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Lucis Choir & BRLSI Host Christmas Gala at Bath Abbey

To conclude their 10th anniversary season, Bath’s Lucis Choir will host a special Gala Concert at Bath Abbey on Tuesday, 17th December. This festive event, presented in partnership with the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (BRLSI), is part of BRLSI’s bicentenary celebrations.

The concert will feature an array of festive music by some of Bath’s top musicians, including the world premiere of Lux Aeterna, a piece composed by Lucis’ patron, Will Todd, to mark the choir’s 10th anniversary. The evening will also include performances from Noctis Chamber ChoirBath Celebration ChoirThe Alley BarbersCavacante and the Bristol Ensemble.

Throughout 2024, the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution has commemorated its 200-year legacy with a calendar filled with festivals, lectures, and events celebrating its place in Bath’s cultural and intellectual scene. As a tribute to this landmark, Lucis’ musical director, Francis Faux, has arranged a special version of O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree), a song composed in 1824, the year BRLSI was established.

“This programme has been curated to represent the very essence of what Lucis set out to be almost a decade ago, namely a choir that offers its concertgoers something a bit different from the norm,” commented Lucis Founder and Musical Director Francis Faux. “Over the years, we have had the privilege of collaborating with some of the world’s leading choral composers, soloists, and ensembles, including patron Will Todd, Christopher Tin, Matthew Coleridge, Bernard Hughes, Sir Karl Jenkins, Dame Emma Kirkby, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Southern Sinfonia, Lochrian Ensemble, Maxim Calver, Ola Gjeilo, Bob Chilcott, Ēriks Ešenvalds and Eric Whitacre, as well as championing young talent closer to home.”

“The Institution came into being in early 1824 and held its inaugural lecture in January 1825,” shared Professor Ian Gadd, Chair of the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. “We’re both delighted to share anniversary celebrations with Lucis and delighted to see out 2024 with such a special event.”

“This collaboration is truly thrilling, with such a rich variety of music,” remarked BRLSI Music Convenor and co-Musical Director, Tim Snowden. “Bath Celebration Choir is excited to join, celebrating its 5th anniversary this year. I am particularly looking forward to the combined choirs performing my setting of In the Bleak Mid-Winter, arranged for last year’s Carols by Candlelight at BRLSI. Audiences can also look forward to a performance from the University of Bath’s student barbershop ensemble, ‘The Alley Barbers,’ and some traditional Brazilian Choro music from local group ‘Cavacante.’ It promises to be a truly spectacular evening.”

Further programme details and tickets are available at Bath Box Office: https://bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-on/anniversary-gala-concert-for-christmas

About Lucis Choir
 
Directed by Francis Faux, LUCIS, was founded in 2014 by uniting two previous choirs called Corsham Coral and Organum and naming it Lucis, which is Latin for Light. Since its inception, the choir has toured in Czech Republic and United States and has performed in a number of prestigious concert venues, such as Carnegie Hall, Cadogan Hall, Wiltshire Music Centre, St George’s Bristol, Bristol Cathedral and Bath Abbey.
Lucischoir.comAbout Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (BRLSI)

The Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution is a cultural hub and educational charity based in the centre of Bath at Queen Square. The Institution runs a programme of more than 150 public lectures each year, both virtual and in-house on topics including science, philosophy, art, and literature. It is custodian of over 150,000 historic and scientific objects, ranging from photographs of Bath from the 1850s to a 4.2-billion-year-old meteorite, and 9,000 historic books and manuscripts, including a first edition of Charles Darwin’s ‘On the Origin of Species’. The Institution’s Jenyns Room is one of the city’s leading gallery spaces with a year-round programme of art and museum exhibitions.
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