Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers. Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.
Outstanding Musicians, Exhilarating Performances, Inspiring Locations across the UK. As seen at Royal Albert Hall and Buckingham Palace. Featured in The Times (London) and the New York Times.
Who is Bach to Baby for?
Bach to Baby is for newborns all the way up to school kids, mums, dads, grannies and grandads, aunts, uncles, carers of all kinds. Our concerts are perfect for the whole family to enjoy together. Whether you’re a concert newbie or a classical music aficionado, we promise you will feel welcome.
What can you hear at a Bach to Baby concert?
Programming ranges from Bach to Barber, from Chopin to Shostakovich, and from classical concerts to other genres such as folk, jazz and film music.
Studies show the positive effects of live music and children are like little sponges at this stage. While rooted in the core classical repertoire, Bach to Baby has always been passionate about celebrating different music traditions, including foot-stomping Klezmer, gypsy jazz, Afro-Latin rhythms, Hungarian Magyar, and British and Caribbean sea shanties. Not to mention operatic arias, hits from the musicals, including Disney favourites, and a healthy dose of Beatlemania!
We bring musicians from the top concert halls to perform in inspiring locations in your neighbourhood. Our artists reflect the multicultural world that we live in today, with diverse heritage including Afro Cuban, Indian, Brazilian, Israeli, Chinese, Korean, Eastern European, Japanese, as well as the British Isles, bringing with them flavours and experiences of their own roots.
Reading concerts
Concerts are held at Reading Minster, a popular concert venue in the heart of Reading Town Centre. The ruins of Reading Abbey, as well as Reading Museum, are a short walk away. The museum is the current home of Britain's Bayeux Tapestry (a high quality Victorian replica of the original).
