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Shine On | Songways Christmas concert Saturday 8 December – review | Supporting Julian House & Bradford on Avon Hub

Seventy-five singers from the three Songways choirs combined for a wonderful evening of festive and celebratory songs in the beautiful St Swithin’s Church on Saturday 8 December 2018. Our Christmas set included glorious songs and carols from a wide range of harmony singing traditions, including Scotland, Cornwall, America, South Africa, Corsica and original compositions by Jane Harris, Director of [...]

Jane2018-12-18T11:04:03+00:00December 10th, 2018|Previous Choir Events, Songways Choirs|

Countdown to Peace | From Remembrance to Hope | November 2018 – review

Countdown to Peace Everyone Sang - From Remembrance to Hope Saturday 10 November 2018 A moving concert on the eve of the centenary of the WW1 Armistice featuring the soaring harmonies of four local choirs. White Doves, Songways, Akabella and Sing Alive choirs performed songs of remembrance, hope and peace to a capacity audience in the beautiful [...]

Jane2019-06-25T17:29:22+00:00November 17th, 2018|Previous Choir Events|

Bath Abbey lunchtime concerts Friday 25 & Saturday 26 May 2018 – review

Eighty Songways singers had the joy and privilege of singing in the beautiful setting and superb acoustics of Bath Abbey on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 May 2018. The programme was the same both days, sung by two different sets of singers from the three Songways choirs. The programme of vibrant songs from a wide range [...]

Jane2018-05-29T13:51:14+00:00May 29th, 2018|Previous Choir Events, Songways Choirs|

Spring Big Sing Saturday 24 March 2018 – review

Singers from all three Songways choirs gathered on Saturday 24 March for our Spring Big Sing at St Swithin's Church, a joyful and enriching afternoon. The wide range of songs included the lively classic gospel number Gonna reach my heavenly home, the soaring 16th century six-part canon, Laudate nomen Domini, a fun Glen Miller style round, [...]

Jane2018-04-19T14:55:42+00:00April 1st, 2018|Previous Choir Events|

Saturday 2 December concert: Songways choir & Jennifer Crook – Review

Sat 2 Dec Concert: Songways Choir and Jennifer Crook St Swithin’s Church, The Paragon, Bath BA1 5LY Our Christmas concert this year was a very special evening in the beautiful setting and acoustics of St Swithin’s Church. Ninety singers from the combined Songways choirs sang a wonderful set of festive carols, celebratory songs, and songs of peace. The [...]

Jane2018-01-03T16:53:38+00:00December 3rd, 2017|News, Previous Choir Events|

Northern Harmony from the US: Wednesday 27 September 2017 – Review

Northern Harmony, the unique world-music vocal ensemble from Vermont in the US made their third visit to Bath, hosted by Songways, this time at the stunning St Swithin's Church. Larry Gordon and members of the group led a workshop for sixty singers, teaching a lively South African song, a rousing contemporary American shape-note piece and [...]

Jane2017-10-12T13:48:50+00:00October 12th, 2017|Previous Choir Events, Previous Workshops|

Songways & The Bookshop Band: a wonderful evening that raised funds for The Genesis Trust

The Songways Christmas concert on Saturday 3 December was a tremendous occasion, with a large and appreciative audience in the beautiful setting and acoustics of St Swithin's Church in Bath. Eighty singers from the three Songways choirs sang a wonderful range of festive carols, celebratory songs, and songs of peace. The choir was joined for three songs by the fabulous Bookshop [...]

Jane2016-12-08T12:18:24+00:00December 8th, 2016|News, Previous Choir Events|

Songways in Bath Abbey with Lauren Carley & Californian singers

We were delighted to welcome 15 singers from California to Bath on Thursday 8 & Friday 9 September 2016, with their leader, Lauren Carley. The visiting singers joined with 25 Songways choir members for two collaborative workshops, led jointly by Lauren and Jane, in St Swithin's Church followed by a lunchtime concert in Bath Abbey. [...]

Jane2016-11-02T15:28:14+00:00September 12th, 2016|News, Previous Choir Events, Previous Workshops|

Sing for Water West – Thank you to all

Singers from Songways joined a massed choir performance of 850 singers on Sunday 10 July from across the South West in front of the magnificent Royal Crescent in Bath for Sing for Water West. We even managed to sing in sunshine, with the heavens only opening moments after our last song. Songways singers have raised [...]

Richard2016-11-02T15:28:14+00:00June 13th, 2016|News, Previous Choir Events|

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