Saturday 5 December 2026
7:30 St Machar's Cathedral Aberdeen
The second performance in our 70th Anniversary Year is Bach's Christmas Oratorio (parts 1, 2, 3 and 6). A distinguished group of soloists will perform with Aberdeen Bach Choir and Aberdeen Sinfonietta in St Machar's Cathedral on Saturday 5 December 2026, almost exactly 70 years since the first performance of the same work in the Cathedral on 15 December 1956.
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The rearranged Summer Workshop, postponed from 6 June, will take place on Saturday 19 September, at a venue still to be arranged.
Rehearsals for our performance of Bach's Christmas Oratorio restart on Tuesday 25 August 7:30-9:30 in Mannofield Church.
Founded in 1956, Aberdeen Bach Choir is a friendly, non-auditioning choir bringing together singers from across the city to share in the joy of great choral music. We perform sacred works by Bach and composers from the Baroque period to the present day, rehearsing on Tuesday evenings in Mannofield Church.
2026-7 Aberdeen Bach Choir Scholarship
The winner of the 2026-7 Aberdeen Bach Choir Scholarship at the North East of Scotland Music School (NESMS) is Susannah Thomasson. The award covers the cost of monthly music lessons at NESMS over the academic year.
If you are interested in joining us for our next concert in December 2026, have a look at our Concert Schedule and Join Us pages, and if you have any other questions, contact us at .
April 2026 Concert
scenes from the performance
Whether you would like to experience inspiring live music in a magnificent setting or join us as a singer (we welcome new members each January and August), we invite you to be part of this special anniversary year and help us fill the cathedral with music and celebration.
Looking ahead
We return to Aberdeen Music Hall for the first concert of 2027, when we will be performing Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem on Sunday 25 April with Aberdeen Sinfonietta and soloists.
