Tilford Bach Festival

17/06/2026

🎻 THIS SATURDAY: DRAMA, JOY AND POWER OF BACH

Tilford Bach Festival invites you to experience one of the great masterpieces of Baroque music: Bach's Easter Oratorio, a work of celebration, drama and soaring beauty.

Imagine a church filled with glorious voices, brilliant instrumental playing and the uplifting sound world that has inspired audiences for nearly 300 years.

Performed by the acclaimed London Handel Players, Pegasus and an exceptional team of soloists – Hilary Cronin, Hugh Cutting, Sam Boden and Edward Grint – this is a rare opportunity to hear Bach's music performed with both precision and passion.

The programme also includes Cantata 21, one of Bach's most moving works, taking listeners on an emotional journey from sorrow and uncertainty to hope, joy and triumph.

📍 All Saints Church, Tilford
📅 Saturday 20 June, 7.30pm

Whether you are a lifelong classical music lover or simply curious to discover something special, we would be delighted to welcome you.

www.tilfordbachfestival.org/tickets

15/06/2026

WHAT DID BAROQUE PEOPLE DO FOR FUN?

They danced.

Join the London Handel Players, together with acclaimed dancers Mary Collins and Steven Player, for an evening where music leaps off the page and onto the dance floor.

Watch elegant court dances performed to music by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and Rameau... and if you're feeling adventurous, stay afterwards and try the steps yourself.

Children who love dancing are especially welcome.

📍Aldridge Theatre, Frensham Heights School, Rowledge, GU10 4EA
🗓 Friday 19 June, 7.30pm

Book your tickets:
www.tilfordbachfestival.org/event-details/invitation-to-the-dance

07/06/2026

BACH AT HIS MOST DRAMATIC

Bach's Easter Oratorio is unlike any of his other great sacred works.

Rather than a narrator telling the story, four biblical characters step forward through a series of vivid recitatives and arias, creating a work of remarkable immediacy and emotional power.

Performed by the London Handel Players, Pegasus and an outstanding team of soloists, this promises to be one of the highlights of the Festival.

Saturday 20 June, 7.30 pm | All Saints Church, Tilford

Reserve your seats:
www.tilfordbachfestival.org/programme

06/06/2026

The "Invitation to the Dance" is far more than a concert.

The London Handel Players join renowned dancers Mary Collins and Steven Player to bring Baroque music, movement and gesture vividly to life, just as audiences might have experienced them centuries ago.

And after the performance, you are invited to take the floor yourself in an informal dance workshop accompanied live by the musicians.

Experience something truly unique on Friday, 19 June.

Find out more: www.tilfordbachfestival.org/programme

03/06/2026

A FESTIVAL BORN IN A SURREY VILLAGE

In 1952, organist and conductor Denys Darlow had an ambitious vision: to bring exceptional performances of Bach's music to a village church in Surrey.

Today, the Tilford Bach Festival continues that tradition, welcoming outstanding artists and audiences for a weekend of inspiring music-making.

Join us from 19 to 21 June for three distinctive concerts featuring the acclaimed London Handel Players under the direction of Adrian Butterfield.

Explore the programme: www.tilfordbachfestival.org/programme

17/05/2026

29/04/2026

Our June Festival is launched! Please join us in beautiful Tilford over the weekend of June 19-21 for a series of exquisite concerts - more details of each, and the soloists will follow, but here is a taster of what is ahead: .
Friday, 19th June, 7.30pm - Invitation to the Dance with Mary Collins, Steven Player and the London Handel Players at the Aldridge Theatre, Frensham Heights School.
Saturday, 20th June, 7.30pm - Bach's Easter Oratorio and Cantata 21 with Hilary Cronin, Hugh Cutting, Sam Boden and Edward Grint, Pegasus, London Handel Players conducted by Adrian Butterfield at All Saints' Church, Tilford
Sunday, 21st June, 7pm - Baroque concertos directed by Sara Matović and other emerging artists at Godalming Baptist Church
Further details on our revamped website - https://www.tilfordbachfestival.org/
Please support us by buying tickets. If you are able to add a donation on top that would be amazing.

04/04/2026

Our June Festival is launched! Please join us in beautiful Tilford over the weekend of June 19-21.
Friday, 19th June, 7.30pm - Invitation to the Dance with Mary Collins, Steven Player and the London Handel Players at the Aldridge Theatre, Frensham Heights School.
Saturday, 20th June, 7.30pm - Bach's Easter Oratorio and Cantata 21 with Hilary Cronin, Hugh Cutting, Sam Boden and Ed Grint, Pegasus Choir, London Handel Players conducted by Adrian Butterfield at All Saints' Church, Tilford
Sunday, 21st June, 7pm - Baroque concertos directed by Sara Matović and other emerging artists at Godalming Baptist Church
Further details on our revamped website - https://www.tilfordbachfestival.org/

Please support us by buying tickets. If you are able to add a donation on top that would be amazing.