Why a cookery book?

 

The Cheltenham Bach Choir is much more than merely a group of singers. It is a community of people who enjoy being together to share the experience of creating wonderful choral music. The community and friendship goes far beyond rehearsals and performances at concerts though, to friends, supporters, fellow musicians, our sister choir in Germany, the Göttingen Stadtkantorei, and many others.

 

When the pandemic came along and put paid to normal choir rehearsals and concerts, we wanted to create something lasting to celebrate our CBC community, something that all of us could contribute to. Why not a cookbook? We asked all choir members, as well as friends and associates of the choir, to contribute a favourite recipe. And, given that we are a choir, how about a choral theme to link everything together? Thus ‘Choral Cuisine’, a unique recipe book taking you through a full musical programme of delicious dishes, from the Preludes to the final Encore, was born.

 

Now all we needed to do was to make it happen. Our small project team of choir members was formed, including professional designer and talented artist, Kate Smith (herself an alto with CBC), who has designed and created the whole book. Kate also painted all the beautiful original watercolour illustrations which run throughout. Work began in June and after many hours of team Zoom editorial and proofreading meetings and sampling recipes, the book has now arrived in time for Christmas.

 

 

Supporting charities

 

We will share our joy of music and cooking beyond the sale of the books by donating part of any profit we make to these two local charities related to music and food:

 

Cheltenham Open Door brings people together through food. We take surplus ingredients and turn them into delicious meals for our guests: people in our community who are vulnerable or struggling. Through good food and good company we give people a place to belong, feel safe and find help.

 

Mindsong offers group singing and music therapy for people in Gloucestershire including those with dementia, neurological conditions, brain injury, lung conditions and post stroke. It is beginning to work with those recovering from Covid-19.

 

 

How to order

Choral Cuisine is available to order directly from us for £10 plus P&P. If you would like to order and reserve your copy(ies), please email our treasurer Sue Silcock on hontreas@cheltbachchoir.com

 

Please give details of the number of copies you wish to purchase and a full postal address, and we will post your books to you.

 

Payment for the book and postage

£10 + £3 p&p for up to 3 books

Reduced p&p for 4 or more books is £6

 

Please pay by bank transfer to -

Cheltenham Bach Choir

Barclays Bank

Sort code: 20-20-15

Account number: 10228737

 

Important

Please use your last name and the reference ‘Cookbook’ as the reference in the transfer details so we can link the payment to your order. Please remember to add the correct P&P to your payment. Thank you very much for your support.

 

 

PAST EVENT

 

The choir's annual Come and Sing Day is suitable for singers of all ages and abilities, those who just want to sing, and those interested in joining Cheltenham Bach Choir.

 

In October 2019 the choir and guests performed The Armed Man (Karl Jenkins) which was commissioned for the Millennium by the Royal Armouries Museum and is dedicated to victims of the Kosovo crisis. Essentially the work is an anti-war piece based on the structure of the Catholic Mass, with additional sources including the 15th-century folk song L'homme armé and an Islamic Call to Prayer performed by a professional mu'addhin. The text includes words from other religious and historical sources, including the Bible and the Mahabharata. Writers whose words appear in the work include Rudyard Kipling, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and Sankichi Toge.

 

The 2019 Come & Sing was conducted by David Crown.

 

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