We are thrilled to invite you to our five-day journey, "Come and Sing Bach in Leipzig," from 20 - 24 September 2026.
Imagine walking the streets J.S. Bach trod every day. Imagine lifting your voice to sing his music in the very churches where he worked and composed, accompanied by a professional baroque orchestra. This September 2026, the ultimate musician's pilgrimage awaits you! See our itinerary for more information.
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Non-singing places are still available for our September trip, please email events@earthchoiracademy.com to enquire.
⭐ The Leipzig Experience
This is more than a concert trip - it's an immersive experience blending artistry and camaraderie:
The Concert: A full-scale, baroque-pitch performance including Bach's Cantata 140 ("Wachet auf"), Cantata 147, and the Magnificat in D major.
The Venue: Performing in the historic St. Nicholas Church (Nikolaikirche), where Bach himself directed music.
The Director: Led by our world-class conductor, Ben England BEM.
Cultural Highlights: A Welcome Dinner at the historic Auerbachs Keller, a guided classical music city tour, and a private organ demonstration at the Thomaskirche.
Please note, details of the itinerary are subject to change at this early stage.
A full itinerary plus trip inclusions, price and terms and conditions is linked here.
Leipzig event launch meeting - Thank you to everyone who attended the Zoom and contributed! If you missed it, you can review it here.
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KEY DETAILS
Dates: 20-24 September 2026
Price: £1,395 (plus a £40 admin fee if paying in instalments)
Accommodation: shared twin or double rooms as standard.
Single-occupancy room surcharge: £250
PAYMENT OPTIONS
Full payment due within 7 days of registering and receiving your invoice
100% of full amount - no admin fees
Instalments paid as per the following Payment Schedule:
30% deposit + £10 admin fee due within 7 days of registering and receiving your invoice
30% payments + £10 admin fees due by 21 January and 8 March 2026
Final 10% payment + £10 admin fee due by 21 June 2026
Please note that deposits and instalment payments are non-refundable after the due dates, in alignment with our tour provider’s terms. Attendees who pay upfront and later wish to cancel will be entitled to a percentage refund based on the timescales given in the Payment Schedule. Further information is available in the terms and conditions.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Passports will be required to complete the booking form, so please have them ready.
The Terms & Conditions between Earth Choir Academy and participants reflect those agreed with our tour partners at Concerts-Austria and are therefore non-negotiable. We appreciate you not putting us in the awkward position of having to refuse any requests to make individual exceptions or to alter the final terms and conditions.
BOOKING PROCESS
147 places in total have been made available on a first-come, first-served basis.
COTE Members will be emailed a members-only booking link at 3pm on Tuesday 25 November 2025.
The public booking link will appear on this page at 3pm on Thursday 27 November 2025.
After submitting your registration form you will receive an email with a link to a second verification form. This must also be completed to finalise your booking.
There may be a short delay between submitting your registration form and receiving the email with the verification form link - this is normal. If you do not receive the second email, please check your Spam/Junk folders before contacting us.
If you are booking for more than one person, e.g. for yourself plus an audience-only spouse, you will need to submit both a separate registration form and a separate verification form for each individual, i.e. 4 forms in total.
At this point your place is reserved; you will then be invoiced within two working days.
Your booking is not confirmed until you make your first payment; places not paid for (by minimum 30% deposit, or in full) or cancelled in writing within 7 days of registration will be cancelled and offered again for sale.
If all available places are reserved, the booking form will direct you to join our waiting list.
VOICE PART BALANCE
Capacity: We have a total of 147 places, with a maximum of 110 singers.
Voice Parts: We are holding a number of places in reserve for tenors and sopranos to ensure a balanced choir. If your preferred voice part is full, therefore, there will be an option in the booking form to either go back and select a different one if your vocal range permits, or to join the waiting list.
AUDIENCE-ONLY PLACES
For each singing participant, you may book a maximum of one audience-only place (e.g. for a spouse). You must be willing to share a room with this person.
Audience-only places are limited; there are a total of 37 available to book.
TRANSFER OF BOOKINGS
If you book a place but later find you are unable to attend, you are welcome to transfer your booking to a third party, subject to written approval from Earth Choir Academy. An administration fee (£50) will apply to cover the costs of processing the transfer.
EXTENDING YOUR STAY?
We warmly welcome you to extend your stay in Leipzig before or after the tour, and the hotel has put aside a certain number of rooms for this purpose (see itinerary for details). However, please note that Earth Choir Academy and our partners at Concerts-Austria cannot assist with additional trip planning, such as contacting hotels on your behalf or making further arrangements.
BOOK NOW!
Once you have carefully read the detailed itinerary, inclusions, and terms & conditions, use the booking link to complete and submit your registration form.
Please remember, we need one registration form per person travelling and your booking is not complete until we have received:
Your completed registration form
Your completed verification form
Your first (or full) payment
We have worked hard to make this a smooth and exciting process, and we cannot wait to share this extraordinary musical experience with you. Book now to secure your place!