History of the Choir
Croydon Parish Church, now called Croydon Minster
The Croydon Bach Choir was formed in March 1960 by Derek Holman, organist at Croydon Parish Church for a performance of Bach's St John Passion , with the late Roger Norrington as the Evangelist.
The choir continued under the batons of Roy Massey, Michael Fleming, Adrian Adams and then Peter Nardone.
Tim Horton, who was previously the choir’s accompanist, has led the choir since 2001, apart from a few months from 2020 to 2021.
Simon Wallfisch stepped in during Tim's absence, until the Covid-19 pandemic halted gatherings and public performances in March 2020.
John Hancorn then led the choir into the new territory of online rehearsals for our 2020-2021 season before Tim returned to his role.
The choir has provided a platform for music-making for approaching seventy years now, through the enthusiasm and dedication of its many singers, the hard work and commitment of its voluntary office-holders and the quality of musicianship of its successive music directors and accompanists.