The Bachfest 2015

The Bachfest is the descendant of the Bach festivals which were once built around the Chantry Singers, and which has outlived them. My husband went to hear the Academy of Ancient Music under Bojan Čičić playing mostly J. S. Bach (plus the Fifth Suite, which was once attributed to him) in the Assembly Rooms. Like many concerts in the Bachfest, this all but sold out and both performers and audience are reported to have appeared to enjoy themselves. (One audience member though was asking an interesting question: why did the Bachfest, in a city with a cathedral-standard organ, include no organ recital?)