Basel/Scholl-trained countertenor, conductor and Artistic Director Barnaby Smith releases his second solo album on 24 February 2023. Usually to be found directing and singing with VOCES8, conducting orchestras and choirs around the world or teaching, one of Barney’s lockdown silver linings was the space, time and inspiration to step into the studio as a soloist. After the success of his debut album ‘Handel’, Barney returns with ‘Bach’.

‘Bach’ features a collection of JS Bach’s finest music for the alto voice, accompanied by an exceptional line-up of some of the UK’s finest Baroque chamber musicians, led by Bojan Čičić. Programmed in a cycle, the repertoire reflects the story from Candlemas, through the Passion to the Resurrection, demonstrating the unequalled beauty of Bach’s writing.