The City of Bath Bach Choir (CBBC), based in Bath, Somerset, England, is a choir, founded in October 1946 by Cuthbert Bates, who was also a founding father of the Bath Bach Festival in 1950. The choir gave its inaugural concert in June 1947 in Bath Abbey, a performance of J. S. Bach's great Mass in B Minor. Cuthbert Bates, as well as the founder, was also the choir's principal conductor. He was an amateur musician with a great love and understanding of the works of J. S. Bach. The Choir's original aim was to promote Bach's music by means of periodic festivals [2] of music dedicated to the works of J. S. Bach.
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The first President of the CBBC was Dr Ralph Vaughan Williams OM. Sir Arthur Bliss CH KCVO KT, then Master of the Queen's Music, took over as President in 1959 followed by Sir David Willcocks CBE MC, in 1975, who remains the choir's current President.
Denys Darlow, the distinguished Handelian scholar, succeeded Cuthbert Bates as Musical Director in 1980 and remained in post until 1990. He was then followed by Nigel Perrin, who has been conducting the CBBC since that time. Nigel Perrin began his musical life as a boy chorister at Ely Cathedral, from where he won a choral scholarship to King's College, Cambridge, to study under Sir David Willcocks. He became well-known as the high voice of The King's Singers.
The choir continues to perform demanding choral works, from all era, to a professional standard [1]. Membership is therefore governed by an informal audition. Recent performances have included the Mass in Blue by Will Todd, accompanied by the composer. Elis Pehkonen's Russian Requiem was performed in Bath Abbey in 2008, in the composer's presence. Early performances of works by Dr Karl Jenkins have been given. The choir's 60th Anniversary Concert, in the Wiltshire Music Centre in 2007, comprised a newly commissioned work by Ed Hughes; Song for St Cecilia. Karl Jenkins’ Requiem was performed at Carnegie Hall, New York in 2008.
The choir regularly tours abroad. Concerts have been performed at Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, Paris, and in Hungary, Belgium and Germany. The choir's latest tour was to Leipzig in 2009, singing in the famous Thomaskirche, where Johann Sebastian Bach was choirmaster. The City of Bath Bach Junior Choir is sponsored by the Senior Choir.
The City of Bath Bach Choir (CBBC) was formed in October 1946 and gave its inaugural concert in June 1947 in Bath Abbey, a performance of J. S. Bach's great Mass in B Minor. Its founder and principal conductor until his death in April 1980 was Cuthbert Bates, an amateur musician with a great love and understanding of the works of J. S. Bach. The Choir's primary aim was to promote Bach's music by means of periodic festivals of music dedicated to the works of J. S. Bach. The Choir's first President was the distinguished composer Dr. Ralph Vaughan Williams O.M.
As his collaborator, assistant musical director and assistant director of the Bath Bach Festivals Cuthbert chose Alan Bennett, then head of music at Bath Boys School (today Beechen Cliff School). The two men made a formidable team – Cuthbert meticulous, dedicated, determined and something of a figure of awe, and Alan Bennett a superlative musician, a bit of a ‘rough diamond’ and a perfect foil for Cuthbert.
The first Bath Bach Festival took place in October 1950, commemorating the bicentenary of the composer's death, and proved to be a great success. A further 8 festivals were held at approximately 4 year intervals until 1982. Unfortunately, the 8th Festival was a significant financial disaster and it was decided to close the periodic festival at that time. However in 1995 the Bath Bach Festival tradition was revived by Elizabeth Bates, Cuthbert Bates’ daughter, and periodic Bach Festivals continued under Elizabeth's direction in Bath until October 2010.
In its first 35 years of existence the Choir gave many performances of Bach's major choral works – its signature work, the Mass in B Minor, as well as the St Matthew Passion, the St. John Passion and the Christmas Oratorio as well as a large number of the cantatas, motets and other lesser-known pieces. However the Choir by no means confined its attention in these early years solely to the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and put on an average of two full choral and orchestral concerts every season at which a wide range of works was performed.
Perhaps not unsurprisingly the work of Vaughan Williams, the Choir's first President featured strongly in this period. Margaret Dewey (née Pitt) recalls that during a dress rehearsal for a Vaughan Williams work in the Abbey the scaffolding that supported the Altos and Basses slowly, and with great dignity, collapsed. No one was hurt and the scaffolding was re-instated in time for the concert. Margaret does not recall whether the singers missed a note during the process! The composer himself conducted the choir in a performance of his own work The Hundredth Psalm in Bath Abbey in June 1957. Vaughan Williams came to the Choir's rescue at this concert for the famously union-minded London Symphony Orchestra were about to "down tools" for their tea break during the rehearsal at 4 o’clock, thus upsetting the rehearsal plan. Vaughan Williams took the rostrum and told the orchestra that the rehearsal would run over just a bit and that he felt sure that they "wouldn’t mind"! Such was the power and reputation of the great man that the LSO continued without a murmur - even the brass section. At the same concert Vaughan Williams decided that he wanted to include the optional trombone parts for his performance of The Hundredth Psalm. Of course the Choir did not have them and so Alan Bennett spent most of the rehearsal and some time after copying out the parts by hand for use in the concert that night.
Sadly Ralph Vaughan Williams died in August 1958 and was succeeded as the Choir's President by Sir Arthur Bliss, CH, KCVO, KT, Master of the Queen's Music, a year later in August 1959.
During this period most of the major European composers have found a place in the choir's programmes. However, in its first 35 years the policy of the Choir was to explore the lesser-known masterpieces as well as giving performances from the more popular choral repertoire. It gave one of the first modern performances of the Claudio Monteverdi Vespers of 1610, and other concerts have included works by Bononcini, Francesco Cavalli, Antonio Vivaldi, Heinrich Schütz, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Camille Saint-Saëns, Gustav Holst, Anton Bruckner and William Walton. In October 1966 the Choir gave the first ever performance of the Duruflé Requiem in Bath – certainly one of the first performances of the work in this country. Michael Tippet's oratorio A Child of our Time was given under the composer's baton as a part of the Bath Festival in June 1968.
Mindful of the fact that the success of a concert does not depend on choral singing alone, from the earliest time the Choir strived to obtain the services of the highest quality professional support. From the outset professional orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Boyd Neel Orchestra and several others were engaged. However for a period during the 1970s rising costs necessitated a modification of this practice. Similar attention was also given to the selection and engagement of soloists. Singers such as Kathleen Ferrier, Dame Janet Baker, Margaret Cable, Wendy Eathorne, Eric Greene and John Shirley-Quick are among many of the famous names who sung with the Choir during this period.
Some indication of the standards that were achieved during this period may be found in the number of distinguished conductors who have accepted invitations to conduct concerts. They include Ralph Vaughan Williams, Josef Krips (who was so impressed with the Choir's performance of Haydn's The Creation with the London Symphony Orchestra that he repeated it at the Royal Festival Hall, London), Yehudi Menuhin, Basil Cameron, Reginald Jaques, Nadia Boulanger, Charles Groves, István Kertész and Sir David Willcocks.
In addition to the major choral and orchestral concerts outlined above, un-accompanied music has not been neglected. There were frequent recitals and serenade concerts in which a wide field of music, generally well away from the beaten track, has been explored, from the great sixteenth century school to the present day. Moreover in December 1947 the Choir gave its first performance of Carols by Candlelight in the Pump Rooms at which the Choir displayed its versatility and musicianship in introducing new and interesting carols as well as offering old favourites and carols for audience participation. These concerts have continued ever since and are now a well loved feature of Bath's Christmas celebrations.
The Choir's President, Sir Arthur Bliss died on 27 March 1975, and was replaced in July 1975 by the distinguished choral musician, Sir David Willcocks CBE MC then famous for his work at the Director of Music at King's College, Cambridge, and at that time recently appointed as Director of the Royal College of Music.
Cuthbert Bates's sudden death in April 1980 pre-empted his planned retirement concert performance of the Bach B Minor Mass scheduled for July 1980, and effectively ended this first period of the Choir's history.
To replace Cuthbert Bates as Musical Director the Choir had already planned to appoint the distinguished Handelian scholar Denys Darlow. However, in recognition of Cuthbert Bates's long and distinguished service to the Choir the Choir's President, Sir David Willcocks conducted the July 1980 performance of the Bach B Minor Mass as a tribute and memorial to Cuthbert and Denys Darlow took over the Choir thereafter. At the time of appointment Denys was a senior professor at the Royal College of Music, Director of Music at St George's Church,Hanover Square, London, and for many years director of the Tilford Bach Festival and London Handel Festival. He had appeared playing the harpsichord continuo at a number of the Bath Bach Festivals in the preceding years and was thus well-known to the Choir and in sympathy with its aims and objectives.
Under Denys's baton the Choir spent the next 10 years moving forward from the Bach Festival legacy of its earlier years and building upon its reputation for exploring most other works in the choral cannon. Stephen Dodgson's Te Deum was performed in October 1982 as a part of the last Bach Festival at which the Choir sung, and the Choir continued throughout the period performing two major orchestral concerts per annum, with a lighter concert in the Summer and three performances of Carols by Candlelight.
In April 1986 the Choir gave the first performance of Denys Darlow's own Requiem, dedicated to the City of Bath Bach Choir.
From 1988 onwards, summer concerts were moved from Bath Abbey at which practically every performance had been given since the Choirs inception, to the Michael Tippett Centre at Bath Spa University. In 1988 and 1989 these performances were conducted by Marcus Sealy, who joined the Choir in January 1982 as accompanist, and sometime Musical Director and remains in that post today.
From 1987 to 1989 the annual Carols concerts were conducted by Cuthbert's daughter, Elizabeth and attracted steadily increasing audiences.
Denys Darlow found weekly travel to Bath for regular rehearsals was becoming something of a strain. Therefore on January 8, 1990 Nigel Perrin took over the baton as the Choir's new Director of Music and his appointment was confirmed later that year.
Nigel Perrin had been a chorister at Ely Cathedral, a choral scholar at King's College, Cambridge, under Sir David Willcocks, and for about 10 years was the ‘top’ (counter-tenor) voice of the famous vocal group The King's Singers, singing all over the world with them and with other professionals ranging from Kiri Te Kanawa and Sir Cliff Richard. Appointing a singer as Musical Director was something of a challenge for the Choir, but has proved to be a wise move for Nigel Perrin has brought with him an amazing insight into the mechanics and techniques of choral singing as well as a determination to lead the Choir forward to even higher professional standards. Nigel Perrin's first concert was a performance of the Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 in Bath Abbey in April 1990.
Under Nigel Perrins's musical leadership the Choir has continued to move forward in its professional standing and is now widely regarded as one of the leading musical forces in the West Country. The Choir has remained true to its roots, and continues to give two major orchestral concerts every year in the Autumn and Spring, with a lighter concert in the Summer. The Choir has made many tours in the UK and abroad to France, Belgium, Hungary and Germany and looks forward to extend its touring activities in the future.
In 1995 the Choir used The Forum, the old Bath cinema which has been converted into an evangelical church and which offers more space than the Abbey for a concert performance with large orchestras. Previously Cuthbert Bates had used the Forum for a concert on 26 May 1954 but disliked the venue so much he never returned. Today concerts in Bath can take place at either Bath Abbey – perhaps best suited for baroque – or work which only requires smaller musical forces, the Forum, for larger scale works, the Michael Tippett Centre for a more intimate setting a cappella or with simple piano accompaniment or the Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford on Avon.
The Choir continues to explore new and ‘different’ works and in this period notably gave a performance of David Fanshawe's African Sanctus, and Benedicam Dominum by Diana Burrell, a work which also enabled Marcus Sealy to demonstrate the magnificent new Klais organ that had just been installed in Bath Abbey. The Choir gave the second performance of Requiem Aeternam by Jonathan Lloyd in the presence of the composer which necessitated the choir synchronising with a pre-recorded backing track. More recently the Choir has given performance of two ‘cross-over’ works by Karl Jenkins, The Armed Man and Requiem, which undoubtedly stretched the boundaries of its musical experience. The performance of The Armed Man in particular was given in The Forum and full use was made of the lighting and projection facilities to enhance the music and to stage a full audio-visual event.
In all this modernism the Choir has not neglected its roots and has often returned to the music of J. S. Bach. Most notably the Choir gave a performance of the B Minor Mass in the Abbey under the baton of the President, Sir David Willcocks, to mark its 50th anniversary celebrations in April 1997, and more controversially gave a semi-staged performance of the St. John Passion in The Forum in April 2005 – again using lighting and moving images to assist the performance, to critical acclaim.
In 2000 the Choir took the decision to invest in the creation of its own Junior Section, and formed ‘the Junior Choir’ with the aim of offering local schoolchildren the opportunity of learning how to sing. The aim of the Junior Section was to inculcate a love of music amongst the children of Bath, and to do the Choir's own ‘bit’ to ensure that there remained a regular pool of talent to join the CBBC at some stage in the future. The Musical Director decided that all should be able to join the choir, without any audition and without having to demonstrate the ability to read music. Since its formation the Junior Choir has gone from strength to strength and now consists of some 50 singers – aged 8 – 15 – who give regular performances for charity or with the CBBC as a part of one of its regular concerts.
Over the years the Choir has travelled widely and has developed relationships with singers in Bath's twin cities in Hungary, the fabulous Béla Viká Choir, in Braunschweig (Brunswick) with the Cathedral Dom Chor and with Les Bengalis de Liége in Liege, Belgium. Bath's twin City of Braunschweig was heavily bombed by the allies on the nights of the 14th and 15 October 1944. The bombing inflicted substantial damage to the Dom (Cathedral) and many lives were lost. In October 2004 the CBBC was honoured to be invited to join our good friends the Dom Chor in a performance of the Benjamin Britten War Requiem in the Dom, in the presence of HM Ambassador to Germany, HE Sir Peter Torry. This concert was a centrepiece of the City's commemoration and an act of remembrance and reconciliation. In 2009 the Choir was privileged to travel to perform in Bach's own Church, the Thomaskirche in Leipzig in what was for all the singers, a very moving and important concert. In October 2011 the choir toured Rome performing in both La Chiesa di Sant'Agnese in Agone, Rome and The Venerable English College (colloquially referred to as English College), founded in 1579 by William Allen.
The Carols by Candlelight series perhaps merit a special mention having become something of a fixture in the pre-Christmas calendar in Bath. The first performance of ‘Carols’ was given in the Pump Room in December 1947, and has continued uninterrupted ever since. The Choir for "Carols" is selected by the Musical Director and is a sub-set of the Choir because space in the Pump Room is limited to about 30 singers. A recent innovation has been the inclusion of a ‘set’ from the Choir's junior section which is a favourite with audiences. In addition the Choir provides opportunities for talented young musicians to provide an interlude. Whilst the Choir has experimented with the number of performances of ‘Carols’ that it gives, it seems to have settled that a total of 3 performances as the optimum, and usually manages to completely sell-out the Pump Room for all three concerts.
Today the maximum number of singers the CBBC will admit is about 100, though the actual strength varies from time to time because of singer's commitments and the need for balance between voices. Singing with the City of Bath Bach Choir is always something of a musical challenge and singers are drawn from all walks of life from Bath and its environs and are accepted into the Choir after passing an audition to about ABRSM Grade 5 standard. The Choir has a policy of re-auditioning all singers every 4 years to ensure that the overall musical ability does not get diluted. Singing with the Choir entails a significant commitment of time and effort from its members. Singers are expected to take part in all three concerts every year which entails attendance at about twelve, two-hour rehearsals for each concert. In return for that commitment the Choir offers its singers the opportunity to sing challenging works at the very highest level with high quality, professional orchestras and soloists – exactly the same offering that was offered by Cuthbert Bates back in 1946. Singers pay an annual subscription which is intended to cover the annual running costs of the Choir, and the Choir has a policy of offering discounted subscriptions to students and unwaged singers, depending on their circumstances.
The Choir maintains an active list of Patrons and Friends who generously support the musical work of the Choir and who are offered a range of benefits in return for their support. The Choir is a Registered Charity and makes every effort to keep down the ticket prices for its concerts, though inevitably they must keep pace with the increased costs of hiring professional orchestras and soloists. A full scale concert with a professional orchestra and four top flight soloists will never make a profit, and so the Choir tries to achieve an overall financial balance throughout the year by subsidising its loss-making full scale concerts with profits from smaller scale events.
This article is a review of one of the choir's concerts in Bath Abbey, written by © Bath Chronicle (Peter Lloyd Williams) [1]
Music Australia Historic press release from Mr T. B. Donovan, Chairman, Publicity Committee, Bach Festival Office, about the 1954 Festival. [2]
The City of Bath Bach Choir is a Registered Charity No 1043756 [3]
Review by Gordon Eggington, Wiltshire Times. [4]
| Date | Composer | Work | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Jun 1947 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Bath Abbey |
| 23 Dec 1947 | Various | Carols by Candlelight | Pump Room, Bath |
| 24 Apr 1948 | J. S. Bach | St Matthew Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 21 Dec 1948 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 2nd Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 21 May 1949 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Bath Abbey |
| 27 Jun 1949 | Various | Recital of Choral Music | Bath Abbey |
| 20/21 Dec 1949 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 3rd Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| As a part of the 1st Bath Bach Festival - 14/21 Oct | |||
| 14 Oct 1950 | J. S. Bach | St Matthew Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 17 Oct 1950 | J. S. Bach | BWV 11 – Praise Our God; Jesu, Priceless Treasure; Magnificat | Bath Abbey |
| 19 Oct 1950 | J. S. Bach | St John Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 21 Oct 1950 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Bath Abbey |
| 19/20 Dec 1950 | Various | Carols by Candlelight - 4th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 26 May 1951 | G. F. Handel | Messiah | Bath Abbey |
| 2 Jun 1951 | Various | Unaccompanied Serenade Concert | Roman Baths |
| 8 Dec 1951 | J. S. Bach | Christmas Oratorio | Bath Abbey |
| 18/19 Dec 1951 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 5th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 24 May 1952 | J. Brahms | A German Requiem | Bath Abbey ? |
| 17/18 Dec 1952 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 6th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 17/24 May 1953 | Various | Unaccompanied Serenade Concert | Roman Baths |
| 23 May 1953 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Bath Abbey |
| 21/22Dec 1953 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 7th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 26 May 1954 | Mozart Beethoven | Requiem Symphony no 7 in A major | Forum |
| As a part of the 2nd Bath Bach Festival 9–16 October 1954 | |||
| 09 Oct 1954 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Bath Abbey |
| 12 Oct 1954 | J. S. Bach | St. John Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 14 Oct 1954 | J. S. Bach | Cantata No 80 Ein’ feste Burg. Motet Sing ye to the Lord. Magnificat | Bath Abbey |
| 16 Oct 1954 | J. S. Bach | St Matthew Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 20/21 Dec 1954 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 8th Season | Pump Room c. Allan Bennett |
| 14 May 1955 | J. Haydn | Bath Abbey c. Josef Krips | |
| 7 July 1955 | Various | Mass in G Minor VW | Bath Abbey c. Allan Bennett |
| 19/20 Dec 1955 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 9th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 19 Jan 1956 | Haydn | Creation | Royal Festival Hall, London c. Josef Krips |
| 26 May 1956 | Beethoven | Mass in D | Bath Abbey c. Allan Bennett |
| Autumn 1956 | Tallis, Palestrina, Bousignac, Vaughan Williams | Motet in 40 parts Spem in alium. Gloria in excelsis Deo. Jubilate Deo. The Voice out of the Whirlwind | Bath Abbey |
| 19/20 Dec 1956 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 10th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams Festival Concert – 1 June 1957 | |||
| 01 Jun 57 | Vaughan Williams | Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis. The Hundredth Psalm (c. R. Vaughan Williams). The Voice out of the Whirlwind. Sancta Vivitas. Bendedicte | Bath Abbey |
| 06 Dec 1957 | J. S. Bach | Christmas Oratorio | Bath Abbey |
| 18/19 Dec 1957 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 11th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 07 Jun 1958 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor (Bath Festival) | Bath Abbey |
| Dr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, the Choir's President dies in August 1958 | |||
| 16/17/18 Dec 1958 | Various | Carols by Candlelight -12th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 28 Feb 1959 | J. S. Bach | St Matthew Passion | Bath Abbey |
| Sir Arthur Bliss CH, KVCO, Master of the Queen's Musick, is appointed Choir President in August 1959 | |||
| 15/16/17 Dec 1959 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 13th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 29 May 1960 | J. S. Bach and others | A programme of Anthems, Madrigals and Motets given as a part of the Bath Festival (d. Yehudi Menuhin) | The Roman Baths (Bath) |
| As a part of the 3rd Bath Bach Festival 22nd – 29 October 1960 | |||
| 22 Oct 1960 | J. S. Bach | St Matthew Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 25 Oct 1960 | J. S. Bach | St John Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 27 Oct 1960 | J. S. Bach | Motet 'Be not afraid', Cantata No 4. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049. Magnificat (Bach) in D major, BWV 243 | Bath Abbey |
| 29 Oct 1960 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Bath Abbey |
| 20/21/22 Dec 1960 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 14th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 09 Jun 1961 | Fauré | Requiem | Bath Abbey c. Nadia Boulanger |
| 21 Oct 1961 | Holst, Brahms | Hymn to Jesus. A German Requiem | Bath Abbey |
| 19/20/21 Dec 1961 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 15th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 26 May 1962 | J. S. Bach, Vaughan Williams | Sleepers Wake BWV 140. A Sea Symphony | Bath Abbey |
| ? Nov 62 | Vivaldi | Gloria RV 689 | ? |
| 03 Nov 1962 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Bath Abbey |
| 18/19/20 Dec 1962 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 16th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 15 Jun 1963 | Monteverdi, J. S. Bach | Vespers of 1610. Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39 (c Yehudi Menuhin) | Bath Abbey |
| 19 Oct 1963 | J. S. Bach | St. John Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 17/18/19 Dec 1963 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 17th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 13 Jun 1964 | Mozart | Requiem | ? |
| 22 Oct 1964 | Various | ?? | Bath Abbey |
| 15/16/17 Dec 1964 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 18th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 19 June 1965 | Haydn | Nelson Mass (Bath Festival) | Bath Abbey c István Kertész |
| As a part of the 4th Bath Bach Festival 23–30 October 1965 | |||
| 23 Oct 1965 | J. S. Bach | St Matthew Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 26 Oct 1965 | J. S. Bach | Cantata No 65. Brandenburg Concerto No 2. Motet for double choir "Sing Ye to the Lord". Cantata No 50. | Bath Abbey |
| 28 Oct 1965 | J. S. Bach | St. John Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 30 Oct 1965 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Bath Abbey |
| 21/22/23 Dec 1965 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 19th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 3 July 1966 | Various | Unaccompanied Serenade Concert | Roman Baths |
| 22 Oct 1966 | Handel, Duruflé | Dixit Dominus. Requiem | Bath Abbey |
| 20/21/22 Dec 1966 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 20th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 1 July 1967 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Bath Abbey |
| 9 July 1967 | Various | Serenade Concert | Prior Park Chapel |
| 19/20/21 Dec 1967 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 21st Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 26 June 1968 | Tippett | A Child of Our Time | Wells Cathedral c. Sir Michael Tippett OM CH CBE |
| 21 July 1968 | Various | Recital of unaccompanied Music | Prior Park Chapel |
| 03 Sep 1968 | Various | Selection of Unaccompanied Music | Goslar |
| 05 Sep 1968 | J. Brahms, J. S. Bach | Ein Deutsches Requiem. Magnificat (Bach) in D Minor BWV 243 | Stadthalle, Braunschweig |
| 12 Oct 1968 | Haydn | The Creation | Bath Abbey |
| 17/18/19 Dec 1968 | Various | Carols by Candlelight- 22nd Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| As a part of the 5th Bath Bach Festival 18th – 25 October 1969 | |||
| 18 Oct 1969 | J. S. Bach | St Matthew Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 21 Oct 1969 | J. S. Bach | Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31, Komm Jesu Komm, Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21 | Pump Room c. Philip Ledger |
| 25 Oct 1969 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Bath Abbey |
| 16/17/18 Dec 1969 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 23rd Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 11 June 1970 | Various | Music for voices and organ | St Stephen's Church |
| 15/16/17 Dec 1970 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 24th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 02 Jun 1971 | Berkeley, Stravinsky, Michael Rose, Herbert Howells, Monteverdi, A. Gabrieli, Byrd, J. S. Bach, Vaughan Williams, Michael Tippett | Missa Brevis. Ave Maria. Sing to the Lord a joyful song. Master Tallis' Testament.
Ave Maris Stella from Vespers of 1610. Magnificat for 3 choirs. Vigilante. Contrapuncti 1. 12 & 18 from the Art of Fugue. O Vos Omnes. Festival Te Deum. Plebs Angelica |
Bath Abbey |
| 16 Oct 1971 | Geminiani, J. S. Bach, Delalande, Handel | Concerto Grosso in E minor, Mass in F, De Profundis, Chandos Anthem No 11a ‘Let God Arise’ [Played and sung from manuscript copies by kind courtesy of David Willcocks Esq. First performance in Bath.] | Bath Abbey |
| 15/16/17 Dec 1971 | Various | Carols by Candlelight -25th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 25 Mar 1972 | J. S. Bach | St John Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 21 Oct 1972 | Schütz, Gabrielli, Buxtehude, Cavalli | Der 136 Psalm. Three instrumental canzonas: Sonata 13 (1615), Canzone for 2 choirs (1597), Canzone for 3 choirs (1615). Heut Triumphieret Gottes Sohn from Orgelbüchlein. Messa Concertata | Bath Abbey |
| 13/14/15 Dec 1972 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 26th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 23 Jun 1973 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Bath Abbey |
| 19/20/21 Dec 1973 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 27th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 18 May 1974 | W. A. Mozart | Symphony No 41 in C (KV551) The Jupiter,. Mass in C Minor (KV427) | Bath Abbey |
| As a part of the 6th Bath Bach Festival 19–26 October 1974 | |||
| 19 Oct 1974 | J. S. Bach | St Matthew Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 22 Oct 1974 | J. S. Bach | Cantata No 106. Brandenburg Concerto No 6. Cantata No 6. Magnificat in D | Bath Abbey |
| 24 Oct 1974 | J. S. Bach | St. John Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 26 Oct 1974 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Bath Abbey |
| 18/19/20 Dec 1974 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 28th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| Sir Arthur Bliss died on 27 Mar 1975 are was superseded as Choir President by Sir David Willcocks KCB CBE MC | |||
| 19 Jul 1975 | R. Vaughan Williams | Benedicte. Serenade to Music. A Sea Symphony | Bath Abbey |
| 05 Nov 1975 | Handel | Scratch Messiah | Assembly Rooms c Allan Bennett |
| 17/18/19 Dec 1975 | Various | Carols by Candlelight -29th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| The Choir gave 3 Concerts in 1976 to celebrate its 30th Anniversary | |||
| 20 Mar 1976 | Schütz, Handel, Duruflé | Psalm 150 ‘Lobet den Herren’. Chandos Anthem No 6. Requiem | Bath Abbey |
| 03 Jul 1976 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Oxford Town Hall |
| 09 Oct 1976 | Mozart, Bruckner | Symphony No 40 in G minor K550. Mass in F Minor | Bath Abbey |
| 21/22/23 Dec 1976 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 30th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| Allan Bennett, Hon. Accompanist and Deputy Conductor of the Choir died on 30 January 1977. He was succeeded in post by Richard Bates. | |||
| The Queen's Silver Jubilee Concert | |||
| 19 Mar 1977 | Vaughan Williams, Charpentier, Handel, Purcell | Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis. Mass for double choir. Organ concerto in F major Op 4 No 4. Coronation Anthem ‘My heart is indicting’ | Bath Abbey |
| As a part of the 7th Bath Bach Festival 15–22 October 1977 | |||
| 15 Oct 1977 | J. S. Bach | St. Matthew Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 18 Oct 1977 | J. S. Bach | Jesu, nun sei gepreiset’ BWV 78. Mass in F major. ‘Dies sind die helligen zehn Gebot’ BWV 41 | Bath Abbey |
| 20 Oct 1977 | J. S. Bach | St. John Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 22 Oct 1977 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Bath Abbey |
| 20/21/22 Dec 1977 | Various | Carols by Candlelight 31st Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 17 June 1978 | J. S. Bach, W. F. Bach, J. S. Bach, J. C. Bach, C. P. E. Bach | Bach Family Concert. Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79. Overture in D Minor. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80. Symphony in G Minor. Magnificat | Dorchester Abbey |
| 24 June 1978 | J. S. Bach, W. F. Bach, J. S. Bach, J. C. Bach, C. P. E. Bach | Bach Family Concert. Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79. Overture in D Minor. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80. Symphony in G Minor. Magnificat | Bath Abbey |
| 14 Oct 1978 | Haydn, Brahms | Paukenmesse. A German Requiem | Bath Abbey |
| 19/20/21 Dec 1978 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 32nd Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 29 Apr 1979 | Palestrina, Byrd, Bousignac, Duruflé, Vaughan Williams | Assumpta est Maria. Christe quit Lux es et Dies. Jubilate Deo. Ubi Caritas. Mass in G minor | Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows, Prior Park College |
| 30 Jun 1979 | Verdi | Requiem | Bath Abbey |
| 20 Oct 1979 | Bononcini, Handel, Handel, Vivaldi | Stabat Mater. Let God Arise! Dixit Dominus. Gloria RV 589 | Bath Abbey |
| 18/19/20 Dec 1979 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 33rd Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| The Choir's founder, Cuthbert Bates, died unexpectedly on 19 April 1980. His son and daughter, Richard and Elizabeth Bates, organised a memorial concert for him on the 18th of June, and the Choir dedicated the concert on 12 July 1990 (which was to have been Cuthbert's last concert as conductor) to his memory. The conductor was the Choir's President, Sir David Willcocks | |||
| 17 May 1980 | Fauré, Mozart, Haydn | Requiem, Symphony no 32 in G Major K 318, Harmonie-Messe | Bath Abbey |
| 18 Jun 1980 | Tallis, Byrd, Brahms, Sir William Henry Harris | Lamentations. Laudibus in Sanctis. Thy servant is downcast. Bring us, O Lord God | Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows, Prior Park College c. R Bates and E Bates |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Beethoven | Missa Solemnis Mass in D | Bath Abbey c Denys Darlow |
| 12 Jul 1980 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Bath Abbey c. Sir David Willcocks Under Denys Darlow as the Choir's Director of Music |
| 15/16/17 Dec 1980 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 34th Season | Banqueting Room, Guildhall, Bath |
| 31 Jan 1981 | Bruckner, Mozart | Mass in E Minor, 2 Orchestral Pieces | Bath Abbey |
| 28 Mar 1981 | Elgar | The Dream of Gerontius | Bath Abbey |
| 24 Oct 1981 | Berlioz, Saint-Saëns | Music for Praise and Reflection, Te Deum, Requiem | Bath Abbey |
| 15/16/17 Dec 1981 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 35th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| January 1982 - Marcus Sealy joins the Choir in succession to Richard Bates as accompanist, Deputy Director and continuo player | |||
| 20 Mar 1982 | Beethoven | Missa Solemnis in D | Bath Abbey |
| As a part of the 8th Bath Bach Festival 16–23 October 1982 (Stephen Dodgson was composer in residence) | |||
| 16 Oct 1982 | J. S. Bach | St Matthew Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 19 Oct 1982 | J. S. Bach | Cantata No 215 Preise dein Glucke. Suite No 3 in D. Cantata No 206 Schleicht, spielende Wellen | Bath Abby |
| 23 Oct 1982 | J. S. Bach, Stephen Dodgson | Magnificat. Suite No 4 in D. Te Deum (World Premier) | Bath Abbey |
| 21/22/23 Dec 1982 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 36th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Mozart, Schubert | Requiem KV 626, Mass in E Flat Minor D950 | Bath Abbey |
| 30 Apr 1983 | Mozart, Haydn, S. S. Wesley, Bairstow, Dupré, Britten | Te Deum KV 141. Motet: In Sanae et Vanae Curiae. Psalm 96:115 Ascribe unto the Lord. Blessed City, Heavenly Salem. Cortège et Litanie. Hymn to St. Cecilia | St. Mary's Bathwick c. Marcus Sealy |
| 23 Jul 1983 | Elgar, Britten, Schubert, Kelly | Psalm 48 Great is the Lord, Psalm 29 Give unto the Lord, Missa Brevis. Salve Regina. Exultate. Surrexit Hodie | Bath Abbey (Organ Only) |
| 12 Nov 1983 | J. S. Bach | Christmas Oratorio | Bath Abbey |
| 21/22/23 Dec 1983 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 37th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 31 Mar 1984 | Brahms, Mozart | A German Requiem. Symphony No 34 in C Minor | Bath Abbey |
| 31 Jul 1984 | Fauré, Honegger | Requiem. King David (Narrator: Richard Stilgoe) | Bath Abbey |
| 10 Nov 1984 | Elgar | The Dream of Gerontius | Bath Abbey |
| 19/20/21 Dec 1984 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 38th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 16 Mar 1985 | J. S. Bach | St. Matthew Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 27 Jul 1985 | Handel, Elgar | The Ways of Zion do Mourn, Coronation Ode | Bath Abbey |
| 09 Nov 1985 | Handel | Alexander's Feast | Bath Abbey |
| 18/19/20 Dec 1985 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 39th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 19 Apr 1986 | Mozart, Darlow | Missa Brevis in C (K258), Requiem (World Premier) | Bath Abbey |
| 28 Jun 1986 | J. S. Bach, Kodály, Mozart | Prelude & Fugue in C BWV547. Missa Brevis. Solemn Vespers | Bath Abbey |
| 15 Nov 1986 | Beethoven, Howells | Symphony No 3 in E Flat Op 55 (Eroica). Stabat Mater | Bath Abbey |
| 17/18/20 Dec 1986 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 40th Season | Pump Room c.Joyce Honor |
| 28 Mar 1987 | J. S. Bach | Mass in A Major. Mass in G Minor. Double Violin Concerto | Bath Abbey |
| 27 Jun 1987 | Duruflé, Poulenc | Requiem. Litanies a la Vierge Noire | Bath Abbey (Organ only) |
| 14 Nov 1987 | J. S. Bach | Christmas Oratorio | Bath Abbey |
| Dec 1987 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 41st Season | Pump Room c. Elizabeth Bates |
| 23 Apr 1988 | Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Parry | Introduction and Allegro. Donna nobis pacem. Invocation to Music | Bath Abbey |
| 09 Jul 1988 | Elgar, Coleridge-Taylor | Bavarian Highlands. Hiawatha's Wedding Feast. Victorian Songs | Michael Tippett Centre, Bath Spa University c. Marcus Sealy. |
| 12 Nov 1988 | Vaughan Williams, Howells | Sea Symphony, Piano Concerto | Bath Abbey |
| 14/15/16 Dec 1988 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 42rd Season | Pump Room c. Elizabeth Bates |
| 29 Apr 1989 | Handel | Israel in Egypt | Bath Abbey |
| 08 Jul 1989 | Stanford | Songs of the Fleet, The Revenge | Michael Tippett Centrec. Marcus Sealy |
| 04 Nov 1989 | Haydn | Te Deum and Mass | Bath Abbey |
| 20/21/22 Dec 1989 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 43rd Season | Pump Room c. Elizabeth Bates |
| Nigel Perrin Appointed as Director of Music in March 1990 | |||
| 21 Apr 1990 | Monteverdi | Vespers of 1610 | Bath Abbey |
| 07 Jul 1990 | Vaughan Williams, Fauré, Horovitz | Shakespeare Songs. Cantique de Jean Racine. Captain Noah | Michael Tippett Centre |
| 10 Nov 1990 | Handel | Coronation Anthems. Organ Concertos | Bath Abbey |
| 19/20/21 Dec 1990 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 44th Season | Pump Room c Nigel Perrin and Elizabeth Bates |
| 13 Apr 1991 | J. S. Bach, Mendelssohn | Komm Jesus, Komm. Hymn of Praise | Bath Abbey |
| 06 Jul 1991 | Vaughan Williams, Purcell | Oxford Elegy. Come Ye Sons of Art | Assembly Rooms |
| 27 Aug 1991 | Handel, Handel, Ireland, Handel | The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba. Zadok the Priest. Concerto Pastorale for Strings. The King Shall rejoice | Braunschweiger Dom with the Apollo Ensemble |
| 28 Aug 1991 | Schubert, Schumann, Hassler, Fauré, Purcell, Purcell | Der Tanz. Somerleid. Tanzen und Springen. Cantique de Jean Racine. Come Ye Sons of Art. Birthday Ode for Queen Mary 1694 | Braunschweiger Dom with the Apollo Ensemble |
| 09 Nov 1991 | Pergolesi, Vivaldi, Mozart | Magnificat. Gloria RV 589. Slemn Vespers | Bath Abbey |
| 18/19.20 Dec 1991 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 45th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 11 Apr 1992 | J. S. Bach, Antonín Tučapský | Magnificat. Stabat Mater (in presence of composer) | Bath Abbey |
| 11 Jul 1992 | Carl Orff, Lambert | Carmina Burana, Rio Grande | Assembly Rooms |
| 14 Nov 1992 | Rossini | Petit Messe Solenelle | Bath Abbey |
| 16/17/18 Dec 1992 | Various | Carols by Canbdlelight – 46th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 17 Apr 1993 | Haydn | Creation | Bath Abbey |
| 03 Jul 1993 | Gershwin, Unknown, Tippett | Porgy and Bess. Missa Luba. Negro Spirituals | Assembly Rooms |
| 13 Nov 1993 | J. S. Bach, Britten | Wachet Auf. St. Nicholas | Bath Abbey |
| 15/16/17 Dec 1993 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 47th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 26 Mar 1994 | J. S. Bach | St. John Passion | Bath Abbey |
| 09 Jul 1994 | Various | A night at the Opera | Assembly Rooms |
| 12 Nov 1994 | Fauré, Pärt | Requiem. Stabat Mater (Collection of £750 taken for the Estonian Ferry Disaster) | Bath Abbey |
| Dec 1994 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 48th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| Apr 1995 | Mendelssohn | Elijah | Forum |
| Jul 1995 | Berlioz | Grande Messe des Morts (with other NFMS Societies) | Imperial College, London |
| Nov 1995 | Mozart | As a part of the Bath Mozartfest. Requiem, Ave Verum Corpus | Forum |
| Dec 1995 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 49th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| Apr 1996 | Rossini, Mozart | Stabat Mater. Coronation Mass | Forum |
| Jul 1996 | Fanshawe | African Sanctus | Forum |
| Nov 1996 | Mozart | As a part of the Bath Mozartfest. Coronation Mass | Forum |
| 18/19/20 Dec 1996 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 50th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 1997 was the Choir's 50th Anniversary Year | |||
| 24 Apr 97 | Monteverdi | Vespers of 1610 | Bath Abbey |
| 26 Apr 97 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Bath Abbey c. Sir David Willcocks |
| Jul 1997 | Handel | Acis and Galatea | Assembly Rooms |
| Nov 1997 | Mozart | As a part of the Bath Mozartfest. Misericordias Dominum. Solemn Vespers | Forum |
| Dec 1997 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 51st Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| Apr 1998 | Verdi | Requiem | Forum |
| 04 Jul 1998 | Burrell, Dvořák, Britten, Bernstein | Benedicam Dominum, Mass in D, Rejoice in the Lamb. Chichester Psalms | Bath Abbey |
| 15 Nov 1998 | Mozart | As a part of the Bath Mozartfest. Dominican Vespers | Forum |
| 16/17/18 Dec 1998 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 52nd Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 27 Mar 1999 | Walton, Elgar, Poulenc | Crown Imperial. The Music Makers. Gloria | Forum |
| 03 Jul 1999 | Rutter, Elgar, Kodály | Gloria. Give Unto the Lord. Missa Brevis | Clifton Cathedral, Bristol |
| 07/09 Oct 1999 | Mozart, Handel | Mass in C K317. Coronation Anthems | Reformed Templon, Kaposvár, and Pasarét Templon, Budapest |
| 06 Nov 1999 | Mozart | As a part of the Bath Mozartfest. Requiem (Duncan Druce Edition) | Bath Abbey |
| 15/16/17 Dec 1999 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 53rd Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 08 Apr 2000 | Walton, Puccini | Belshazzar's Feast. Messa di Gloria. (with Bath Choral Society) | Forum |
| 15 Jul 2000 | Various | A Night at the Opera (with the Béla Vikár Choir from Kaposvár, Hungary) | Assembly Rooms |
| 26 Oct 2000 | Various, Brahms | Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen and other pieces | St Salvator's Cathedral, Bruges |
| 11 Nov 2000 | Brahms | As a part of the Bath Mozartfest. Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45 | Forum c. Martyn Brabbins |
| Dec 2000 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 54th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 07 Apr 2001 | Bach | St. Matthew Passion (Neil Jenkins Edition) | Bath Abbey |
| Jul 2001 | Various | In the Mood – music on the lighter side. Including Stanford: Songs of the Fleet and Flanders and Horrowitz: Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo | Michael Tippett Centre |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Haydn | Paukenmesse | Bath Abbey |
| Dec 2001 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 55th Season Pump Room | |
| 06 Apr 2002 | Elgar | The Dream of Gerontius. Second performance on 10 Apr 02 in collaboration with the Exeter Festival Chorus | Forum & Exeter Cathedral |
| Jul 2002 | Orff | Carmina Burana and other works | Assembly Rooms |
| 30 Nov 2002 | Haydn, Britten, Tavener | Missa Sancti Nicolai, Saint Nicholas, God is with us | Wells Cathedral |
| Dec 2002 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 56th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 22 Mar 2003 | Lloyd, Rossini | Requiem Aeternam (second performance in the presence of the composer)
Petite Messe Solonnelle |
Bath Abbey |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Sullivan | West End! A programme including excerpts from Les Misérables and a performance of Trial by Jury | Wiltshire Music Centre |
| 01 Nov 2003 | Handel, Handel, Vivaldi | Ode to St. Cecilia. Silente Venti. Gloria (RV 589) Casella ed. | The Forum |
| 16/17/18/19 Dec 2003 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 57th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 07 Mar 2004 | J. S. Bach | Mass in B Minor | Bath Abbey |
| Jul 2004 | Ramírez, Jean Berger, Chilcott | Songs from the Southern Hemisphere. Missa Criolla. Psalmo Brasileiro. The Making of the Drum | Tippett Centre |
| 14 & 30 Oct 2004 | Britten | A War Requiem (with Braunschweiger Domchor, Bath Choral Society and the boys of Bristol Cathedral choir.) | Brunswick Cathedral & Colston Hall, Bristol |
| 14/15/16/17 Dec 2004 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 58th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 19 Mar 2005 | J. S. Bach | Semi-staged St John Passion (Neil Jenkins Edition) | Forum |
| Jul 2005 | Various | The Grand Tour a musical travelogue | Wiltshire Music Centre |
| Nov 2005 | Karl Jenkins, Rutter | An Armed Man - A Mass for Peace. Requiem | Forum |
| Dec 2005 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 59th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 01 Apr 2006 | J. S. Bach | St Matthew Passion (Neil Jenkins edition) | Forum |
| 08 Jul 2006 | Vaughan Williams, George Shearing and others | Sonnets & Songs with a Shakespearean flavour | Wiltshire Music Centre |
| 28 Oct 2006 | Karl Jenkins, Haydn | Requiem. Nelson Mass | Bath Abbey |
| 13/14/15 Dec 2006 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 60th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 31 Mar 2007 | Mozart, Beethoven | ‘Great’ Mass in C Minor K427. Christus am Ölberge Op 85 | Forum |
| 60th Anniversary Concert | |||
| 14 Jul 2007 | Hughes, Rutter, Purcell | Song for St. Cecilia (Commission - First Performance). Birthday Madrigals. Birthday Ode for Queen Mary Come Ye Sons of Art | Wiltshire Music Centre |
| 03 Nov 2007 | J. S. Bach, Rossini | As a part of Nigel Perrin's Gala Concert. Lobet den Herrn. Peiite Messe Solonelle | Forum |
| 19/20/21 Dec 2007 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 61st Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 21 Jan 08 | Karl Jenkins | Requiem - New York Premier | Carnegie Hall, New York, USA |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Duruflé | Requiem and works by Fauré, Messiaen, Poulenc Vierne and Hakim. | Bath Abbey |
| 12 July 2008 | Vaughan Williams | An Evening with Ralph Vaughan Williams and Friends. Works by Wood, Parry, Stanford, Holst, Bruch, Ravel, Finzi and Vaughan Williams to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Vaughan Williams's death | Wiltshire Music Centre |
| 01 Nov 2008 | Pehkonen, Hughes, Vivaldi | Russian Requiem. A Song for St. Cecilia. Gloria (RV589) | Bath Abbey |
| 17/19 Dec 2008 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 62nd Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 28 Mar 2009 | Handel; Karl Jenkins | Messiah Part II; Stabat Mater | Bath Abbey |
| 04 Jul 2009 | Will Todd | Mass in Blue | Wiltshire Music Centre |
| 24 Oct 2009 | J. S. Bach, Britten, Bruckner | Lobet den Herrn; Rejoice in the Lamb; Locutus Iste; Ave Maria; Tota Pulchra Est | Thomaskirche, Leipzig |
| 07 Nov 2009 | J. S. Bach, Britten, Bruckner | Lobet den Herrn; Jesu meine Freude; Rejoice in the Lamb; Tota pulchra es; Ecce sacrados; Afferentur regi; Inveni David | Bath Abbey |
| 16/18 Dec 2009 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 63rd Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| Nigel Perrin's 20th Anniversary Concert | |||
| 27 Mar 2010 | Monteverdi; Rossini; J. S. Bach | Beatus Vir; Stabat Mater; Cantata BWV 182 Himmelskönig, sei willkommen | Bath Abbey |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Brahms, Horovitz | Ein deutsches Requiem Op. 45; Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo (performed by The CBBC Junior Choir with support from the Senior Choir) | Wiltshire Music Centre[4] |
| 03 Jul 2010 | Brahms, Horovitz | Ein deutsches Requiem Op. 45; Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo (performed by The CBBC Junior Choir with support from the Senior Choir) | Malmesbury Abbey |
| 06 Nov 2010 | Monteverdi, Chilcott | Hymns and Psalms; Salisbury Vespers
Performed with Bath Camerata |
Bath Abbey |
| 15/17 Dec 2010 | Various | Carols by Candlelight – 64th Season | Pump Room, Bath |
| 19 Mar 2011 | Mendelssohn | Elijah | Bath Abbey |
| 16 Jul 2011 | Tippett, Dahl, Ellington | Five Negro Spirituals (from Child of our Time); Songs by Roald Dahl (performed by The CBBC Junior Choir with Jamie Knights, Piano, Adrienne Hale Conducting); Pacific Song (with Marcus Sealy, Piano); Sacred Concert (Andy Williamson – saxes, Pete Judge – trumpet, Robin Holloway – piano, Al Swainger – double bass, Andy Hague – drums). | Wiltshire Music Centre |
| 22 Oct 2011 | Nystedt, Górecki, Ellington, Mozart, Bruckner, Rossinni, Whitaker, Monteverdi, Tippett, | Laudate Domninum; Totus Tuus Op 60; Come Sunday (arr John Høybye); Ave Verum Corpus; Locus Iste; Quando Corpus, Lux Arumque, Cantate Donini, Five Negro Spirituals (from Child of our Time); | La Chiesa di Sant'Agnese in Agone, Rome |
| 23 Oct 2011 | Nystedt, Bruckner, Rossinni | Laudate Domninum; Locus Iste, Quando Corpus | The Venerable English College, Rome |
| 05 nov 2011 | Goodall, Whitacre, Górecki, Part, Tavener, Peters | Eternal Light: A Requiem; Lux Aurumque; Totus Tuus; Beatitudes; Svyati; Toccata, Fugue et Hymne sur 'Ave Maris Stella' | Bath Abbey |