BWS has an excellent reputation for performing good music well. The  choir performed a very-well-received Messiah 18 months ago with a superb  set of young, professional soloists who connected well with the  audience. It was a very moving rendition of this popular work. We were  accompanied by organ only and many people said they would like to hear a  repeat performance with orchestra. We  have often worked before with the 18th Century Sinfonia,  the non-costume arm of the 18th Century Concert Orchestra who play  period instruments. In the past they have introduced themselves to our  audience and talked about what makes their instruments special and  different from their modern counterparts. It would be  wonderful to bring such a special concert to more people in the Stoke/  Newcastle area. The 18th Century Sinfonia says:-"We  support and accompany many choirs and choral societies who wish to  achieve high level performances of period works accompanied by an  outstanding orchestra playing on authentic instruments."We  would also like to attract music students from local schools  and as we charge only £2 for young people, it makes our concerts  very accessible for them. One happy audience member wrote the following after our previous performance:- "Just returned home from a wonderful performance at St Andrews.I  enjoyed it so very much; as an ex chorister (not BWS) it was all in my  head and filled me with such emotion. I always have maintained that to  sing Messiah is like an act of worship, and being immersed in those  lovely sounds made it doubly so. Thank you.  Vivienne Cotton"And an anonymous comment sent to us said:"Just a note to say what a superb Messiah. Extremely high standard.One of BWS' very best" - which we were thrilled by!If you can't contribute at the moment. then please come and hear our performance on 20 May 2017.