A BOROUGH music group’s next concert has a royal theme.
Reading Bach Choir will perform their latest programme of music in Oxfordshire.
The concert, By Royal Command, includes pieces written for a variety of royal occasions, including a reinterment, several coronations, a funeral and a wedding.
The audience will hear pieces by Handel and Purcell and Bach, as well as contemporary composers Judith Bingham, James MacMillan and Paul Mealor.
Musical Director Daniel Mahoney will lead the choir, with accompaniment from organist Gavin Roberts.
The group rehearses in Caversham on Tuesday evenings. and seeks new singers, particularly basses, with a high standard of singing and musicianship.
The concert takes place at St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Goring on Saturday, April 29.
The music starts at 7.30pm, and tickets are available for £15, or £5 for under 18s.
To purchase tickets, email: tickets@readingbachchoir.org.uk or call 01628 638847
To enquire about joining the choir, contact: membership@readingbachchoir.org.uk or visit: www.readingbachchoir.org.uk
