"Come and Sing!"

Workshop Day

Enjoy a Bury Bach Choir experience

under our Music Director, Benedict Collins Rice

You are invited to join us for a workshop of


Part III of J S Bach's

Christmas Oratorio


Saturday 18 October 2025      10.00am - 2.00pm

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Who

For all singers aged 18 and over. 

(There is no dress code - be comfortable.)


Where

At the Lower Hall at King Edward VI School, Spring Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3AU

(See below for directions)


Timing

Registration is from 9.30am.

Benedict will rehearse us, including a short break, from 10.00am-1.00pm.

We will then enjoy lots of cake (please bring your own drinks).

At 1.30pm we will give a 'performance' to admiring friends and family.

The session will finish by 2.00pm.

All singers please arrive early and be ready for the 10.00am start.


Cost

Visiting singers:  Attendance £5, printed score £5: to be paid in cash on arrival,

 please bring £10 cash.


The music

  Please note we will be singing in English and using a new translation,

so please do NOT try to sing from your existing own score.

If you'd prefer to print your own music, here is a link to the score. Note, there are 56 pages!


Enjoy the Benedict experience

All visiting singers please register your interest now on the form below,

and we'll get back to you with more details.

You can't attend the workshop without registering in advance.

(Bury Bach Choir members please sign up at rehearsal)



Join us 

We'll be singing this music during our Christmas Celebration concert in Lavenham on 13 December. 

 Come and listen. 

Or even better, join the choir! Our first rehearsal for this concert will be on Wednesday 19 November.

I'd like to attend Bury Bach Choir's workshop

Directions

When finding us for the first time, please note that there are two entrances to King Edward VI School (Grove Road and Spring Lane), and we use the entrance off Spring Lane. To get there, go north (downhill) on Parkway from the Risbygate/Parkway roundabout, then turn left into Springfield Road (just after the fire station). Veer slightly right into Spring Lane at the first junction, then follow Spring Lane round a right-angle bend to the left. The school entrance is on your right. You can park in the first car park on your right, then find us through the main door, which is up beyond the small car park you’ve just passed on your left.  You must not park in the road outside the school.