Ipswich Bach Weekend
unitarian meeting house, ipswich, IP1 1TD
Friday 16th October 2026 - Sunday 18th October 2026
IPSWICH BACH WEEKEND
16–18 October 2026 · The Unitarian Meeting House
Jorge Jiménez - Baroque violin & Joy Smith - Harps and Storytelling
Three days, three very different encounters with the world of J. S. Bach.
Join internationally acclaimed Baroque violinist Jorge Jiménez for a special weekend celebrating Bach’s extraordinary music, from the intimacy of the solo violin to the colourful and often surprising world in which it was created.
Across two concerts, Jorge performs all six of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin, presenting the complete cycle in two contrasting programmes. On Saturday evening, join harpist and storyteller Joy Smith for Bach After Dark — an informal evening of stories, music, characters, scandal and the less respectable side of Baroque life.
Friday 16 October — Bach I: From Solitude to Dance
Jorge Jiménez, Baroque violin
Jorge Jiménez begins a complete journey through J. S. Bach’s six extraordinary Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin.
Performed on Baroque violin and using historical performance practices, this first concert explores the intimate, expressive and dance-inspired worlds of Bach’s music, culminating in one of the great masterpieces of the Baroque.
Saturday 17 October — Bach After Dark
Stories, Music & Scandal from the Baroque
Joy Smith Storytelling and harp
18+
What was life really like in the late 17th Century?
Join Joy Smith for a different and intimate evening of stories, music and some of the more unexpected sides of Baroque life.
Extraordinary characters, strange customs, musical rivalries, scandal, superstition and stories from a world very different from our own — brought to life through storytelling and music.
A different kind of Baroque evening.
18+
Sunday 18 October — Bach II: Architecture & Light
Jorge Jiménez, Baroque violin
Jorge Jiménez completes his journey through J. S. Bach’s six Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin.
The second concert brings together three contrasting masterpieces, exploring Bach’s extraordinary sense of structure, invention and colour, and culminating in the radiant E-major Partita.
Performed on Baroque violin and using historical performance practices.
£15 per event (£12 UMH Friends) · Weekend Pass £35 (£30 UMH Friends)
The Unitarian Meeting House, Ipswich
16–18 October 2026 · The Unitarian Meeting House
Jorge Jiménez - Baroque violin & Joy Smith - Harps and Storytelling
Three days, three very different encounters with the world of J. S. Bach.
Join internationally acclaimed Baroque violinist Jorge Jiménez for a special weekend celebrating Bach’s extraordinary music, from the intimacy of the solo violin to the colourful and often surprising world in which it was created.
Across two concerts, Jorge performs all six of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin, presenting the complete cycle in two contrasting programmes. On Saturday evening, join harpist and storyteller Joy Smith for Bach After Dark — an informal evening of stories, music, characters, scandal and the less respectable side of Baroque life.
Friday 16 October — Bach I: From Solitude to Dance
Jorge Jiménez, Baroque violin
Jorge Jiménez begins a complete journey through J. S. Bach’s six extraordinary Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin.
Performed on Baroque violin and using historical performance practices, this first concert explores the intimate, expressive and dance-inspired worlds of Bach’s music, culminating in one of the great masterpieces of the Baroque.
Saturday 17 October — Bach After Dark
Stories, Music & Scandal from the Baroque
Joy Smith Storytelling and harp
18+
What was life really like in the late 17th Century?
Join Joy Smith for a different and intimate evening of stories, music and some of the more unexpected sides of Baroque life.
Extraordinary characters, strange customs, musical rivalries, scandal, superstition and stories from a world very different from our own — brought to life through storytelling and music.
A different kind of Baroque evening.
18+
Sunday 18 October — Bach II: Architecture & Light
Jorge Jiménez, Baroque violin
Jorge Jiménez completes his journey through J. S. Bach’s six Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin.
The second concert brings together three contrasting masterpieces, exploring Bach’s extraordinary sense of structure, invention and colour, and culminating in the radiant E-major Partita.
Performed on Baroque violin and using historical performance practices.
£15 per event (£12 UMH Friends) · Weekend Pass £35 (£30 UMH Friends)
The Unitarian Meeting House, Ipswich
