What’s On
Regulars at St. Mike’s will remember Mark as a previous PCSO, and may be unaware of his other talents!
Come and see a selection of Mark’s work, mostly oils, while you enjoy some coffee and cake. Originals and prints will be available to purchase.
The exhibition runs from 7th to 12th April during our usual opening hours.
It’s a Bank Holiday Weekend so why not be entertained by some fabulous choirs?!
Local favourites, City of Bath Male Choir, are join by special guests from Redruth Amateur Operatic Society Trust for an evening that’s bound to have something for everyone.
Tickets are £10 and available ONLINE or on the door from 6.30pm on the night.
Licensed bar and refreshments.
We are really delighted to welcome Mountainview High School Madrigals, a talented choir all the way from California!
They will be performing alongside our friends of Bath Celebration Choir in a special concert this week - and you can come along for FREE!
The Californian Choir are on a UK tour so do come along and support all the singers, and be entertained of course!
Licensed bar.
A lively evening of entertainment with, not one, but two local choirs!
Join Bath Good Afternoon Choir and Norton Radstock Good Afternoon from 7.00pm on March 15th.
Tickets £8 on the door or in advance from gac.ticketlight.co.uk / 0844 888 9991
Arranged by the Bath and Somerset based domestic violence refuge team at Julian House, this is not just an art exhibition, but a celebration of survival and strength.
Survivors of domestic abuse often feel unheard, and the team at Julian House aim to change that narrative through art therapy which creates a safe space for clients to communicate using art in a way that words alone can’t capture.
A festive, charity concert, marking the stepping back of Grenville Jones from his Bath-based choral activities and featuring the Bath Welcome Chorus plus special guests!
Noctis Chamber Choir & The Carolean Consort
Soprano Maisie Lewis
Mezzo Soprano Molly Soo
Tenor Michael Burgess
Baritone Matthew Clark
Conductor Francis Faux
Artistic Director Daniel Robert Cushing
Following the success of Bath Recital’s 2023 A Carolean Christmas, The Carolean Consort join forces with Noctis Chamber Choir for a candlelit concert which will include some beautiful seasonal Baroque music. At a time when the Baroque style was beginning to flourish, composers began to write ever more vibrant music suited for the celebration of Christmas.
Claudio Monteverdi Beatus Vir
Michael Head The Little Road to Bethlehem
Vaughan Williams The Truth sent from above
Harold Darke In the Bleak Midwinter
Traditional Carols The Holly and the Ivy & ‘Quelle est cette odeur agréable.’
Robert Pearsall In dulci jubilo
Tom Clarke A Cradle Song & Angel of the Night
Vivaldi Magnificat
Tickets: Adults £24 – £30; students and under 18s £14 – £18
Box office: buy your tickets online at the Bath Box Office website
The City's Brass band is again presenting its annual Christmas Concert with music from the Shows, Seasonal favourites and opportunities for audience participation. An evening of entertainment to suit all ages and set the tone for the Christmas Celebrations.
Refreshments available.
Tickets are £12 / £6 for under 16s,
or buy a Family Ticket - 2 adults and up to 3 under 16s for £30.
Available from Bath Box Office
It’s beginning to look a bit like Christmas – It’s the annual Forever Hounds Trust Carol Concert at St Michael’s Without.
Bring your greyhounds, lurchers, galgos, podencos, whippets and any other sighthounds for an evening of candlelit carols and readings.
Sing all your favourite carols, buy some Christmas gifts, meet old friends, make new ones, then enjoy a glass of wine, mince pies and dog biscuits.
Don’t forget to bring a blanket for your hound to lay on and a gift to put under the Christmas tree for all our dogs still waiting for their forever homes.
Tickets go on sale early November on the Forever Hounds Trust website and can also be purchased directly from the Cafe in St. Michael’s Without.
Yes - we know it’s really a November afternoon but humour us!
Trio Paradis play a monthly cafe concert on the last Friday of each month (Feb-Dec) at 3.30pm at St Michael's Church: informal music events which are 'pay-what-you-feel' to ensure all can attend.
This month’s programme is inspired by snow, ice and winter landscapes, with music by Elgar, Vivaldi and Palmgren, alongside evenings out at the theatre: movements from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite and more…
Concerts last c45mins and entrance - or rather, exit! - is by donation, with a retiring collection. St Michael's Café is open - you can meet friends and make new ones and then enjoy live music. There's no need to book, although RSVP's are appreciated. Turn up early for best choice of seats as these concerts are popular!
Nearest parking is in Waitrose car park, there is good disabled access. FFI contact Lisa on 01225 447103 or email office@stmichaelsbath.org.uk
Cappella Nova and the Swan Singers come together to sing music by four composers from two families: married couple Clara and Robert Schumann and sister and brother Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn
The programme includes two works for double choir: Felix Mendelssohn's Six Seasonal Motets Op79 and Robert Schumann's Four Songs for Double Choir Op 141
Each choir will also sing separately, including music by Clara Schumann and Fanny Hensel (née Mendelssohn)
Tickets £15
Students £8, under-18s free
Tickets available HERE.
A big favourite for the Christmas season here at St. Mike’s!
We are delighted to welcome back Forever Hounds for their annual Christmas Concert - an evening of candlelight, carols, readings and singing…not to mention mulled wine and dog biscuits!
Dogs all welcome, especially sighthounds and their human companions…remember to bring a blanket for their comfort and, if you can, a gift for dogs still waiting for their forever homes.
Tickets are £10 available on the FHT website.
Contact martha.walker@foreverhoundstrust.org for more info.
Trio Paradis play a monthly cafe concert on the last Friday of each month (Feb-Dec) at 3.30pm at St Michael's Church: informal music events which are 'pay-what-you-feel' to ensure all can attend.
October’s music is inspired by all things cash-related, including film and TV themes, pop songs, classical pieces, songs from the shows and more: from Half a Sixpence to Saude e Dinheiro, a tango by Brazilian composer Viuva Guerreiro (Serafina Augusta Mourão do Vale)…
Concerts last c45mins and entrance - or rather, exit! - is by donation, with a retiring collection. St Michael's Café is open - you can meet friends and make new ones and then enjoy live music. There's no need to book, although RSVP's are appreciated. Turn up early for best choice of seats as these concerts are popular!
Nearest parking is in Waitrose car park, there is good disabled access. FFI contact Lisa on 01225 447103 or email office@stmichaelsbath.org.uk
Bath Male Choir will be performing with special guests the City of Truro Male Choir and Glee Club
Tickets priced £15 are available from
grenvillemusic.ticketlight.co.uk
Trio Paradis present a selection of French composers, including Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc, Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Mel Bonis and Edith Piaf.
Come a little early to order your coffee and cake!
Entry is free but all donations, to Trio Paradis are most gratefully accepted, and enable them to continue bringing music to so many venues in the local area.
A special event run by Movement!
Movement are excited to announce that we will be kicking off the new academic year here at Movement by partnering with the Diocese of Bath & Wells as part of their 24-hour wave of prayer across Somerset. We’ll be praying for young people, the growth of our churches, and the transformation of our communities.
We’re also delighted to let you know that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will be joining us for this Movement gathering to pray with us and speak about the importance of prayer.
This is an incredible opportunity to come together as a community, to worship, to pray, and to be inspired by the Archbishop's message. We believe that this night will be a catalyst for growth and transformation in our lives and in our community. Youth groups are especially encouraged to attend, as this gathering will be a powerful opportunity for young people to connect with their faith and with each other. So don't just invite your friends – bring them along! Let's make this an unforgettable evening together.
While Movement gatherings are typically aimed at youth and young adults, this special event is open to everyone who wants to come together and pray for young people, the growth of our churches, and the transformation of our communities.
Pre-registration is required - click HERE.
This Bank Holiday Prom presents a magnificent candlelit programme of music starring award-winning soprano Emilie Parry-Williams.
Parry’s majestic I was Glad is followed with a charming selection of British folk-songs, anthems, and opera arias, culminating in a complete performance of Handel’s much-loved ‘Coronation Anthems.’
Parry I was Glad
Parry Jerusalem
Holst I vow to thee my country
Arne Rule Britannia
Bizet Habanera
Stanley Trumpet Voluntary
Gilbert & Sullivan Poor Wandering One
Britten Down by the Salley Gardens
Clarke A Silent Day
Handel Coronation Anthems
The Georgian Festival Chorale & St Woolos Sinfonia
Emilie Parry-Williams soprano
Michael Daniels trumpet
David Bednall organ
Daniel Robert Cushing conductor
For further info visit Bath Recitals Trust
Tickets available from Bath Box Office
July’s programme is a Family Concert inspired by Scenes of Childhood, with music by Schumann, Debussy (movements from Children’s Corner), Ravel (Mother Goose) and Berlioz (Jeux d’Enfants)…
Concerts last c45mins and entrance - or rather, exit! - is by donation, with a retiring collection. St Michael's Café is open - you can meet friends and make new ones and then enjoy live music. There's no need to book, although RSVP's are appreciated. Turn up early for best choice of seats as these concerts are popular!
Nearest parking is in Waitrose car park, there is good disabled access. FFI contact Lisa on 01225 447103 or email office@stmichaelsbath.org.uk
Celebrating their 5th year of singing together, we are delighted to welcome back Bath Celebration Choir with a beautiful summer programme.
Highlights from Rutter, Schubert, Chopin and Lauridsen will provide a summery atmosphere inside even if the weather outside is a little more inclement!
Tickets are £10 from St. Mike’s Cafe in advance OR £15 on the door.
Doors at 7.00pm
Concert starts at 7.30pm
Licensed bar.
June's concert is a collection of iconic film themes - including music from 'Dr Zhivago', 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Death in Venice' alongside musical numbers such as 'Another Op'nin', Another Show' from 'Kiss me, Kate', 'Some Enchanted Evening', 'Summertime', 'Night & Day' and more...
Concerts last c45mins and entrance - or rather, exit! - is by donation, with a retiring collection. St Michael's Café is open - you can meet friends and make new ones and then enjoy live music. There's no need to book, although RSVP's are appreciated. Turn up early for best choice of seats as these concerts are popular!
Nearest parking is in Waitrose car park, there is good disabled access. FFI contact Lisa on 01225 447103 or email office@stmichaelsbath.org.uk
Trio Paradis play a monthly cafe concert on (usually) the last Friday of each month, Feb-Dec, at 3.30pm at St Michael's Church: informal music events which are 'pay-what-you-feel' with a retiring collection to cover the performers' costs, to ensure all can attend.
St Michael's Café is open before the concert, where you can meet friends and make new ones and then enjoy live music.
April’s Café Concert programme is a collection of beautiful music by English composers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, among them Charles Villiers Stanford, Rebecca Clark, Ernest Austin and Dora Bright, a composer associated with Babington House, Somerset.
Concerts last c45mins and entrance is by donation, with a retiring collection. Refreshments - tea, coffee & home-made cakes - are available in the pop-up café half an hour before the concert. There's no need to book, although RSVP's are appreciated. Turn up early for best choice of seats as these concerts are bound to be popular!
Nearest parking is in Waitrose car park, there is good disabled access. FFI regarding access contact Lisa on 01225 447103 or email office@stmichaelsbath.org.uk
Angela Hicks soprano
Eleonore Sian Cockerham soprano
Neil Moore counter-tenor
Michael Burgess tenor
The Georgian Festival Chorale & St Woolos Sinfonia
Daniel Robert Cushing conductor
Francis Faux chorus master
Following the success of Bath Recital’s 2023 A Carolean Christmas, 2024 begins with a magnificent candlelit concert of seasonal Baroque music by Handel.
The much-loved ‘Water Music’ is followed by the charming Cuckoo and the Nightingale. A rare and complete performance of The Choice of Hercules captures the joys of Spring and new life.
Handel Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major
Handel The Cuckoo and the Nightingale Organ Concerto
Handel Oratorio – The Choice of Hercules
Tickets: Adults £24 – £30; students £14 – £18
Box office: buy tickets online from the Bath Box Office website or call 01225 463 362
Supported by The Joyce Fletcher Charitable Trust
We are delighted to welcome the Junior Choir from Wimbledon High School for this FREE event.
The choir will be singing a mixture of sacred and secular pieces with a dash of musical theatre thrown in for good measure!
Do join them - no ticket required…!
Trio Paradis play a monthly cafe concert on (usually) the last Friday of each month, Feb-Dec, at 3.30pm at St Michael's Church: informal music events which are 'pay-what-you-feel' with a retiring collection to cover the performers' costs, to ensure all can attend.
St Michael's Café is open before the concert, where you can meet friends and make new ones and then enjoy live music.
March’s theme is Birdsong, with music from a wide variety of eras and styles: Daquin: Cuckoo, McVie’s Songbird, Casals’ haunting arrangement of the Catalan folk song, Song of the Birds, and other trios with a springtime feel …
Concerts last c45mins and entrance is by donation, with a retiring collection. Refreshments - tea, coffee & home-made cakes - are available in the pop-up café half an hour before the concert. There's no need to book, although RSVP's are appreciated. Turn up early for best choice of seats as these concerts are bound to be popular!
Nearest parking is in Waitrose car park, there is good disabled access. FFI regarding access contact Lisa on 01225 447103 or email office@stmichaelsbath.org.uk
We are delighted to welcome Bath Christian Apologetics to St. Mike’s, with their guest speaker, Clare Williams - author, tutor and speaker at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics.
All are very welcome to join us for what should be a stimulating evening, with Q&A.
Licensed bar and other refreshments.
No ticket required.
Read more about Clare here ,and the work of the OCCA on their website.
Trio Paradis (Jacquelyn Bevan - piano, Lisa Betteridge - violin and Linda Stocks - cello) play a monthly cafe concert on the last Friday of each month (except December) at 3.30pm at St Michaels's Church: informal music events which are 'pay-what-you-feel' with a retiring collection to cover the performers' costs, to ensure all can attend.
St Michael's Café is open before the concert, where you can meet friends and make new ones and then enjoy live music.
To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, this month's Café Concert programme is Daughters of the Muse - music by women composers, including Germaine Tailleferre, Lili Boulanger, Pauline Viardot, Rebecca Clark (Dumka) and Rosalind Ellicott.
Concerts last c45mins and entrance is by donation, with a retiring collection. Refreshments - tea, coffee & home-made cakes - are available in St Michael's Café before the concert. There's no need to book, although RSVP's are appreciated. Turn up early for best choice of seats as these concerts are bound to be popular!
Nearest parking is in Waitrose car park, there is good disabled access. FFI regarding access contact Lisa on 01225 447103 or email office@stmichaelsbath.org.uk
Maisie Lewis soprano
Molly Soo mezzo-soprano
Conductors - Francis Faux & Daniel Robert Cushing
Following the success of Bath Recital’s 2022 A Carolean Christmas, The Carolean Consort join forces with Noctis Chamber Choir for a Christmas themed concert which will include some beautiful seasonal Baroque music. At a time when the Baroque style was beginning to flourish, composers began to write ever more vibrant music suited for the celebration of Christmas.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Magnificat in B flat
Michael Praetorius Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming
Peter Warlock Bethlehem Down
Elizabeth Poston Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Traditional Carols Past Three O’clock & The Boar’s Head
Antonio Vivaldi Gloria in D
Come and join the City of Bath Male Choir and the Bath Welcome Chorus for a 'Christmas Celebration' on Saturday 16th December at St Michael's Church, Bath
Tickets £10 (under 16's £5)
Available on the door - space permitting! - or online
This is a family concert played by both the City's main brass band and members of its Training Band.
Musical arrangements of traditional Christmas songs & tunes, carols from across the ages and modern interpretations from musicals provide entertainment from the varied styles and colours of the brass band.
Refreshments will be available throughout the evening.
Tickets from Bath Box Office
Music by Messaien, Byrd, Bach, Vivaldi, dazzling improvisations and new compositions for St Cecila's day!
David Gordon - Church Organ, Piano
Yair Avidor - Theorbo, Lute, Guitar
Ben Hazleton - Double Bass, Tabla
Jenny Bliss - Baroque violin, Voice, Viola da gamba
Tickets £12 in advance via Eventbrite or £14 on the door.
Join Hertford Chamber Choir for an evening of sublime choral music spanning hundreds of years. The programme features a collection of madrigals and songs ranging from the 16th to the 20th century, by composers including Bennet, Monteverdi, Weelkes, Elgar and Finzi, as well as jazz-inspired motets from the modern day.
Formed in January 2022 by Manvinder Rattan, Hertford Chamber Choir perform regularly in Hertford, London and beyond, and have recently performed in Vienna and sung evensong at Westminster Abbey.
Tickets available from Bath Box Office
And evening concert featuring a brand new setting of Byron’s ‘She Walks in Beauty’, Elgar’s emotive ‘Light of the World’ and a feast of other choral delights from Chilcott, Schubert, Snowden, Franck and Lauridsen.
Tickets are available now from St. Mike’s Cafe:
£10 in advance
£15 on the door
Doors open at 7.00pm, licensed bar available!
