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Have you ever wondered what makes choral music so powerful and why it’s used in so many movies, adverts, TV shows, sports events and computer games? 

Change Your Tune is our podcast, which sets out to answer these questions. In this six-part series, David Hill and a number of special guests will explore some of the world’s most iconic pieces.

David Hill with film composer Harry Gregson-Williams
Image of Harry Gregson-Williams by Benjamin Eolavega

Verdi's Dies Irae with Harry Gregson-Williams

The Dies Irae from Verdi’s Requiem gets used constantly in films, TV and computer games to summon up drama, chaos and catastrophe. David Hill delves into this inescapable movement and speaks to Hollywood composer Harry Gregson-Williams about why choral music and film go hand-in-hand. Find out more here.

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The Ode to Joy (Beethoven's 9th Symphony) with Love Ssega

Beethoven’s Ode to Joy from his 9th Symphony is arguably the most famous piece of protest music ever written. So why does it still inspire unity and action almost 200 years after its premiere? David Hill explores this question with musician and change-maker Love Ssega. Find out more here.

O Fortuna (Carmina Burana) with Linton Stephens and Anne-Marie Minhall

O Fortuna from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana is probably the most-performed choral work of the past one hundred years. What gives it its impact? And why do some people have very negative feelings towards it? We unravel the answers to some of those questions with the help of BBC Radio 3’s Linton Stephens and Classic FM’s Anne-Marie Minhall. Find out more here.

Handel's Hallelujah Chorus with Lloyd Griffith

There aren’t many pieces of choral music that are more famous than the Hallelujah Chorus. But why has this one part of Handel’s Messiah become so well-known, what makes it special and why is it a tradition to stand up during performances of it? We get some answers with the help of top comedian, football pundit and classically-trained singer, Lloyd Griffith. Find out more here.

Christmas special with John Rutter and Lloyd Griffith

Christmas is coming and, even if you haven’t uttered a note all year, you might find yourself bursting into song. We probably know classics like O Come All Ye Faithful and Away in a Manger – but where do they come from and why do we sing them? 

David Hill investigates with the help of classically-trained-singer-turned-comedian Lloyd Griffith (who remembers the ‘Lord of the Flies’ moments of his youth when it came to singing the solos) and one of the world’s most prolific Christmas carol composers, John Rutter. Find out more here.

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We strive to match our powerful performances with innovative and inspirational videos and films.

An award-winning short film by WeDream Films which acts as a love letter to nature. The piece is Gabriel Jackson’s The Promise and the text by Laura-Jane Foley.

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Our discography spans over 75 years. It began with a 1947 performance of the St Matthew Passion before the definitive 1963 recording of Britten’s The War Requiem. Since then, we’ve recorded new commissions, live performances, classic carols, video game soundtracks and featured on The Rolling Stones’ You Can’t Always Get What You Want

2022

Blackford - Mirror of Perfection and Vision of a Garden

Featuring Ikon, The Bach Choir, Britten Sinfonia, Philharmonia Orchestra

Commissioned by The Bach Choir in 2021 based on the COVID-19 diaries of singing member Peter Johnstone.

2022

Bach Inspired

Featuring The Bach Choir, Faust Chamber Orchestra, David Hill

Six new, diverse works performed alongside the St Matthew Passion Chorales that inspired them.

2020

Will Todd: Lights, Stories, Noise, Dreams, Love and Noodles

Featuring The Bach Choir, David Hill, with words by Michael Rosen

2020

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Original Video Game Soundtrack
Stephen Barton, Gordy Haab (featuring The Bach Choir)

2020

Howells: Missa Sabrensis

Featuring The Bach Choir, BBC Concert Orchestra, Helena Dix, Christine Rice, Benjamin Hulett, Roderick Williams, David Hill

2017

Dyson: Choral Symphony​

Featuring Elizabeth Watts soprano, Caitlin Hulcup mezzo-soprano, Joshua Ellicott tenor, Roderick Williams baritone, The Bach Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Hill

2016

Stanford: Choral Music

Featuring Elizabeth Cragg, Catherine Hopper, Robert Murray, David Soar, The Bach Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill

2015

Bob Chilcott: The Angry Planet

Featuring The BBC Singers, The Bach Choir, David Hill

2015

The Martian

Harry Gregson-Williams (featuring The Bach Choir)

2014

Vaughan Williams: A Cambridge Mass

Featuring The BBC Singers, The Bach Choir, David Hill

2014

David Matthews: Symphony No. 7 and Vespers

Featuring David Hill, John Carewe, The Bach Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Long and Katie Bray

2013

Howells: Stabat Mater, Te Deum and Sine Nomine

Featuring David Hill, The Bach Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Hulett and Alison Hill

2013

Choral Classics

Featuring The Bach Choir, Jacques Orchestra

2012

Prometheus: Motion Picture Soundtrack

Marc Streitenfeld (featuring The Bach Choir)

2012

Choral Classics

Featuring Elsie Morison, The Bach Choir, Jacques Orchestra, Dr Reginald Jacques

2012

Delius: A Mass of Life

Featuring David Hill, John Carewe, The Bach Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Long and Katie Bray

2011

Carols

Featuring The Bach Choir, Dr Reginald Jacques, Dr Osborne Peasgood

2011

Choral Classics (Remastered)

Featuring The Bach Choir, Jacques Orchestra

2011

The Colours of Christmas

Featuring John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Bach Choir, Over The Bridge

2010

Vaughan Williams - Dona Nobis Pacem: Sancta Civitas

Featuring David Hill, The Bach Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Brook, Christina Pier, Andrew Staples, Winchester Cathedral Choristers and Winchester College Quiristers

2009

Handel: Great Choruses (The People Shall Hear!)

Featuring David Hill, The Bach Choir, The English Concert, Robin Blaze and Carolyn Sampson

2009

Carl Rutti: Requiem

Featuring David Hill, The Bach Choir, Southern Sinfonia, Jane Watts, Edward Price and Olivia Robinson

2007

Shrek The Third

Harry Gregson-Williams (featuring The Bach Choir)

2007

Howells: Hymnus Paradisi

Featuring David Hill, The Bach Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, James Gilchrist, Roderick Williams, Katy Butler and Claire Rutter.

2005

Blackford - Voices of Exile

Featuring David Hill, The Bach Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Gregory Kunde, Gerald Finley and New London Children’s Choir.

2003

Family Carols

Featuring Sir David Willcocks, The Bach Choir, John Scott, Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music, The Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble

2001

Noel! A selection of Carols & Anthems

Featuring David Hill, The Bach Choir, The Choristers of Winchester Cathedral and Jane Watts

2000

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Overture: The Fair Melusina

Featuring Judith Howarth, Jean Rigby, The Bach Choir, Francesco D’Avalos

2000

Choral Classics

Featuring The Bach Choir, Dr Reginald Jacques and Jacques Orchestra

2000

Carols for Christmas

Featuring The Bach Choir, Dr. Osborne Peagood and The Choir of Westminster Abbey

1998

Praise! A Collection of Works for Choir, Brass, Organ and Percussion

Featuring The Bach Choir, Jane Watts, David Corkhill, Nigel Bates, Matthew Rich, Wallace Collection, Sir David Willcocks

1994

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2

Featuring The Bach Choir, Judith Howarth, Robert Tear, Francesco D’Avalos, Edith Wiens

1991

Walton: A Queen’s Fanfare, Crown Imperial, Four Christmas Carols and Other Works

Featuring Sir David Willcocks, Philharmonia Orchestra, The Bach Choir

1980

The World of Christmas Carols

Featuring The Bach Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Sir David Willcocks

1979

J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion

Featuring The Bach Choir, Thames Chamber Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks

1976

Carols for Choirs

Featuring Sir David Willcocks, The Bach Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

1969

Let it Bleed

The Rolling Stones (featuring The Bach Choir in – You Can’t Always Get What You Want)

1963

Britten: War Requiem

Featuring Galina Vishnevskaya, Sir Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, London Symphony Chorus, The Bach Choir, Melos Ensemble, London Symphony Orchestra

1947

Bach: St Matthew Passion

Featuring Kathleen Ferrier, Reginald Jacques, Jacques Orchestra, The Bach Choir, The Cantata Singers, Thornton Lofthouse, Osborne Peasgood, William Herbert, William Parsons, Gordon Clinton, Bruce Boyce, Elsie Suddaby, Eric Greene and Henry Cummings

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