Celebration of Song was an absolute joy - performing songs of joy, hope & freedom in the beautiful setting and acoustics of Holy Trinity Church, Bradford on Avon. It was a wonderful collaboration between Songways, led by Jane Harris, and Clarity, led by Clara Atkins, with more than eighty singers in the combined choirs. The church was full with a [...]
Bravo to all the Songways singers at the Bath Festival Party in the City - great to perform in our home venue, St Swithin's Church. We opened the concert with Thina simunye - We are together from South Africa followed by a Macedonian dance song, Eleno kerko, with guitar and violin. Then, two classic American Civil [...]
Bring in the holly Festive & celebratory songs Directed by Jane Harris Special guest Emma Hooper | Viola, electronics and vocals Guitar | Giles Coker Violin & recorder | Jane Harris It was such a joy to bring singers from the three Songways choirs together for our concert Saturday 4 December in the beautiful setting of St Luke's Church, [...]
Beautiful Light | Songs of joy, hope and peace Directed by Jane Harris Special guest Emma Hooper | Viola, electronics and vocals Guitar | Giles Coker Fiddle | Jane Harris Seventy singers from the three Songways choirs performed a glorious set of songs in the beautiful setting of St Luke's Church, Bath, enjoyed by a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
