Welcome to the home page of The Reading Bach Choir.
We are a dynamic choir of 40 to 50 auditioned voices based in Reading, performing everything from Renaissance masterpieces to bold contemporary works. Under the inspiring direction of Daniel Mahoney, the choir is known for adventurous programmes and expressive, high-quality concerts.
On these pages you can find details of our upcoming events, sign up for our occasional newsletters and find information on joining the choir.
Made Holy by Their Dreams
Saturday November 8th 2025 - 7.30pm All Saints Church, Downshire Square, RG1 6NN
BUY TICKETS £18 in advance, £20 on the door. Under 18s £5
Marking Remembrance Sunday, Reading Bach Choir presents Gerald Finzi’s deeply moving Requiem da Camera.
On 18 September 1918, Second Lieutenant Ernest Farrar was killed at the Battle of Éphy. Before enlisting, Farrar was the teenage Finzi’s first composition teacher. The tragic death of such an influential figure on the young composer led Finzi to memorialize him and all those “who went ungrudgingly, and spent their lives for us….” in the Requiem.
Two decades later, Finzi wrote Lo, the full, final sacrifice for the consecration of St. Matthew’s Church, Northampton. This festival anthem is a reflection on the translations of St. Thomas Aquinas by 17th-century metaphysical poet and cleric Richard Crashaw.
J.S. Bach’s motet Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229 completes and complements this programme. The richly varied double-chorus work highlights the Baroque master’s inventive musical ideas alongside his rich faith.
Kindly sponsored by Finzi Friends
All Saints Church, Downshire Square, Reading RG1 6NN
Tickets £18 in advance, £20 on the door. Under 18s £5
Come and Sing Carols
Tuesday 16th December 2025 at 7.30 pm
St Andrew's Church, Albert Road, Caversham RG4 7PL
Join the Reading Bach Choir for a festive evening of seasonal music, carols and home made treats. Sing a few carols yourself and also listen to us perform some beautiful music.
If you own Carols for Choirs 1 ('the green book') or 100 Carols for Choirs, you might like to bring it along and perhaps sing some harmony with us.
This has become a regular annual event with more and more coming each year to enjoy the fun. We hope you will be amongst them.
Tickets £5 on the door. Under 18s are free.
We are recruiting
On 18 September 1918, Second Lieutenant Ernest Farrar was killed at the Battle of Éphy. Before enlisting, Farrar was the teenage Finzi’s first composition teacher. The tragic death of such an influential figure on the young composer led Finzi to memorialize him and all those “who went ungrudgingly, and spent their lives for us….” in the Requiem.
Two decades later, Finzi wrote Lo, the full, final sacrifice for the consecration of St. Matthew’s Church, Northampton. This festival anthem is a reflection on the translations of St. Thomas Aquinas by 17th-century metaphysical poet and cleric Richard Crashaw.
J.S. Bach’s motet Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229 completes and complements this programme. The richly varied double-chorus work highlights the Baroque master’s inventive musical ideas alongside his rich faith.
Kindly sponsored by Finzi Friends
All Saints Church, Downshire Square, Reading RG1 6NN
Tickets £18 in advance, £20 on the door. Under 18s £5
Come and Sing Carols
Tuesday 16th December 2025 at 7.30 pm
St Andrew's Church, Albert Road, Caversham RG4 7PL
Join the Reading Bach Choir for a festive evening of seasonal music, carols and home made treats. Sing a few carols yourself and also listen to us perform some beautiful music.
If you own Carols for Choirs 1 ('the green book') or 100 Carols for Choirs, you might like to bring it along and perhaps sing some harmony with us.
This has become a regular annual event with more and more coming each year to enjoy the fun. We hope you will be amongst them.
Tickets £5 on the door. Under 18s are free.
We are recruiting
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