The Bath Festival 2023

In the first half of this concert BBC Radio 3 presenter Sarah Mohr-Pietch takes us under the bonnet of the BFO. We shine a spotlight on the individual components and curiosities of an orchestra with musical examples illustrating how Mozart and his contemporaries had a titanic influence on musical language and orchestration – which lasts to this day.

After the interval the orchestra is joined by renowned local choir Bath Camerata for a performance of Mozart’s perfectly incomplete requiem with an array of exceptional soloists and unforgettable tunes.

Programme to include:

A selection of music including Marianna Martinez Opening from ‘Dixit Dominus’, Bruckner Locus Iste, Hans Andre Stamm Fanfare for Organ and Two Trumpets, and Mozart Divertimento K. 136

Mozart ed. Sussmayr Requiem

Peter Manning conductor

Bath Festival Orchestra
Leader – Maren Bosma
BFO ‘Platform’ emerging artist
TBC Bath Abbey organ scholar
Bath Camerata dir. Benjamin Kirk chorus
Nadine Benjamin soprano
tbc alto
Thomas Walker tenor
tbc bass
Sara Mohr-Peitch presenter

Tickets here

Sponsored by Wessex Water 
Additional support generously donated by Charles Lewington and Edward Horesh

*Concert ending times are approximate