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Choir of 100+ singing in Bury St Edmunds since 1932. New members welcome. MD: Benedict Collins Rice Four concerts each season. Next concert: 15/11/25 African Sanctus at The Apex, Bury St Edmunds. www.burybachchoir.co.uk

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Bury Bach Choir: African Sanctus David Fanshawe’s African Sanctus (meaning Holy Africa) is a piece of music like no other.

Tap the link to book now — before they’re gone!
➡️ bit.ly/BuryBachApexNov25

This concert is staged in association with and via the generosity of The Rougham Estate Trust.

#BuryBachChoir #AfricanSanctus #davidfanshawe #burystedmunds #westsuffolk #LiveMusic #ChoirConcert #MondayMotivation #BookNow

06.10.2025 06:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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No time to snooze — it’s ticket time! 🕒

Bury Bach Choir’s spectacular African Sanctus concert is coming up at The Apex on 15 November and seats are disappearing very quickly!

Kickstart your week by grabbing your tickets today — don’t miss out! 🎵✨

06.10.2025 06:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Come and sing day: join us to sing Bach's Christmas Oratorio (Part 3) Bury Bach Choir's Come and sing day, Saturday 18 October 2025

Book your place now and share in the magic of Bach!
➡️ www.burybachchoir.co.uk/come-and-sing

👉 All singers welcome!

#ComeAndSing #Bach #ChristmasOratorio #BuryBachChoir #burystedmunds #westsuffolk #joinus #thingstodoinburystedmunds #welovesinging #choirislife #choircamaraderie #choral #choir

04.10.2025 17:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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✨ One day. One choir. One masterpiece.

Join us on 18 Oct 2025 for a Come and Sing Day with: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (Part 3). ✨

Whether you’re a seasoned chorister or just love to sing, this is your chance to step into the story of Christmas through Bach’s timeless music. 🎶

04.10.2025 17:27 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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✨Your most important job this weekend? ✨

➡️ Book your tickets for Bury Bach Choir’s African Sanctus!

📅 Don’t miss it – seats at The Apex are filling fast!
🔥 One night only – unmissable!
🎟️ Grab your tickets now! bit.ly/BuryBachApexNov25

03.10.2025 21:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#BuryBachChoir #burystedmunds #newmembers #newsingers #ChoirFamily #SingWithUs #yourlocalclassicalchoir #westsuffolk #welovesinging #choircamaraderie

29.09.2025 19:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🎶 Fresh voices, new energy! ✨

We’re so excited to welcome new singers to Bury Bach Choir this season. 💛 Here’s some of their lovely feedback and here’s to more harmony, more music, more joy! 🌟

29.09.2025 19:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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24.09.2025 21:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

⏰ 19:30
📅 15 November 2025
📍 The Apex
🎟️ www.burybachchoir.co.uk/15-nov-2025-...
☎️ 01284 758000

This concert is staged in association with and the generosity of The Rougham Estate Trust.

24.09.2025 21:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Exciting times! We have now sold 62% of our tickets for this concert & there’s still just over 7 weeks to go…so the message is:

Don’t delay, get YOUR tickets today!

We’d love you to experience this tribal-choral masterpiece encompassing a thrilling setting of the Latin Mass.

24.09.2025 21:46 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

#burybachchoir #burystedmunds #westsuffolk #2526season #africansanctus #davidfanshawe #nextconcert #ticketsonsale #backbeatpercussion #benedictcollinsrice #tarabungard #annereece #dontmissthis #newseason #choir #choral

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16.09.2025 20:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hot ticket! Over 50% of seats already sold!

⏰ 19:30
📅 15 November 2025
📍 The Apex
🎟️ bit.ly/BuryBachApex...
☎️ 01284 758000

This concert is staged in association with and the generosity of The Rougham Estate Trust.

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16.09.2025 20:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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14.09.2025 20:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Calling all singers!

You are invited to join us for a workshop of Part III of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. For more details and instructions on how to register, follow the link:

burybachchoir.co.uk/come-and-sing

⏰ 10.00am - 2.00pm
📆 Saturday 18 October 2025
📍 King Edward VI School, BSE
🎟️ £5

14.09.2025 20:44 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

More on this and further details of our first concert to follow.

#burybachchoir #2526season #newmusic #firstrehearsal #newseason #choircamaraderie #musicislife #choir #singing #burystedmunds #westsuffolk #music #exciting #welovesinging

10.09.2025 21:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Our MD, Benedict Collins Rice, gave a very interesting introduction to this term’s exciting music and then we cracked on with African Sanctus.

Fun Fact: we’re also singing Baba Yetu in our Nov concert. Did you know that Baba Yetu made history as the first video game music to win a Grammy Award?

10.09.2025 21:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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It was GREAT to be back for our first rehearsal of the 25/26 season tonight ! 🤩🎶

Singing and laughing aplenty after a summer break to recharge our musical batteries.

A chance to:

🎵Catch up on all our news.
🎵Welcome a fabulous cohort of new singers! 🎉
🎵But most importantly…SING! SING! SING!

10.09.2025 21:59 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

This concert is staged in association with and the generosity of The Rougham Estate Trust.

#burybachchoir #burystedmunds #westsuffolk #2526season #africansanctus #davidfanshawe #nextconcert #ticketsonsale #backbeatpercussion #benedictcollinsrice #tarabungard #annereece #dontmissthis #newseason

06.09.2025 09:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Bury Bach Choir: African Sanctus David Fanshawe’s African Sanctus (meaning Holy Africa) is a piece of music like no other.

As a warm-up for the main event, the concert will start with a percussion extravaganza as well as one or two other unexpected musical surprises!

⏰ 19:30
📅 15 November 2025
📍 theapexvenue
🎟️ bit.ly/BuryBachApex...
☎️ 01284 758000

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06.09.2025 09:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Our first concert of the 25/26 season is already selling VERY briskly!

David Fanshawe’s African Sanctus (meaning Holy Africa) is a piece of music like no other and we are very excited to be performing it in Bury St Edmunds this November.

Don’t miss this!

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06.09.2025 09:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Bury Bach Choir Bury Bach Choir is the largest choir in Bury St Edmunds. We perform the choral classics, with orchestra, in The Apex concert hall and in St Edmundsbury Cathedral.

➡️ burybachchoir.co.uk/join-us-copy

#burybachchoir #burystedmunds #suffolk #westsuffolk #yourlocalclassicalchoir #newmemberswelcome #newvoices #newseason #welcome (2/2)

05.09.2025 08:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Next Wednesday heralds our first rehearsal of the 25/26 season and it’s not too late to join us.

Fancy coming along? Follow the link for more details and how to make contact with our new members’ secretary. You’ll be made very welcome and we’d love to see you there.

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05.09.2025 08:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

We hope you can join us for another fabulous year of music. We can’t wait!

For full details of our concerts and further information, please see our website: www.burybachchoir.co.uk

#burybachchoir #burystedmunds #westsuffolk #yourlocalclassicalchoir #newseason #concertdates #savethedates (4/4)

04.09.2025 08:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

And that’s not it…our season will end in June with a performance of Walton’s epic Belshazzar’s Feast at St Edmundsbury Cathedral. More exciting details on this to follow in due course.

Booking is now open for African Sanctus with priority booking open for our December and March concerts. (3/4)

04.09.2025 08:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

…travelling onwards to Christmas for our feast of seasonal music at Lavenham Church with the added bonus of warming mulled wine and delicious mince pies, before arriving back at The Apex in March for our Handel bonanza! (2/4)

04.09.2025 08:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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We are delighted to announce our concerts for the 25/26 season and what a season it promises to be!

It’s jam-packed with thrilling music-kicking off at The Apex in November with the tribal-choral masterpiece of African Sanctus plus percussion extravaganza… (1/4)

04.09.2025 08:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

#burybachchoir #burystedmunds #westsuffolk #africansanctus #davidfanshawe #nextconcert #ticketsonsale #backbeatpercussion #benedictcollinsrice #tarabungard #annereece #booknow

07.07.2025 11:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Did you know that tickets for our first concert of the next season are already on sale? And it’s already proving very popular. Join us for our first ever performance of African Sanctus!

⏰ 19:30
📅 15 November 2025
📍 @TheApexVenue
🎟️ bit.ly/BuryBachApex...
☎️ 01284 758000

07.07.2025 11:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Happy Suffolk Day and Happy Make Music Day 2025 to all our choir members, friends, followers, patrons and sponsors!

#suffolkday2025 #makemusicday2025 #lovewhereyoulive♥️ #lovewhereyousing🎼 #burybachchoir #burystedmunds

21.06.2025 11:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

⏰ 19:30
📅 15 November 2025
📍 The Apex
🎟️ bit.ly/BuryBachApexNo…
☎️ 01284 758000

#burybachchoir #burystedmunds #westsuffolk #africansanctus #davidfanshawe #nextconcert #ticketsonsale #backbeatpercussion #benedictcollinsrice #tarabungard #annereece #booknow

09.06.2025 07:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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