# Event Details - **Event Name**: OU Choir spring concert: Kodály, Britten and Bach - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 29 Mar, 2026 at 03:30 pm – Sun, 29 Mar, 2026 at 04:45 pm - **Event Description**: Music for choir, soloists and organ comprising Kodály’s 'Missa brevis', Britten's 'Rejoice in the Lamb', and JS Bach's Fugue in G minor.About this EventThe Open University Choir’s spring concert comprises two works, for choir, soloists and organ, which were written during the Second World War. In 1943 the young Benjamin Britten was commissioned by Rev. Walter Hussey, vicar of St Matthew’s Church in Northampton, to compose a cantata for the 50th anniversary of its consecration. Britten selected passages from Rejoice in the Lamb, an eccentric text by the eighteenth-century poet Christopher Smart. Hussey’s festival was a huge success and initiated a tradition of commissioning art which has been maintained by this church right up to today.Written at various stages in the early 1940s, Zoltán Kodály’s Missa brevis features some strikingly beautiful melodies, haunting harmonies and dramatic effects. The work was originally conceived as an extended organ solo during a summer holiday in the mountains. The second version, for choir, soloists and organ, received its première in a cloakroom in the basement of the Hungarian State Opera House in 1945 where Kodály, his wife, many members of the opera company and other residents were sheltering during the siege of Budapest.Both pieces in their different ways demonstrate the defiance of artists in turbulent times and the importance of continuing to make art during such periods.In between these two works organist Paul Daggett will play Johann Sebastian Bach’s youthful, exuberant Fugue in G minor BWV 542. The concert will be conducted by Bill Strang.The concert takes place on 29 March in St Barnabas Church in Leighton Buzzard. It begins at 3.30pm, with doors open at 3pm, and will conclude at approximately 4.45pm.Tea and cakes will be provided by members of the church after the concert (proceeds in aid of St Barnabas Church).Book ticketsTickets can be booked in advance via Eventbrite.General admission costs £10. Under-18 tickets are free but should be booked. All tickets include a printed programme.Tickets on the door will be available for cash or card payment.AccessibilityThe venue is accessible. If you are a wheelchair user or have limited mobility, please book tickets and email us at openuniversitychoir@gmail.com to let us know you will be attending so we can ensure that an appropriate space is reserved for you. You will also need a ticket for anyone who accompanies you.ParkingSt Barnabas Church has free parking and is adjacent to Leighton Buzzard mainline railway station (Euston to Birmingham line). - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leighton-buzzard/ou-choir-spring-concert-kodály-britten-and-bach/100001982296415942 - **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, concerts, art, festivals, literary-art, nonprofit, performances, theatre, holiday, half-term - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fou-choir-spring-concert-kodaly-britten-and-bach-tickets-1982296415942 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 10, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Leighton Buzzard - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: St Barnabas Church - **lat**: 51.9157225 - **long**: -0.6746327 - **full address**: St Barnabas Church, Waterloo Road, Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: The Open University Choir (https://allevents.in/org/the-open-university-choir/23057713) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/b07135de2521fd82c4358d669837d15a1113bc31a01a4635c3830380e3588212-rimg-w1200-h600-dceeefeb-gmir.jpg?v=1771656137 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=OU+Choir+spring+concert%3A++Kod%C3%A1ly%2C+Britten+and+Bach&date=29+Mar ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sun, 29 Mar, 2026 at 03:30 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** St Barnabas Church, Waterloo Road, Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 10 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** The Open University Choir - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** entertainment, music, concerts, art, festivals, literary-art, nonprofit, performances, theatre, holiday, half-term - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about OU Choir spring concert: Kodály, Britten and Bach ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "OU Choir spring concert: Kodály, Britten and Bach", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/b07135de2521fd82c4358d669837d15a1113bc31a01a4635c3830380e3588212-rimg-w1200-h600-dceeefeb-gmir.jpg?v=1771656137", "startDate": "2026-03-29", "endDate": "2026-03-29", "url": "https://allevents.in/leighton-buzzard/ou-choir-spring-concert-kodály-britten-and-bach/100001982296415942", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "St Barnabas Church", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Waterloo Road", "postalCode": "LU7 2NR", "addressLocality": "Leighton Buzzard", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "51.9157225", "longitude": "-0.6746327" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Music for choir, soloists and organ comprising Kodály’s 'Missa brevis', Britten's 'Rejoice in the Lamb', and JS Bach's Fugue in G minor.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "2026-03-29", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "10.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/leighton-buzzard/ou-choir-spring-concert-kodály-britten-and-bach/100001982296415942" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/leighton-buzzard/ou-choir-spring-concert-kodály-britten-and-bach/100001982296415942", "price": "10.00", "name": "General Admission" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/leighton-buzzard/ou-choir-spring-concert-kodály-britten-and-bach/100001982296415942", "price": 0, "name": "Under 18" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The Open University Choir", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-open-university-choir/23057713", "description": "The Open University Choir, directed by Bill Strang, is a work-place choir with approximately 80 members, drawn  from Open University staff and students, but also including singers from the local community. 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