust.

#BuryBachChoir #AfricanSanctus #davidfanshawe #burystedmunds #westsuffolk #LiveMusic #ChoirConcert #MondayMotivation #BookNow

Bury Bach Choir: African Sanctus

David Fanshawe’s African Sanctus (meaning Holy Africa) is a piece of music like no other.

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 4d

No time to snooze — it’s ticket time! 🕒

Bury Bach Choir’s spectacular African Sanctus concert is coming up at The Apex on 15 November and seats are disappearing very quickly!

Kickstart your week by grabbing your tickets today — don’t miss out! 🎵✨

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 5d

Book your place now and share in the magic of Bach!
➡️ www.burybachchoir.co.uk/come-and-sing

👉 All singers welcome!

#ComeAndSing #Bach #ChristmasOratorio #BuryBachChoir #burystedmunds #westsuffolk #joinus #thingstodoinburystedmunds #welovesinging #choirislife #choircamaraderie #choral #choir

Come and sing day: join us to sing Bach's Christmas Oratorio (Part 3)

Bury Bach Choir's Come and sing day, Saturday 18 October 2025

www.burybachchoir.co.uk

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 5d

✨ One day. One choir. One masterpiece.

Join us on 18 Oct 2025 for a Come and Sing Day with: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (Part 3). ✨

Whether you’re a seasoned chorister or just love to sing, this is your chance to step into the story of Christmas through Bach’s timeless music. 🎶

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 6d

✨Your most important job this weekend? ✨

➡️ Book your tickets for Bury Bach Choir’s African Sanctus!

📅 Don’t miss it – seats at The Apex are filling fast!
🔥 One night only – unmissable!
🎟️ Grab your tickets now! bit.ly/BuryBachApexNov25

Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 10d

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 10d

🎶 Fresh voices, new energy! ✨

We’re so excited to welcome new singers to Bury Bach Choir this season. 💛 Here’s some of their lovely feedback and here’s to more harmony, more music, more joy! 🌟

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 15d

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 15d

⏰ 19:30
📅 15 November 2025
📍 The Apex
🎟️ www.burybachchoir.co.uk/15-nov-2025-...
☎️ 01284 758000

This concert is staged in association with and the generosity of The Rougham Estate Trust.

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 15d

Exciting times! We have now sold 62% of our tickets for this concert & there’s still just over 7 weeks to go…so the message is:

Don’t delay, get YOUR tickets today!

We’d love you to experience this tribal-choral masterpiece encompassing a thrilling setting of the Latin Mass.

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 23d

#burybachchoir #burystedmunds #westsuffolk #2526season #africansanctus #davidfanshawe #nextconcert #ticketsonsale #backbeatpercussion #benedictcollinsrice #tarabungard #annereece #dontmissthis #newseason #choir #choral

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 23d

Hot ticket! Over 50% of seats already sold!

⏰ 19:30
📅 15 November 2025
📍 The Apex
🎟️ bit.ly/BuryBachApex...
☎️ 01284 758000

This concert is staged in association with and the generosity of The Rougham Estate Trust.

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 25d

#burybachchoir #burystedmunds #westsuffolk #choir #choral #choralworkshop #comeandsing #comeandsingwithus #christmasoratorio #bach #partIII #jsbach #christmas #welovesinging #allsingerswelcome

Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 25d

Calling all singers!

You are invited to join us for a workshop of Part III of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. For more details and instructions on how to register, follow the link:

burybachchoir.co.uk/come-and-sing

⏰ 10.00am - 2.00pm
📆 Saturday 18 October 2025
📍 King Edward VI School, BSE
🎟️ £5

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 29d

More on this and further details of our first concert to follow.

#burybachchoir #2526season #newmusic #firstrehearsal #newseason #choircamaraderie #musicislife #choir #singing #burystedmunds #westsuffolk #music #exciting #welovesinging

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 29d

Our MD, Benedict Collins Rice, gave a very interesting introduction to this term’s exciting music and then we cracked on with African Sanctus.

Fun Fact: we’re also singing Baba Yetu in our Nov concert. Did you know that Baba Yetu made history as the first video game music to win a Grammy Award?

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 29d

It was GREAT to be back for our first rehearsal of the 25/26 season tonight ! 🤩🎶

Singing and laughing aplenty after a summer break to recharge our musical batteries.

A chance to:

🎵Catch up on all our news.
🎵Welcome a fabulous cohort of new singers! 🎉
🎵But most importantly…SING! SING! SING!

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · Sep 6

This concert is staged in association with and the generosity of The Rougham Estate Trust.

#burybachchoir #burystedmunds #westsuffolk #2526season #africansanctus #davidfanshawe #nextconcert #ticketsonsale #backbeatpercussion #benedictcollinsrice #tarabungard #annereece #dontmissthis #newseason

Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · Sep 6

As a warm-up for the main event, the concert will start with a percussion extravaganza as well as one or two other unexpected musical surprises!

⏰ 19:30
📅 15 November 2025
📍 theapexvenue
🎟️ bit.ly/BuryBachApex...
☎️ 01284 758000

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Bury Bach Choir: African Sanctus

David Fanshawe’s African Sanctus (meaning Holy Africa) is a piece of music like no other.

bit.ly

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · Sep 6

Our first concert of the 25/26 season is already selling VERY briskly!

David Fanshawe’s African Sanctus (meaning Holy Africa) is a piece of music like no other and we are very excited to be performing it in Bury St Edmunds this November.

Don’t miss this!

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · Sep 5

➡️ burybachchoir.co.uk/join-us-copy

#burybachchoir #burystedmunds #suffolk #westsuffolk #yourlocalclassicalchoir #newmemberswelcome #newvoices #newseason #welcome (2/2)

Bury Bach Choir

Bury Bach Choir is the largest choir in Bury St Edmunds. We perform the choral classics, with orchestra, in The Apex concert hall and in St Edmundsbury Cathedral.

burybachchoir.co.uk

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · Sep 5

Next Wednesday heralds our first rehearsal of the 25/26 season and it’s not too late to join us.

Fancy coming along? Follow the link for more details and how to make contact with our new members’ secretary. You’ll be made very welcome and we’d love to see you there.

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · Sep 4

We hope you can join us for another fabulous year of music. We can’t wait!

For full details of our concerts and further information, please see our website: www.burybachchoir.co.uk

#burybachchoir #burystedmunds #westsuffolk #yourlocalclassicalchoir #newseason #concertdates #savethedates (4/4)

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · Sep 4

And that’s not it…our season will end in June with a performance of Walton’s epic Belshazzar’s Feast at St Edmundsbury Cathedral. More exciting details on this to follow in due course.

Booking is now open for African Sanctus with priority booking open for our December and March concerts. (3/4)

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Bury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · Sep 4

…travelling onwards to Christmas for our feast of seasonal music at Lavenham Church with the added bonus of warming mulled wine and delicious mince pies, before arriving back at The Apex in March for our Handel bonanza! (2/4)

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