We are a choir of about 100 members and welcome new members of all ages. To get in touch, please contact one of the following people.
Chair
James Heathcote 01284 754422
Vice-Chair
Paget Fulcher 07437 412447
vice-chair@burybachchoir.co.uk
Secretary
Carolyn Heywood 01284 760101 07939 501324
Treasurer
Richard Fletcher 01284 850269
Marketing
Sarah Mansfield 01284 489848 07881 931871
Patrons' and Friends' Secretary
Jack Pennell 01284 653565 07546 113014
New Members' Secretary
Julia Rance 07903 110507

To: Julia Rance, New Members' Secretary, Bury Bach Choir
African Sanctus
Listen
You can listen to African Sanctus on Spotify, free of charge and without a membership. Click below to find it.
Learning Files
Here are the learning files on John Fletcher Music for Mozart Requiem and Salieri Coronation Te Deum. Access is free to both files (no membership required).
And here is the learning file on Choral Music Instructor for Mozart Requiem. Choral Music Instructor is a new tool for choirs and is free to use.
Recordings
Here are recordings of both works.
Ignore tracks 1 and 16
Please download our invitation and send it to your choir.
Here is the learning file on John Fletcher Music for Bach's St Mark Passion. Access requires paid-for membership of John Fletcher Music because it's a premium file. If you're not already a member, you can purchase a paid-for membership at £4.40 for 4 months. To buy a membership, go here.
1. Tickets for top price seats may be bought by choir members, for all our concerts, from the Red Box. Except for under 30s, they are £3 cheaper than tickets bought online or from the box office at The Apex.
2. Please order your tickets from me in writing via text message or email or the choir WhatsApp group, clearly stating if there are any people aged 29 or under, or with mobility issues. (Please do not order by telephone or telephone message.)
3. Please then pay by bank transfer before the next rehearsal (see below for details) and let me know by text message or email that you've done so and how much you've paid. Payments received will be checked weekly for our records. I'll then allocate your tickets and hand them to you at the next rehearsal.
4. Bank transfer is greatly preferred but if this is not possible, payment may also be made at rehearsal by credit card. Please let me know in advance.
5. Please don’t ask for specific seats. The red box doesn’t work like online booking. Only mobility issues can be reasonably accommodated.
6. You can order more tickets any time until the red box closes however your seats are unlikely to be together.
7. Once purchased tickets from the red box are
non-refundable and are your responsibility. Please be careful,
don't lose your tickets (there is no electronic version or record). Please don't ask to return your tickets and never try to return them to The Apex.
8. Tickets are non-transferable. Non-transferable tickets are tickets that cannot be sold or given to another person. This means the original purchaser and their guests are the only people who can use the tickets e.g. they cannot be returned for resale (with the exception of a sold-out concert and waiting list for returns) or handed out for free on the door.
9. Do inform your family/friends if their seats are unreserved (i.e. Christmas) and ask them to arrive in good time for each concert.
10. Under no circumstances should choir members ‘reserve’ unreserved seats at any of our concerts.
And we would further like to thank the Angel Hotel for their kind support of the choir.
Rehearsal Tracks
With grateful thanks to Anne
African Sanctus
Baba Yetu
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Carer tickets. A free carer ticket is available for people who are registered blind or are confined to a wheelchair, by telephoning or visiting the Apex Box Office. In any other circumstance where a carer ticket may be required to enable someone to attend a concert, please contact chair@burybachchoir.co.uk. Please note that the only animals that may attend our concerts are assistance dogs.
Here are the John Fletcher Music learning files for the music in this concert. The tracks for the Parry pieces are free to use, but for Walton's Belshazzar's Feast and Coronation Te Deum access requires paid-for membership because they are premium files. If you're not already a member, you can purchase a paid-for membership at £4.60 for 4 months. To buy a membership, go here.
CyberBass has learning files for Belshazzar's Feast, which are free to use, but does not have files for any of the other pieces.
Here are the John Fletcher Music learning files for the music in this concert. The tracks for the Parry pieces are free to use, but for Walton's Belshazzar's Feast and Coronation Te Deum access requires paid-for membership because they are premium files. If you're not already a member, you can purchase a paid-for membership at £4.60 for 4 months. To buy a membership, go here.
Music thrives in Bury St Edmunds thanks to the generosity of our audience, patrons, and business partners. Your contributions help us stage ambitious performances and secure our long-term future.
Explore how you can support Bury Bach Choir below.
Individual Support Tiers
Become a Friend
£60.00 per year
- Ticket Discounts: Save £2.00 on any number of top-price tickets for each concert.
- Priority Booking: Secure your seats early during our advance booking periods.
- Stay Connected: Receive regular updates via emails and newsletters.
- Public Recognition: Your name listed in our concert programmes and website.
Become a Benefactor
From £120.00 per year
- Enhanced Discounts: Save £3.00 on any number of top-price tickets for each concert.
- Exclusive Hospitality: Receive invitations to special hospitality events throughout the season.
- Priority Booking: Secure your seats early during our advance booking periods.
- Stay Connected: Receive regular updates via emails and newsletters.
- Public Recognition: Your name listed in our concert programmes and website.
Become a Jubilee Member
Single Lifetime Donation
The
Jubilee Fund is a permanent investment fund operating under Charity Commission rules to protect our choir in perpetuity. A one-off donation secures all the benefits of a Benefactor for life:
- Gold Jubilee Membership: Available for a donation of at least £4,800 (25 times the singing member's annual subscription).
- Silver Jubilee Membership: Available for a donation of at least £1,920 (10 times the singing member's annual subscription).
Business, Trust & Project Sponsorship
Major Sponsor
£5,000+ per year
Provide the critical, foundational financial backing that directly enables the choir to continue its vital work in the local community.
Corporate Sponsor
From £1,000 per year
- Complimentary Tickets: Receive two free top-price tickets for each concert.
- Ticket Discounts: Save £5.00 on any number of additional top-price tickets for each concert.
- Digital Visibility: Your company name and hyperlinked logo featured on our website.
- Programme Perks: Name listed in each concert programme and discounted advertising rates.
- VIP Access: Priority ticket booking and invitations to all hospitality events during the season.
- Stay Connected: Receive regular updates via emails and newsletters.
Corporate Patron
From £250 per year
- Ticket Discounts: Save £4.00 on any number of top-price tickets for each concert.
- Digital Visibility: Your company name and hyperlinked logo featured on our website.
- Programme Perks: Name listed in each concert programme and discounted advertising rates.
- VIP Access: Priority ticket booking and invitations to all hospitality events during the season.
- Stay Connected: Receive regular updates via emails and newsletters.
Project Sponsorship
(Concerts & Soloists)
We warmly welcome both businesses and individuals to fund specific artistic initiatives:
- Businesses: Showcase your support for local arts and entertain clients with a sophisticated alternative to traditional sporting events.
- Individuals: Celebrate a milestone birthday, an anniversary, or honor the memory of a loved one.
- Concert Sponsorship: Enables us to stage rarely performed masterpieces requiring large, expensive resources.
- Soloist Sponsorship: Allows us to secure the highest caliber of professional soloists.
- Sponsorship Perks: Explicit acknowledgement in the concert programme and interval hospitality for your guests.
Legacy & Tax-Efficient Giving
Leave a Legacy
Ensure the music lives on. If you have enjoyed our performances as a singer or audience member, please consider making a bequest in your will. You can direct your legacy to the permanent Jubilee Fund to protect our long-term future, or assign it for immediate operational use.
Gift Aid It
You can boost your support at no extra cost.
If you are a UK taxpayer, the Government’s Gift Aid scheme allows us to claim a tax refund on your individual Friends, Benefactors, or Jubilee Member donations. This adds vital extra funds to our society at absolutely no expense to you.
Get in Touch to Support Us
Ready to make a difference, join a tier, or discuss a business partnership? We would love to hear from you.
Please contact Richard Fletcher our Treasurer at info@burybachchoir.co.uk to arrange your support or to ask any questions.

