Bach Magnificat & Roth A Time to Dance

Name: Bach Magnificat & Roth A Time to Dance
Start: 2026-03-21T19:30:00+00:00
Location: St Martin of Tours, Epsom

Schedule

Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

St Martin of Tours, Epsom | Epsom, EN

Conductor: Jack Apperley
With: The Affinity Chamber Orchestra
🎫 £18 in advance, £21 on the day, Under 21s FREE
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EPSOM CHAMBER CHOIR AIMS TO PUT A SPRING IN YOUR STEP
18th century meets 21st Century in Epsom Chamber Choir’s spring concert where J S Bach's brilliant Magnificat is paired with Alec Roth’s equally exuberant ‘A Time to Dance’. Both works are scored for choir and Baroque chamber orchestra and share an invigorating drive and energy punctuated with moments of quiet reflection.
The Magnificat, composed in 1733, is a staple in the choral repertoire, popular with singers and audiences alike and requiring a degree of choral virtuosity which Epsom Chamber Choir takes in its stride. ‘A Time to Dance’ is more of an enigma. Published in 2012, it consists of numerous short and highly rhythmic movements for choir and soloists with echoes of Latin America, folk music, composers such as Bernstein and Copland and even hints of 20th century pop. Roth’s chosen texts are equally wide-ranging from poets such as Ovid, Blake and Rosetti and beginning with a passage from Ecclesiastes. It ends with a joyful jig where the choir’s talents are fully extended (we say no more – you’ll need to be there 😀).
The highly-regarded choir will be joined by the Affinity Chamber Orchestra and expertly directed by the choir’s award-winning conductor Jack Apperley. With St Martin’s Church providing the ideal acoustics for this programme, the audience can look forward to a memorable and energising concert.