Melbourne Bach Choir Inc

20/07/2026

What makes Melbourne Bach Choir special?
An open, beautifully produced sound. A stunning pianissimo. A thrilling fortissimo. These are qualities Rick Prakhoff, Conductor has nurtured in the Melbourne Bach Choir over our 20 years. Combined with flexibility and precision, the choir promises to bring each composer's voice to life.
Hear our distinctive sound in Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem and Szymanowski's Stabat Mater on Friday 11 September at 8 pm at Melbourne Recital Centre
Proudly featuring soloists Helena Dix Soprano FRAM, Belinda Paterson, Mezzo-soprano & Warwick Fyfe (Baritone). With Zelman Symphony and guest conductor Zuk

09/07/2026

A concert of profound beauty and humanity.
Join Melbourne Bach Choir for an unforgettable evening featuring two of the greatest choral masterpieces ever written:
Brahms – Ein Deutsches Requiem & Szymanowski – Stabat Mater
Under the direction of Rick Prakhoff, Conductor, Melbourne Bach Choir joins the Zelman Symphony with distinguished guest artists:
~ Warwick Fyfe (Baritone) ~ Helena Dix Soprano FRAM ~ Belinda Paterson, Mezzo-soprano.
Also featuring Brahms' radiant Nänie, conducted by Jessica Zuk.
📅 Friday 11 September 2026
🕗 8:00 pm
📍 Melbourne Recital Centre
Whether you know these works intimately or are hearing them for the first time, this promises to be an evening of extraordinary music-making.
Tickets available now from Melbourne Recital Centre

16/06/2026

Another wonderful magazine has reviewed Melbourne Bach Chamber Choir's "Rachmaninov All Night Vigil and Ukrainian Art Songs" concert last Friday, and we are excited to share their wonderfully detailed and attentive review. Thank-you so much Stephen Marino and Classic Melbourne for your support!
Rick Prakhoff, Conductor, Belinda Paterson, Mezzo-soprano, Michael Petruccelli - Tenor, Alex Pokryshevsky, Kathryn Pisani

The music of Sergei Rachmaninov and Ukrainian composer Yuliy Meitus may seem an unlikely pairing. Yet Melbourne Bach Choir’s performance of Rachmaninov's Vespers Op. 37 (The All-Night Vigil) interspersed with six Ukrainian art songs, revealed connections that run deeper than contemporary tension...

15/06/2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We are delighted to share this review from Friday night's concert "All Night Vigil & Ukrainian Art Songs" by the Melbourne Bach Chamber Choir. Thank-you Sue Kaufmann and Limelight for for your considered and appreciative words. We are privileged to have magazines of such calibre attend and support our music.
Rick Prakhoff, Conductor, Kathryn Pisani, Belinda Paterson, Mezzo-soprano, Michael Petruccelli - Tenor, Alex Pokryshevsky

Read the Limelight review.

13/06/2026

🎵SOLD OUT! We are still buzzing after Melbourne Bach Chamber Choir's concert on Friday night of Rachmaninov’s sublime All Night Vigil Op 37 (the Vespers) and a selection of Ukrainian Art Songs by Yuliy Meitus, under the baton of our Artistic Director Rick Prakhoff, Conductor. What a night!
Our fabulous soloists Paterson, Mezzo-soprano, Michael Petruccelli - Tenor and Alex Pokryshevsky, and our Associate Artist and pianist Kathryn Pisani, brought the music of the Ukrainian Art Song Project alive.
MBCC members – bravo! We've all sung before in German (of course!), Italian, Latin and French, but Church Slavonic was new to many of us. We got by with a little help from our friend and vocal coach Nicholas Cowell, who also did us the honour of singing with the MBCC basses.
A huge thank you to our magnificent audience – singing for you is both a privilege and a pleasure. We are just so grateful for your continued support of live choral music in our fine city, and we can’t wait to sing for you again😊🎶

23/05/2026

Immerse yourself in the extraordinary sound world of Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil (Vespers, Op. 37). From hushed prayer to soaring climaxes, this iconic choral masterpiece is an experience not to be missed.
Also featuring Ukrainian Art Songs.
📅 Friday 12 June | 7:30pm
📍 St John’s Anglican Church, Camberwell
🎼 Rick Prakhoff, Conductor
and Associate Artist Kathryn Pisani, piano.
🎟www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1529730

15/05/2026

Spiritual. Beautiful. Timeless.
Join Melbourne Bach Chamber Choir for a special performance of Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil (Vespers, Op. 37) in the acoustic of St John’s Anglican Church, Camberwell. Also featuring Ukrainian Art Songs by Yuliy Meitus.
📅 Friday 12 June | 7:30pm
🎼 Conducted by Rick Prakhoff, Conductor
Featuring Belinda Paterson, Michael Petruccelli & Alexander Pokryshevsky
with Kathryn Pisani, piano.
🎟 tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1529730

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03/05/2026

Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil (Vespers, Op. 37).
Friday 12 June | 7:30pm 📍 St John’s Anglican Church, Camberwell
🎟 https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1529730
🎶Described by our Artistic Director Rick Prakhoff, Conductor as music that “speaks magnificently across boundaries of language and faith,” this extraordinary work remains one of the great choral masterpieces. Composed in 1915, it continues to captivate audiences today.
Also featuring Ukrainian Art Songs by Yuliy Meitus
With soloists Belinda Paterson, Michael Petruccelli & Alexander Pokryshevsky.
With our Associate Artist Kathryn Pisani, piano.

28/04/2026

🎵Love great music and also a good time at rehearsal?
Melbourne Bach Choir is on the lookout for tenors and basses who want musical excellence and a choir that enjoys the journey.
Auditions are part of the process. But they’re friendly and supportive.
Step in and sing with us 🎶