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A Georgian Christmas

Carols by Candlelight

Part of the Bath Bach Choir Christmas 2025

Add to my Calendar 18-12-2025 19:00 18-12-2025 21:00 36 A Georgian Christmas In this the 250th anniversary month of Jane Austen’s birth, we are delighted to present ‘A Georgian Christmas’ as the theme for our much-loved Carols by Candlelight concerts at The Pump Room. Set against the twinkling backdrop of Bath’s seasonal sights, sounds and aromas, we will stage four one-hour performances of Christmas music on 18 & 19 December – making it possible for guests to fit in a concert around shopping, dining and general wassailing. The early-evening performances, from 7–8pm, will include the angelic children of Voices for Life; while the later-evening ones, from 8.30–9.30pm, will feature the virtuosic violin-playing of Hester Wiltshire, specialist musician from Wells Cathedral School. In a heartwarming programme specially curated by conductor Benedict Collins Rice, the music to be performed is all drawn from the Georgian era, a mix of the traditional and the not-so-familiar. Join us in The Pump Room for a joyous celebration that many generations call the true start of Christmas in Bath. The Pump Room, Bath DD/MM/YYYY

Details

The Pump Room
Stall Street
Bath
Somerset
BA2 4EB
England

Programme

Vincent Novello – O Come all ye faithful 'Adeste Fideles'
John Fawcett – Strike, Seraphs, Strike Your Harps of Gold
Christopher Mortlock – The Welkin Rings
Lowell Mason – Joy to the World
Arvo Pärt – Bogoroditse Devo
George Frideric Handel – Messiah: 'For unto us a son is born'
John Rutter – The Holly and the Ivy
Irving Berlin – White Christmas

Performers

Benedict Collins Rice – Director
Marcus Sealy – Accompanist

Bath Bach Choir

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Programme Note

In this the 250th anniversary month of Jane Austen’s birth, we are delighted to present ‘A Georgian Christmas’ as the theme for our much-loved Carols by Candlelight concerts at The Pump Room.

Set against the twinkling backdrop of Bath’s seasonal sights, sounds and aromas, we will stage four one-hour performances of Christmas music on 18 & 19 December – making it possible for guests to fit in a concert around shopping, dining and general wassailing.

The early-evening performances, from 7–8pm, will include the angelic children of Voices for Life; while the later-evening ones, from 8.30–9.30pm, will feature the virtuosic violin-playing of Hester Wiltshire, specialist musician from Wells Cathedral School.

In a heartwarming programme specially curated by conductor Benedict Collins Rice, the music to be performed is all drawn from the Georgian era, a mix of the traditional and the not-so-familiar.

Join us in The Pump Room for a joyous celebration that many generations call the true start of Christmas in Bath.

Georgian figure with Candles

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