A magical classic: Bach's B minor Mass at St Martin-in-the-Fields

By Billie Hylton, 22 October 2012

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Reviewed at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London on 19 October 2012

Bach, Mass in B minor, BWV232

New London Singers

Trafalgar Baroque Ensemble

Ivor Setterfield, Conductor

Elizabeth Weisberg, Soprano

Andrew Radley, Countertenor

Ben Johnson, Tenor

Alexander Robin-Baker, Bass

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Billie Hylton

Billie is a keen music student in London, and a former Bachtrack intern. She started piano lessons and singing at the age of four and is still doing both regularly. She sings in Ralph Allwood’s Rodolfus Choir and has a particular interest in Benjamin Britten.