How to Join the Choir

There is nothing to beat the experience of singing with a big choir. The Bury Bach Choir has over 100 active singing members and is fortunate to be able to perform a wide range of music with professional soloists and orchestra in a number of beautiful venues – St Edmundsbury Cathedral, St Mary’s Church in Bury St Edmunds, St Peter and St Paul Church in Lavenham, Holy Trinity Church in Long Melford and of course the wonderful Apex concert hall in the centre of Bury St Edmunds.

We normally have some vacancies in all voices. Come and join us! We have a great track record and an ambition to be one of the best choirs in East Anglia. 

We rehearse on Wednesday evenings for two hours from 7:30 pm at the Lower Hall, King Edward VI School, Spring Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH, between September and June. On average we have 8 rehearsals for each concert. Our first rehearsal for Bach Magnificat is on Wednesday 6 September 2023.  Please if possible, arrive between 7.00 and 7.15pm so that we can get everyone checked in and ready to start by 7.30.

If you think you'd like to sing with the Choir, you are very welcome to contact Linda, our New Members' Secretary, who can arrange for you to come to one of our rehearsals to see if you like us. After two or three rehearsals you will be asked to take a simple voice check before being invited to become a member of the Bury Bach Choir. The voice check is quick and easy, requires no preparation and is mainly so that our conductor can be sure you are put in the right section of the choir for your voice. All choir members take a voice check every five years as sometimes, over time, a singer's range drops (it rarely goes up!)

We welcome singers of all ages and offer reduced subscriptions for members under the age of 30.

New Members' Secretary

Linda Cleveley   

Phone: 01284 703348 or 07757 316553

Email: newmember@burybachchoir.co.uk

Click here to see the Choir's Constitution.